Trifecta Pilates Blog
5 Tips to Finding a Pilates Teacher
With so many online Pilates workouts, it’s challenging to determine the qualifications of the person teaching, and unfortunately there are a lot of Pilates classes taught by people who aren’t even Pilates teachers. When it comes to practicing Pilates, working with a...
5 Tips to Finding a Pilates Teacher
With so many online Pilates workouts, it’s challenging to determine the qualifications of the person teaching, and unfortunately there are a lot of...
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...
Using Pronouns as Standard Practice in Pilates
It’s more common to see a person’s pronouns included on email signatures, instagram bios and during in-person introductions. Many people don’t understand why this is important, or are caught...
What Makes a Good Pilates Teacher
There are central tenets of what qualifies a person to teach Pilates but that doesn’t necessarily make someone a good teacher. That’s why every Pilates Instructor should explore this question, “What...
It’s TOO Easy
I’ve seen it in the Yoga Community and now in the Pilates Community, outright abuse from teachers. This has been going on for a long time in ways that we have traditionally discounted. Recently,...
Being Open to Exploration as a Pilates Teacher
Should you use tactical cues as a Pilates Teacher? If you’ve never asked yourself that question do so now. If you’ve always taught with privilege like I have, you may wonder why this even needs to...
Fat is…
As I was being weighed in at the doctor’s office and saw my weight, I sighed in dismay. “No, this isn’t good, I lost 5 pounds in a week.” The nurse’s comment, “I would do anything to lose 5...
Aren’t you happy?
When I had cancer, I thought that was the worst possible experience I would face in my life. As I woke up from surgery 10 years later, I knew that my life just drastically changed again, and this...
Lessons Learned from Cancer
Ugh, has it really been months since my first blog? A big YES and now I know the reason... I need to go back to the why, the personal and real reasons why. During the next few blogs, I’ll be...
Supporting Clients Through Change
The world is a much different place than it was just a few weeks ago. More concern and worry, yet also a lot of coming together and trying new strategies. All of this is A LOT of change, and that...
Coronavirus, Trauma and Pilates
Welcome to my first blog post. This is something I've been wanting to dip my toes in for some time, but struggled with what was the BEST post to get started discussing trauma and Pilates... Enter...