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04/25/2026

Nothing makes you hold your breath quicker than being told to take a deep breath. 😮‍💨🤭💨

Pilates teachers get me.

Happy weekend Pilates lovers!
04/24/2026

Happy weekend Pilates lovers!

04/22/2026

There’s some REALLY GOOD stuff there.

As annoying as it has been watching the fitness industry hijack the term “Pilates,” the “everything is Pilates” movement has also caused more people than ever to seek out the real deal, in both classical and contemporary styles.

And I’m absolutely loving watching this next generation of Pilates teachers take it and run with it!

04/21/2026

Justice for the ‘Old Lady Chair.’

Think UP! 🆙

The Baby Arm Chair is a classical Pilates apparatus. I’ve rarely met a single soul who doesn’t need it. Everything is so much cleaner with the connections this chair provides. I love it. 🥰 ❤️🫶🏼

Bringing the Baby Chair back forward - without losing the connection of your torso to the chair - is one of those things in Pilates that feels absolutely impossible until you do it. 🦄🪄

You literally have to use your whole body here. (And in every other Pilates, exercise, frankly.)

I’m bringing back my “Cues To Use™️” series. I’ll bring it back to the blog for sure, and I’m also thinking of doing a regular small class series. If you’re interested in receiving the blog or would like the class announcement, comment “cues” and I’ll DM you a link to subscribe.

So here are a few additional tips, tricks and Cues To Use™️:

✨ For a lot of people, it’s the inner thigh connection. Using a magic circle between your inner thighs for a few rounds while you “find it” is another good strategy.

✨ Imagine your feet rooting down into the ground while your head grow tall like a tree into the sky. 🌳

✨Imagine your whole spine like a spring opening its coils. 🔗

✨ Lift your head from the back of your neck.

✨Do you feel anything not working? That’s probably the missing link. Turn it on and take flight! ✈️ UP UP UP!!!

The better you get, the harder it gets. The deeper you go. And that’s the hardest part for most people. Some people give...
04/20/2026

The better you get, the harder it gets. The deeper you go.

And that’s the hardest part for most people.

Some people give up completely… they just can’t “go in.”

Others resist, and once they arrive, the light in their eyes changes: “This is incredible!”

People who are already there, very introspective or in tune with their bodies like professional athletes often “get it” right away.

For some of us 🙋🏼‍♀️ it takes a little longer. 🤷🏼‍♀️🤭

The hardest part of being a Pilates teacher is that it’s not just about teaching a shape or a movement or an exercise… a person success is 100% dependent on them. On their ability to concentrate and focus and work towards control. The teacher can’t crawl inside your brain and figure it out for you.

But when you get there, it’s like a whole New World. It almost feels magical. 🪄🦄

04/18/2026

Like the spelling of its name, the Ped O Pul is intentionally unstable. (I typically use Joe Pilates spelling, but you’ll find it spelled pedipole, pedopull, pedipull and more!)

As your body fights to find the pole, your center of gravity slowly shifts back to your central axis. ❗️Spoiler alert: the only way back is through length. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Get ready to defy gravity!

Stabilize the pole from your center. It’s a guide, not a crutch. 🫶🏼

In a forward-friendly world of slouching over computers and phones, bringing the effort back will likely throws off your balance at first.

“I feel like I’m going to fall!” …No you won’t. You’re strong and stable, and your body will adjust.

Pilates is a system. All the apparatuses in it were created for specific purposes. Long story short, the Ped O Pul helps you connect into the back body with a lifted spine, connecting the body through the feet. Who doesn’t need that? I certainly do. 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Why should the front body have all the fun? Party in the back! 🎉

“The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They’d be happier.”Sound off, chat. Where do you fall...
04/17/2026

“The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They’d be happier.”

Sound off, chat. Where do you fall on the NEED for ALL equipment?

I teach on all equipment. I change lives and bodies in ways I didn’t know possible before learning the true Pilates method using the full system.

But, I’ve spent FAR MORE time and money on my education than is realistic for any “normal” person. I also turn away clients daily.

At the same time, I hear from people all the time who would really benefit from Pilates, but they were turned off by it because they see the ridiculousness that is being labeled “Pilates” by the fitness industry.

What’s import? What’s realistic? What’s true? I don’t have the answers but I’m curious about your thoughts on this.

04/16/2026

Catch me between clients doing whatever this in 🤣

Pilates teachers all have their go-to between client thing. You probably don’t even realize you do it. I always gravitate to the Swedish ladder.

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04/15/2026

Maybe, we are all right? 🤷🏼‍♀️❤️

And before you come at me with, “It’s just the classical people,” I invite you to take a trip over to physio Pilates land. There’s no shortage of “right” and “wrong” over there. Pointing fingers doesn’t help.

We’ve got some growing pains, sure. But honestly, I think it’s more of a communications problem than anything else. And once we get this communications issue worked out, I predict smoother seas ahead!

Contrology
Classical Pilates
Contemporary Pilates
Reformer Pilates
Sculpt Pilates
Reformer fitness
Athletic reformer
Clinical Pilates

These are all very different things that yield very different results.

I’m interested in talking about this and thinking about this. I’m not interested in fighting about it.

I started my Pilates journey in reformer fitness. Fell in love and got a comprehensive contemporary Pilates certification at an evidence-based school that merged rehabilitation with Pilates. Wanted to learn more about anatomy so I became a Franklin Method teacher. Got curious about classical and got a certification at a pretty traditional program. Level two Franklin method teacher certification completed. And most recently I graduated from The Red Thread method. So I think I have a pretty broad viewpoint of this all.

If one style didn’t suit you, try another. If a Studio didn’t suit you, try another. If a teacher didn’t suit you, try another. Nobody in any of these camps is exactly the same all the time.

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