300 square feet wasn’t enough room to meet the needs of my current clients, not to mention the growing list of 100 people waiting to get a spot in my schedule. It was obvious that I needed more space, but finding the perfect space was not as easy as I thought. I understand the process that you need [...]
……and the Mountain Became Known as Ron Fletcher
February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My first Ron Fletcher workshop changed my entire outlook on what version ( for lack of a better word) of Pilates I wanted to teach to my clients. Ron studied with Joe and Clara Pilates, so I figured that he had the inside track as to what was the “real thing”……… and I just couldn’t learn it fast enough. There was [...]
Well OK Then
August 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
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 [...]
Meanwhile Back At The Studio
August 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It was Spring of 2001 and business was great! My schedule was packed, my mat classes were full, and I had a waiting list of people that were trying desperately to get an appointment. Thanks to an article that was written about me in my local newspaper, my phone was ringing like crazy. It didn’t matter who you [...]
The Mat, the Mob & the Madness
August 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
So You Want to Look Like Daisy Fuentes?
August 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
All of a sudden Pilates seemed to be everywhere. It was hard to miss the Mari Windsor infomercial selling a Pilates exercise video that seemed to air about a bazillion times a day. It seemed like the basic message was that if you bought the video there may be a chance that you will look like Daisy Fuentes. At least that is what I [...]
“Thank You For Calling Physical Methods…I think”
July 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It took me more than 6 hours to return those first 12 phone calls. “What is it exactly?” “Will it help me lose weight?” ”Can I come and watch first?” “What should I wear?” “Where are you located?” “Is this like yoga?” “How much does it cost?” “Do you have any information that you can send me?” ”Do you take [...]
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