4 Pilates Warm Up Tips

4 Pilates Warm Up Tips

An overlooked concept with Pilates is moving at ease in the body, even with the more challenging exercises. This is one of the reasons there is a warm up included in full length Pilates mat classes. But if you tend to move with shorter Pilates sessions your body may...
Exploring Wall Pilates

Exploring Wall Pilates

Back in 2014 when I was teaching my very first Wall Pilates class, a long time participant arrived a few minutes late and whispered to me, “Why are we at the wall?” It was a valid question, considering that I had been teaching Pilates for a decade,...
5 Tips to Finding a Pilates Teacher

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...
Neuro-Somatic Pilates

Neuro-Somatic Pilates

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the conflicting advice in the fitness world, you’re not alone. It seems like every day there’s a new trend or fad that tells us what we should or shouldn’t be doing. Following someone else’s plan can be...
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. ...
Guilt of not, no more

Guilt of not, no more

The constant go and grind are put on a pedestal, even when it burns out our nervous system. Feeling we have to keep going, and doing too much is the norm.  I’ve fallen into this trap before. It leads to stress, resentment, and I’m sure has contributed to my gray...
Skip to content