bras

I was studying last night and came across this fact that stunned me.

If a woman does not wear a bra at all her chance of getting breast cancer is the same as a man's, 1 in 168.

In countries where women don't wear bras there's nearly no breast cancer. In countries where women bind up their breasts like the US and Japan, there's the highest rate of cancer.

This is due to the blockage of the lymph system which is very delicate in the breasts.

In my women's studies I've read these sorts of statistics from many countries showing that bras are unhealthy for our breasts. This is the first time I saw the statistic comparing women's occurrence to men's.

Before I came to pole I only wore a tank top with the shelf insets to do and teach Pilates. But on the pole I like to have my girls look perky, makes me feel more sexy. I am still keeping my bra for that, but am taking it off after I'm done. And here my mom told me that I should wear a bra my whole life, even sleep in it, so my boobs don't sag. Funny what we do for beauty.

Here are some tips to lesson your risks...

If you have to wear a bra wear it for the shortest time possible.

Make sure you can get two fingers under every part of it.

Don't wear a bra that leaves red marks when you remove it.

Gently rub your breasts when you remove it to get the lymph flushing.

If you need the support, try wearing a cotton bra that can change with your size throughout your cycle. This is one of the problems with our bras is that we change sizes through our menstrual cycle, but most bras do not allow for this, so we get bound up in them.

Banned a student from the pole studio

Cannot believe the jerks I sometimes get into the pole studio. This doesn't happen in Pilates!

Had a woman not listening to my instructor, being loud and talking over her while she was instructor, being a bully, complaining that my choreography doesn't got fast enough. She yelled at me on the phone when I called her, would not listen to a word I was saying.

I told her I'd give a full refund and that she was not welcome at any of my studios or workshops ever again.

Blah!

Sex Workshop

I taught the Sex Workshop I teach for free every 6 months. It went very well, and all the women who attended were wonderful.

We watched the video showing the woman taking herself from a non-aroused state through orgasm. Her pelvic floor is amazing. When she is really engorged you can see the sphincter layer, figure 8 muscles perfectly. While I am showing the video I explain the anatomy of what they are seeing, as well as orgasms, and the many ways they are triggered, and of course how big the clitoris really is.

After the video we took a break and the women all enjoyed speaking with one another. We got back together and I taught the anatomy pieces, showed the books, and all that.

Then we went into the movement portion of the workshop and that was great. I did pelvic floor awareness work on the big balls, then we went to the floor and did the wall work, then on the small balls, ending with releasing the feet with the low impact tennis balls to let them feel a more relaxed superficial back line.