by Devra Swiger Let’s face it, we live in competitive times. Everybody is trying to do their best to do it all and do whatever it is better than everyone else. Despite the endless mimes on Facebook regarding self love and acceptance, Americans just love to compete. Being competitive isn’t bad when it comes to […]
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By Sabrina Ellen Svard I opened my first Pilates studio on September 17, 2004. Even though Facebook launched on February 4, 2004, it wasn’t something that I had heard of at that time. Back then how we communicated and commiserated with each other and spread news of trainings and workshops, etc. was done by telephone, […]
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Is it easy to go from a small home studio owner to a Host Studio for one of the most prestigious Pilates Teacher Training Programs? Is it easy to make this happen in 2-3 years? Oh, and also have a family life and a small child. Most people would say that it is impossible but […]
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As I was thinking of topics that may be of interest to the classical curious, I thought how some of the past Monday Q’s (my own and other classical colleagues) have been related to the Link System. Not only the Link System within the body, but as it pertains to a layering of the specified […]
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by Pamela Lessenberry The journey of a thousand miles began with my first step – right into the front door of the Barren County YMCA, an outpost of fitness in my rural agricultural town in southern Kentucky, circa 1998. “Ma’am, do you teach Pilates here?” I inquired. “What in the world is Pilates?” The girl […]
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I swallowed an honesty pill today and can’t help but share my true feelings about Pilates. Is it really worth your time and money? In the past years Yoga has become a synonym for Mind/Body fitness, Barre classes have skyrocketed to fame among women with the determination of a prima ballerina, Crossfit has created a […]
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