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Pilates has Style

Pilates has Style

More than once I’ve been told I’m not teaching “real” Pilates. From classes being too challenging and fast to sessions being too slow and easy. What I’ve realized is that always calling Pilates, Pilates doesn’t give people enough information about the session. ...

Pilates & Weight Loss

Pilates & Weight Loss

Rewind time to my student teaching days, okay its more like we'd have to time warp it's been so long, but the story still applies.  One of the first clients I had was coming to Pilates with the goal of losing weight. This isn't a question I had run into previously and...

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Pilates, Somatics & Embodiment

Pilates, Somatics & Embodiment

“That was such a great somatic experience.” Years ago I received this comment after teaching a slow paced, explorative Pilates class, following the classic 34 exercises. My first thought was, ‘I was never trained to teach somatic movement. Was that really somatic?’ ...

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The Evolving Understanding of Trauma

The Evolving Understanding of Trauma

In my 10 years of taking some form of education on trauma there have been changes in how we understand trauma, trauma informed care best practices and the competencies needed to work with an understanding of the Nervous System to support a trauma informed care...

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New Year, New You Mantra

New Year, New You Mantra

We are starting to detach from unrealistic expectations for the New Year. But honestly, it’s not only the New Year that can offer false hope.  Whether it’s moving with Pilates, a wellness habit or business goals, it’s so easy to expect too much too soon.  This post is...

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Freedom and Pilates

Freedom and Pilates

With the New Year the energy is charged with yearning for a much different experience compared to the whirlwind of 2020. And since I’ve been around a while at this point in my life, I have been through the fads of setting resolutions, intentions, goals, and now it...

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Book Recommendations for Understanding Trauma

Book Recommendations for Understanding Trauma

If there’s one aspect of being a Pilates teacher that’s essential to the practice, it’s never stop learning or exploring. This can be with the movement experience, taking workshops or reading. In addition I’ve found that widening what you learn about can help you find...

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A Letter…

A Letter…

I think if you asked any of us where we would be right now, we wouldn’t have said, still managing COVID. Like so many of you, where I live we are back to more restrictions and so many Pilates studios are continuing to work remotely. Bringing Pilates out of the studio...

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