By Darien Gold One morning in 2004, I woke up with a fever, chills and a sore throat. I assumed I caught the flu and that if I rested and took care of myself in a couple of weeks I’d be well. I canceled my teaching and used many of the home remedies health practitioners […]
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Do you ever find it stressful to think of the best presents to give your family members, friends, clients, Pilates colleagues or your teachers? This year you can breathe easy (yes, we are still talking “Pilates” here so keep your breath deep and calm) and steal one of the PilatesBridge gift ideas. You can find […]
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by Beth Sandlin Pilates Instructors work with a wide range of clients with diverse personal experiences and reasons why they come to a Pilates Studio. Some of these experiences and reasons we know, yet there are many more that we are unaware of. Trauma Informed Pilates takes into account the whole person who enters our […]
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A road with many twists and turns: Cheerleader, Gymnast, Modern Dancer, Iyengar Yoga Teacher, Communication and Wellness Consultant and last but not least Pilates Aficionado. While teaching Pilates and managing a studio is where I am now, the various paths that led to here are most definitely connected. Let’s start with the Cliff Notes version […]
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Me: “I hate this.” PS: “This is great! I love it!” Me: “You’re off your rocker.” PS: “But it makes so much sense.” Me: “It hurts my back.” PS: “It will be better tomorrow.” Me: “I’m not going back tomorrow.” PS: “Yes, you are.” This wasn’t the first workshop that my friend PS had to […]
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by Lily Viola My name is Lili Viola and I am a Pilates teacher and studio owner in Toronto, Canada. My original training in Pilates dates back to 2002 through Stott Pilates in Toronto. I went through all of their training in modules, beginning with the mat and Reformer and gradually adding in the Cadillac, […]
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