A New Year, A New Listing, and New Photos

Time for a couple of updates. First, I did a little remodel in the past couple of weeks and I am happy with the new look of the studio. Check out the Allegro Tower of Power, the fabulous Reformer, the jump board, and more: Pilates Studio Photos!


One more thing. My Pilates studio has a new listing on a fabulous new directory: www.pilatesplaces.com. Check out my listing: Pilates Transformer and don't leave before checking out the entire site!

Stand Tall!

Pilates Teacher Training Program Certificate

Just a few days ago, after what appears to be a lifetime of non-stop Pilates training, I finally got my Teacher Training Program Certificate!

After completing my classroom integration at Pilates Studio City, I got immersed in getting certified in Pilates Plus, while I taught privates at my home Pilates studio on the Allegro Tower of Power, an apparatus I needed to learn how to best utilize. I also got my Spin Certification via Mad Dogg Ahtletics. Just when I decided to take it easy and focus on learning a bit more about anatomy, I was asked to teach Pilates for Pregnancy and Pelvic Floor. So out came the books again, the anatomy lessons were specifically geared towards the pelvis . . . And just as I was getting used to all this and couldn't wait to get my hands on my anatomy books again, I found out that the studios I currently worked for were about to be flipped into WundaBar Pilates!
Bottom line, we can all handle more than we think. So, under the guidance of Pilates authorities like Mari-Jose Blom and Kendel Pink, I was trained on how to use the WundaBar. What is that? It's an awesome and challenging merge of Pilates apparatuses: the Wunda Chair and the Reformer, with an additional ballet bar and a Jumpboard! Ole! It's a trainer's dream machine. Everything in one!

Despite all the delays, among training, I never gave up on my Certificate. I believe in Pilates Sports Center's training. I was trained on: Mat, Reformer, Wunda Chair, and Cadillac. It was a tough program, and that made it stand out. The classes lasted a few months. The requirements of completion, beyond classroom time, were: 100 hours of observation, 100 hours of practice teaching, 40 hours of self integration, 15 hours of Pilates video observation, passing scores on all classroom tests, practical exams, and projects, and 45 hours of client assessment (the big project). I picked Pilates Sports Center's Pilates Teacher Training Program because a. it was prestigious (one of the best in S.California, along with Balanced Body and Long Beach Dance Conditioning), and b. it was thorough.

I am grateful to my PSC teachers, Loara Anderson and Nichole Martinez, my friend and mentor, Christine Clark (trainer extraordinaire), as well as: Marie-Jose Blom, Kendal Pink, and Amy Sowers, the brains (and body) behind WundaBar Pilates.

I thank you all!

Please stop by to visit my website: Pilates Transformer

77 Group Pilates Classes Later

Hmmm, wasn't it just yesterday I started teaching at Pilates Plus? Well, today, I have taught a total of 76 group classes plus 1 duet!
The coolest part about this is that I have had the opportunity to sub for many different trainers and to experience an array of human shapes, strengths and . . . limitations. The overall experience: totally rewarding. It is indeed am-azing to see your clients transform themselves so fast.
Teaching Pilates is even more rewarding than I could have imagined.

Meanwhile, all experience gained is put to good use. My pilates home studio is flourishing at the same time... Everyone loves my beautiful Reformer: The Allegro Tower of Power!

Pilates Plus, SPX Certification with Sebastien Lagree

It finally happened! Almost a year after crawling, in excruciating pain, onto my first Proformer, I am officially certified to teach. I'm deeply grateful. I do not take "working out" the way most people do, as a task. I love to work out. Every moment of anguish pulling on some strap with my triceps, my quads, my obliques... it's a victory. Pilates Plus straightened me out in many ways. At first, the transformation was just physical; I got rid of my cane. Soon, it became apparent to all, especially me, that it was much more than that. I stopped thinking about life as a painful journey we all had to make until we were allowed to rest. I am now able to share my experience and make others feel the relief and joy that comes with physical health!

I'm an SPX certified Pilates Trainer!

I am thankful... correction, I am grateful.