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I ❤️ Pilates. . . It's what finally made me feel strong, fit and most of all - not broken!! (which was how I had been feeling for years ever since a car accident at age 19).
The exercises are great (and a great challenge) but I think what makes it magical are what we call the Pilates Principles.
What the heck are the Pilates Principles?!
So glad you asked. . .
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Once again, things are starting to change. Restrictions are slowly lifting, allowing us to each make choices about where, when, how often and how we will rejoin our communities. Whether you’re ready to get back in the studio or feel most comfortable at home, there are options for working out with me.
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While we can't gather in the studio right now, we can still practice together virtually! Below are links to some full length classes as well as short videos on improving form and feeling better. Make sure you scroll all the way down for 2 of my favorite quick stretches for the neck, hips and low back using a foam roller!
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THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DEVELOP A STRONGER CORE WITHOUT DOING CRUNCHES!!
I wish someone had told me that a long time ago.
I wish someone had told me that just because I was in pain, it didn't mean I was broken and that a back is more than an MRI report.
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Day by day, we'll get through. There will be heartbreak and frustration but there will also be moments of joy and connection. For now, I choose to focus on what I CAN do (rather than what I can't) and am SO excited to share some new offerings with you!! . . .
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While school may have started months ago and Starbucks long ago brought back pumpkin spice everything, it doesn't really feel like fall in South Florida until the cooler breezes start blowing (don't they feel AMAZING?!) and our Northern friends start heading south.
Season is almost here and I’ve got some great new things lined up for you!
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I’m Moving! . . . to a new Pilates home and you’re going to want to see it.
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Yes, you will get stronger.
Yes, you will diminish and forget about your aches & pains.
Yes, you will look better in your clothes (and out of them too ;)
But it’s also so much more than a workout - it’s a lifestyle.
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Are you sick and tired of feeling broken? Ready to live without the pain and frustration of chronic injury and/or self-defeating beliefs (I suck at this. There’s no way I can do this. Etc. . .)? Want to find the strength and confidence to go after something that feels out of reach?
This one simple question will help get you there. . .
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Want to. . .
Reduce or eliminate pain from your daily life?
Spend more time running, biking or engaging in your favorite outdoor activities?
Feel taller, more coordinated and confident in your balance
Improve the distance of your drive on the golf course?
Gain mobility and reduce joint stiffness?
Do more of what you love with greater ease and quicker recovery?
These are just some of the benefits of a regular Pilates practice.
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When people find out I teach yoga & Pilates, the most common response I receive is “I’ve heard that would be good for me. Can/Should I do that?” That last question is usually prefaced by “I have a herniated disc/the tightest hamstrings in the world/a torn rotator cuff/a hip replacement . .”
My answer (assuming that injury didn’t happen yesterday) is always “Yes.” More specifically, "Yes, but only in a way that honors what your body needs from you to heal.”
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Abbie conquering her self-doubt on the Trapeze table
Peeking my head into the Pilates room, I thought to myself, "OMG, what is with the machines?"
Through the lens of my clumsy, often-awkward body, the Reformers looked like little death traps – with straps and odd springs everywhere. Um, no. . .
Then my friend and fellow Forrest Yoga teacher Lisa Day became a Pilates instructor and you know what Forrest Yoga teachers do? We support each other.
So one Wednesday evening, I took the plunge. . . And like most everything else in life that I said I couldn’t do or wouldn’t do and definitely wouldn’t like – I loved it.
As a yoga practitioner, I have always struggled with numbness in my low back, tailbone, and sacrum. In just one session of Pilates, I was more aware of the exact places that were shut down. As we did the simplest of roll downs, my body lit up with sensations that I had never felt before.
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