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Join: Oct 7, 2007

Name: SamsaraPoleStudio

Gender: Female

Location: 98406, US

Videos Watched: 2489

Subscribers: 281

Channel Views: 7732

Books: Anatomy books, Taoism, Movement.

Movies: Shawn of the Dead, Fight Club, Matrix.

Music: Tricky, Radiohead, Grateful Dead.

Hobbies: Pilates, Pole, Ballet, Figure Skating, Climbing, Movement Art, Sex, Women's Studies, Pelvic Floor, Anatomy, Breathing, Meditation.

I love Pilates. I found pole dance through Pilates and fell in love with it too. I have a women only studio in Tacoma, Washington where I teach pole classes and private lessons. I also share a Pilates studio with two amazing instructors, www.PilatesArtsTacoma.com. Our space serves many purposes. Two of us do continuing education work and certifications, one of us is an amazing Thai massage therapist, and we have a wonderful gyrotonics teacher sharing with us, as well as the apprentices coming through. I am a movement and anatomy nerd. I am fully certified in apparatus, matwork, and standing matwork through the Physicalmind Institute. I am studying with Marie-Jose Blom-Lawrence. I will do her whole program as a second certification, and also am doing certifications for her in our studio for both her Core Intelligence and the Smart Spine work (www.smartspine.com). I teach workshops on many topics including movement, sex, pelvic floor, and menstruation. I am working on writing books about some of these topics. I love to learn and teach about these things, and I love to learn from all the women I get to teach, study with, and meet along the way. The videos I post are of some of my skill and my style on the pole. I also post some anatomy lectures, and pilates work : ) I think every woman should have a pole in her living space so she can find the privacy to gain depth of sensual exploration. Although coming to pole class is fun, and the women are great, it is hard to go authentically deep inside yourself to find that sensuality and cultivate it. Get a pole! When you get a pole find a really good instructor to teach you the work. It is best to have a spotter for a lot of this work, and a good eye on you to help you develop safe and healthy movement patterns. Also, please note: The work you see me do is often the finished product. I have instructors watching over my tricks, just like you should. I know many who watch youtube to learn the tricks, but if your body isn't fully developed and you don't have a good eye on you from a practiced teacher then you are at even more risk doing these movements. I am very conditioned due to Pilates, and that makes my work look easy, but it is not easy! Please only watch my videos for inspiration, not as training. My movement style on the pole comes from years of competitive figure skating, with lots of ballet for grace. After I quit skating I taught lots of things before I fell in love with Pilates, including swimming, aerobics, weight training, and kick boxing. All these experiences help me on the pole. *** If you want to know more, come to my blog http://samsarapilates.livejournal.com

Videos (72)

pole practice

Tags: dancing  pilates  pole  samsara  studio 

I love pole

pole practice

  • Length: 2:28
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 4 people
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  • Author: SamsaraPoleStudio

Tags: aerial  art  dance  dancing  pilates  pole  samsara  studio 

I love pole dance : )

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my nitty gritty pilates practice

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  • Author: SamsaraPoleStudio

Tags: pilates  reformer  samsara 

This is not a prettied up video of my best repertoire. This is my real practice.

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East Coast Tribal Bellydance - DVD-trailer - Amazon.com

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  • Author: StudioEast

Tags: belly  bellydance  dance  dancer  dancing  fusion  sera  tribal  tribalbellydance  tribe  worlddancenewyork 

"East Coast Tribal Bellydance" instructional DVD by WorldDance New York - featuring Sera and Solstice Dance Ensemble, NYC: Sera, Ammo, Laura Parker, Melissa Randazzo + all-original music by FREEK FACTORY, NYC - www.seradance.com, www.freekfactory.com

Desensitize Pole Dancing

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  • Author: yannorilor

Tags: butterflies  dance  desensitize  fitness  karl  pole  sexy  shadow  style  wolf  woman  yannori 

Desensitize and Butterflies by Karl Wolf....as requested by a friend :) PS. I love KW's music! Check it out at www.karlwolf.com

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Shoulder Exercise for Healthy Posture

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  • Author: newrulesofposture

Tags: fitness  health  movement  neck  posture  relaxation  shoulders  spine  tension  wellness 

Learn to replace shoulder tension with correct shoulder support. Results include greater neck mobility and more erect posture. This video takes you through an exercise from "The New Rules of Posture", by Mary Bond.