Tag: Pilates

Body Image

Sadly Body image issues are a common problem. In a society that promotes unrealistic body ideals, either cosmetically or strength wise… it is challenging to not get caught up in comparing oneself to these unrealistic standards. As a result, many individuals may experience depression, anxiety, anger and even self-loathing. There are multiple ways one can…

Weekend 8 Teacher Training: Swans, Monkeys and Parakeets, oh my!

In this penultimate weekend, the Teacher Trainees are excited to tackle even more challenging progression in the vast Pilates repertoire. Tanis has customized a manual of Chair and Cadillac exercises geared to our current abilities and teaching level, equally good for self-practice and teaching advanced clients. Since illustrations or photos don’t always do justice to…

Weekend 7 & more: metamorphosis

It’s springtime and true-to-form, the trainees are metamorphosing into teachers. Even the ones who came later to Pilates have surpassed all expectations (and me) – so there really must be something in the adage that to learn something, you should teach it. Even though these trainees are varied in their teaching styles, they are all…