Pilates Core Exercises

I've decided to jot down a few fab Pilates exercises (tried not to get too wordy with descriptions so that I can hold your attention) that you can try out in the comfort of your own home...
So right now, get off your chair, get on the floor and move your computer screen/laptop to an area where you can read and do! ~In the future I will post short videos a few times a week demonstrating Pilates exercises.
Enjoy!
Warm up w/ Breathing
Lying on your back with knees bent, pillow or ball in between knees, feet on floor.
Place your hands on on the tops of hips (hands in pockets). Imagine you have a suspension bridge connected from hip bone to hip bone. Every exhale you can feel your hands and your suspension bridge sink and drop. You can add a kegel on your exhale as well which will further support your core and pelvic floor.
Do 5 times.
Modified 100
Lying down, knees bent, ball or pillow in between knees, feet flat on floor. Hands behind your head. Exhale lift head and shoulders off the floor and look down at abs (keep the weight of your head in your hands). Stay here for 6 full breaths concentrating on watching your suspension bridge sink and drop. To maintain this upper torso curl, imagine curling and lifting from the spot between your shoulder blades (this will take pressure off neck straining).
Modified Roll Down
Sitting up straight, legs parallel, knees bent, feet flat on floor. Hold the backs of thighs.Exhale moving from hips, round spine, pull in belly (your suspension bridge) and roll back towards the floor. Stop halfway down and hold position for 2 full breaths. As you return to sitting bend elbows wide as you pull belly in and up along the front of spine. Keep gaze down towards belly throughout exercise. Do 5 times.
Modified Double leg Stretch
Lying down, knees bent at 90 degree angle, feet off floor. Place hands on the backs of thighs (closer to your bum. which supports your back as legs move away from center). Exhale lift your head and shoulders off the floor, again thinking that the curl of upper torso is coming from between the shoulder blades. Also make sure suspension bridge is sinking and dropping (aka scooping out the belly). Inhale legs straighten out at a 65 degree angle (keep legs together. A pillow or ball will help with this). Exhale bend knees in but keep a resistance by gently pressing backs of legs into hands and hands into legs. This will keep you from folding in and flapping legs out. Do this 5 times.
P.S. Feel free to post questions you might have to help clarify!