I am reading Joe’s Return to Life book on contrology right now and finding it insightful and sometimes…silly. Pilates was truly a way of life for him. He didn’t even stop thinking about it when he was bathing. Here’s what Joe has to say about getting clean:
While conceding the fact that nowadays practically everyone of us routinely indulges in daily baths, experience has nevertheless taught us that only a small minority really achieve thorough cleanliness thereby, from our point of view. In our opinion, the correct technique to use in accomplishing this highly desirable result is to use only a good stiff brush (no handle) since this type of brush forces us to twist, squirm, and contort ourselves in every conceivable way in our attempts to reach every portion of our body which is otherwise comparatively easy to reach with a handle brush.
There you have it, folks!
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I’ll be posting another Pilates Basics (Part 1: Spine, Part 2: Pelvis) article this week before Pilates for Performers, which is on April 21st at 3:30pm.
