MINIS™

I’ve been a Pilates Teacher and studio owner for over 33 years. If you, like me, didn’t feel you needed one more prop or device to deal with feet, calves and balance, I call upon you to at least try the Minis on your own body. They are tremendous and have helped my Achilles tendinitis more than manual deep tissue work, the roller and yoga poses (like downward dog). If I were living on a deserted island, I would take my minis. That’s how useful they are. My clients concur and everyone who buys a pair of Minis actually ends up using them. They are a great invention! P.S. my son is an avid trail runner and used to have problems with his Achilles. He now uses the minis faithfully, ( he keeps a pair at home and at work) and as a result has much less painful feedback and has more joyful running.

I had problems with arthritis in Ankle Joint due to fall breaking my Ankle 25 years ago along with a cracked Patella. I began using the MINIS™ the thing I loved the most was you noticed changes in your body immediately. I also noticed an amazing thing that happened was that I had gone out for a night on the town with friends and had done a considerable amount of dancing. I loved to dance but every other time I would pay the price and not be able to move the next day. I am happy say after now incorporating the MINIS™ in my routine. I did not have pain the next day after the last time we went dancing and I totally attribute this to the amazing MINIS™. Being on my feet teaching long hours these MINIS™ are a gem to have around: they don’t take up any space, they are easy to travel with there are endless ways to use them.

I’ve been using the Minis with my dancers and some of them are addicted! I have one dancer with diabetes and celiac disease, and she hasn’t been sick once since she started using them and its longer “cousin” Parasetter! She used it and then fall asleep right afterwards and the more we use it the better it’s gotten - now she just “gets in a good mood” from it. And her insulin is leveling out, too.

I have recently been introduced to the MINIS™. I believe that this device offers a great and non-complicated way to restore and increase proprioception. I can’t wait to work with it more often to uncover the other benefits it will have for my patients.

For the past year, I haven’t been able to do a correct pain-free relevé on my left foot. The wear and tear from ballet was made worse by doing the same steps over and over again on Broadway in An American in Paris. After working with the MINIS™ I am finding the proper balance and flexibility within my foot so that I am now able to do a proper relevé. I am so grateful for this small, lightweight invention, now in my dance bag and with me everywhere I go.