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Pre-Pilates Fundamentals
Also known as: Pelvic clock, Imprinting
in the compendium plan
Pilates
The small preparatory movements underneath the classical mat work.
What this practice covers
Pelvic clocks, imprinting, breathing patterns and the rib-and-pelvis relationship everything else depends on.
Yarra’s note. Deliberately small — that is what makes them fundamentals. An honest system with a narrow gap.
What you can practise today
No movements from this practice are documented yet — the plan for it is written and it is queued for production. Meanwhile, its entry on the difficulty ladder explains what it will ask of you.
Connected practices
What this sits beside, grows out of, or leads toward.
Outlined names are practices not yet given their own page.
Where to look next
- The difficulty ladderHow hard this is on day one versus at the depth its tradition teaches.
- The full compendiumEvery documented movement, filterable by field, difficulty and seated availability.
- Sources & imagesHow claims are labelled here, and why every image is original.