My teaching career has had many firsts. When I was still in my cert programs and taught as an apprentice/student teacher, where if I’m honest, I admit that I both hoped I was being watched and it was duly noted somewhere how genius I was, how well I understood my student’s bodies and how to […]
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One of the biggest obstacles on the road to fitness and health is the lack of time. The life is always busy and sometimes it will throw very unexpected curveballs. Rebecca Beckler was a Pilates and fitness teacher. Several years ago her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and Rebecca had to find creative ways to […]
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Before starting my Pilates teacher training program I was a fitness instructor for about 6 years. I was used to SHOWing my students what to do during a step or kickboxing class. Sure, I would talk to emphasize the proper form of each move and pay attention to the focus of the exercise, but my […]
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Well how do you decide when you’re buying cereal if you’re going to get the generic store-brand or if you’re going to get the name-brand? Generally speaking the store-brand is similar, really similar to the name brand, but there is something missing. It either doesn’t have quite the same flavor but it’s really, really close, […]
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Ever since I was a little girl I always had a tradition of a thorough clean-out before the end of the year. I would empty out all of the drawers, go through all of my papers (and I had a LOT of them because I was growing up in the stone age without PCs) and […]
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Gift-giving is a creative process that requires a lot of inspiration and work. Instead of spending your pre-Christmas days running around over-crowded stores check out this Healthy Living Pilates and Wellness Gift Guide to find a perfect gift for *almost* everybody on your list. Whether you are looking for fun gifts for your Pilates students, […]
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