Where’s a Runaway Truck Ramp When You Need One?

After meeting Pat, I couldn’t wait to get to Vail for the Ron Fletcher workshop. The drive to Vail was spectacular……and somewhat terrifying. I am not a fan of heights or hills; which is hard to avoid in Colorado. While I was mapping out the driving portion of our trip from Boulder to Vail, there was something [...]

Welcome to the People’s Republic of Boulder

I don’t know how in my five years as a flight attendant, I missed the Denver layover. It was probably because I don’t ski nor do I own a pair of snow pants. Anyway, after Steve and I had landed, my first impression was that I thought it was the most beautiful place I had every seen, and [...]

The Newbie

Ron Fletcher was what was referred to in the Pilates industry as a “First Generation” Pilates teacher. In other words…he worked directly with Joseph H. Pilates in some way, shape or form. I only had 3 months to prepare for my first Fletcher workshop, and in that time I had done a little bit of research on the man. [...]

Curiosity Killed the Tooth Fairy

I was still licking my wounds after losing my first client to another Pilates teacher. I was devastated, but intstead of focusing on losing the client, I needed to focus on making sure that it never happened again. I had made arrangements to attend one of the Ron Fletcher workshops (Ron had taken lessons with [...]

Well OK Then

Krista had been working with me for a few months when she revealed that her cousin owned a Pilates studio in Seattle. Her cousin had years of experience as a teacher, was a physical therapist and ran a Pilates training program. I was feeling completely out of touch with the rest of the Pilates community, so I [...]