With an unwavering passion for Pilates and a heart full of love for my son, my dog Fletcher, and the joy of travel, I’ve dedicated my life to teaching, practicing, and sharing the transformative power of movement. My journey began at 16, training as a dancer at The London Studio Centre. After sustaining injuries to… Read more »
“The deep breathing which is an integral part of every evolution keeps blood well aereated: fully oxygenated and ‘clean’ “ [1] Joseph Pilates believed taking full and complete inhalation & exhalation through each exercises, fresh, oxygenated blood would be pumped to every cell in the body and take away fatigue-inducing toxins. He even invented a… Read more »
As Pilates teachers we have honed, perfected and excelled in our use of language to express our intentions and communicate. We may use visual demonstrations as another tool to enhance a participant’s understanding of an exercise, but what about the power of targeted tactile cueing to provide invaluable feedback and sensory input? To further clarify,… Read more »
“We retire too early and we die too young, our prime of life should be in the 70s and old age should not come until we are almost 100” Inspirational words by Joseph Pilates, who thoroughly lived and breathed his Method, remaining strong and vigorous well into his 80s. As people are living longer than… Read more »
The other day I was mentoring a wonderful teacher and she asked what she could do to add further intensity and challenge to her Mat programme to make sure her clients do not get bored. My answer was, “You don’t need to go higher, you need to go deeper” It struck me that this is… Read more »
Joseph Pilates was undoubtedly an inventor and a genius! He was definitely at least 50 years ahead of his time as so many people say. How did he know to create a piece of equipment to alleviate stressed out wrists, fingers, elbows and the upper body from hand-held devices and everyday living? This simple piece… Read more »
