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...
“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?’ ...
Sometimes I can be blunt and just call it for what it is. Now this gets to people sometimes because culturally this isn’t a woman’s role. We’re supposed to sugar coat it and drop hints. But you know what? I’m tired. So tired of hiding this. ...
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...
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...
Each Pilates teacher has their unique perspective of what Pilates is and different themes that they use to teach. Whether it’s sticking to just the mechanics of the Pilates exercises or expanding how you teach to deepen the experience for you as a Pilates teacher and...