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I prefer “method” … but I like to leave room for all. 🤷🏼‍♀️😎🥰
09/07/2026

I prefer “method” … but I like to leave room for all. 🤷🏼‍♀️😎🥰

Pilates peeps - What Pilates exercise were you most shocked to discover was “a real thing?”
09/07/2026

Pilates peeps - What Pilates exercise were you most shocked to discover was “a real thing?”

09/05/2026

I’m worried. Have you done your Pilates today? Please take care of yourself.

Shout out to Joe Pilates. He really nailed it.❤️❤️❤️
09/05/2026

Shout out to Joe Pilates. He really nailed it.❤️❤️❤️

09/04/2026

Using anatomical terminology might feed my ego, but it’s not very helpful for my client.

As a communications specialist turned Pilates teacher, I know the words I say and ideas I present are only as effective as how they land.

That’s why I like to bring anatomy and biomechanics to life for my clients through imagery, props, and embodiment exercises.

I use this tensegrity model in my studio to illustrate how the integrity of the structure relies on the balance of tensional forces rather than compressive forces.

This concept explains how the body absorbs shock, bends, and moves efficiently WITHOUT collapsing. 

Bones do not stack like bricks. They float and rarely touch directly within joints under NORMAL BALANCED tension.

Muscles, tendons, and fascia form a continuous pull network that distributes weight and impact ACROSS THE WHOLE STRUCTURE.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this visual with you because I think it’s really helpful, and you can use it not just in your Pilates class, but also in your daily life.

I think it’s also a great illustration of the concept Joe Pilates was trying to bring to life through his original Pilates method system, which he called Contrology.

Anyway, if you love Pilates and wanna understand more about the science behind the magic of this method, follow me! It’s kinda my jam.

09/04/2026

Here. Squeeze this.

You can make it as complicated or as simple as you want. I think the world is getting sick of hacks, optimization, absol...
09/03/2026

You can make it as complicated or as simple as you want.

I think the world is getting sick of hacks, optimization, absolutism, fear-mongering, and hot takes.

I think people want simple. Real. Sustainable. Proven.

In a world where evidence and nuance and context are understood and appreciated, so too then, is true Pilates.

And I think that’s why Contrology is gaining so much momentum.

Every day, the science helps to better explains what we’ve been experiencing. It helps us understand it.

Even within classical Pilates circles, people are looking beyond their “elder” or “lineage” to figure out what’s real.

What was added along the way… The dance. The softening. The therapy. The performing. Mixed-modalities and all that jazz… it’s fun. But is it Pilates?

I think true Pilates, stripped of the bells and the fancies, is positioned for a MAJOR comeback.

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