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Puppy-lates & Kitty-lates

This week I joined in on a couple of classes at the studio. I kid you not when I say I felt like I was at the studio taking a real live class as usual. The teaches did their thing, offering inspiring demos, spot-on cues, specific personal corrections, and lots of encouragement. I saw familiar [Read More…]…

Mud Season

I like routine. The consistency, predictability, and order of it. But last week instead of going to the studio to teach, I scrambled to move furniture in my living room and worked obsessively to create an online LIVE streaming studio. By Friday, my candle had burned hot and fast. I was melting! I no longer had my routine. Tomorrow all of [Read More…]…

Winds of Change

I feel the winds of change. Crazy, I know, but one of the things I like about March in the mountains. The wind is fierce and in our face. It rattles our windows and minds and topples the furniture on our decks. It is restless and relentless. It moves us. It pushes us forward, and [Read More…]…

Walk this Way

Walking is something that people have done from the beginning of time. It was a requirement of life as much as breathing and eating. Now people plan their walks, count their steps, monitor their heart rate, calculate how far they’ve gone, and how fast.

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Pilates as a Lifestyle

“As a man thinks, so is he.” – Proverbs 23:7 When I was introduced to Pilates back in 2001 I had no idea that it would change my life.  After a few months of practicing the Method I noticed some remarkable changes in my body and mind.  Namely that my elbow tendonitis had disappeared, and [Read More…]…

Return to Life Workshops

Return to Life – Spring Workshop Series Joesph Pilates said in his book,       Return to Life, “It is the mind itself that shapes the body.”  Let that sink in for a moment. Your mind shapes your body!  Wow, if that’s true – for better or worse your thoughts are impacting your strength, flexibility, balance… [Read More…]…

Happy Thanksgiving!

As we head in different directions for Thanksgiving, I want to share with you a few things that I am grateful for at Evergreen Pilates. You – our amazing clients! Each week you show up, giving it your best, willing to be challenged, to try something new, and to trust us. We adore you! Our [Read More…]…