I have had a few new Pilates Instructors observing me in the studio recently and I wrote this little blog to help them in becoming an awesome Pilates instructor. Here are 22 secrets to doing just that! Eye contact. Look into your clients eyes. Understand […]
In this very first podcast I talk to some of my clients, peers and friends on the topic of Beauty, and if Pilates can indeed, make you beautiful! Can Pilates make you beautiful? Some say that beauty comes from the inside! If this is true […]
My Dad has Parkinson’s disease. This was diagnosed about 15 years ago when he was around 60. Living with Parkinson’s disease sucks. My parents should be basking in their sunset years. I don’t know why my Dad has Parkinson’s. It just seems like such bad […]
Usually with an anterior pelvic tilt the hip flexors have become overly dominant. They have become so tight that they pull the front of the hips down causing the pelvis to swing back and the lumbar spine to shorten. You can see in the diagram […]
I have had a few people phone me up recently and ask about legal requirements for opening up a studio, becoming a pilates teacher, and also what opportunities are out there for Pilates Instructors after you have finished your training. In Australia you can open […]
Many people suffer for years from pain and dysfunction in the sacroiliac joint and the muscles that stabilize movement in your pelvis. A SIJ Dysfunction (Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction) is a disorder of the sacroiliac joint, nerves and muscles due to an injury or misalignment of […]

What is your policy for prenatal clients in your Pilates or fitness studio? If a prenatal client in week 20 wanted to start Pilates at your studio and had never done Pilates before, would you let her attend? I often hear that Pilates studios will […]
When I was a teenager and also as a young adult studying dance, I was often told my thighs were not the appropriate shape for the career path I was taking. My after school dance teacher told me I needed to lose weight off my […]
“The body and the mind are one. When you identify with yourself as an athlete, and physical strength is your strength, and then you take a hit there (with an injury), you learn a lot about yourself and it can be really mentally debilitating. You […]