Pilates
What’s behind My Commitment to Pilates, Meditation & Mindfulness, and Mind-Body Medicine
Although many of you may have known me for years, you may not be aware of my history. Learn what’s behind my whole-hearted embrace of Pilates, Meditation & Mindfulness, and Mind-Body Medicine. And – did you know I continue offering off-site options for classes and trainings specially designed for personal groups, business associates, or employees? Plus more in-house events to come in 2024!
Read MoreCelebrating 19-Year Pilates Client & Friend Carla Keegan
I’m thrilled to honor Carla Keegan, one of my first Tucson Pilates clients. This past March 14th was Carla’s 19th year as a Pilates client. Please join me in congratulating her. For nearly two decades, she’s been a steadfast Pilates student, both in privates and semi-privates. Additionally, for 15+ years, Carla attended our Advanced Matwork…
Read MorePerfectionism- a path to paralysis
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” – Anna Quinlen I spent most of my life focused on Beauty, Health and “Success”, I fell into the trap that “at some moment in the future, everything would be better,” even, “Perfect.” My…
Read MoreThe Little Things!
The Little Things By Guest Writer Paula Taylor About four months ago I started asking my sister questions about details I noticed at the Body Fundamentals Studio, little things she does, provides or creates that often go unnoticed or recognized. As a marketing and branding professional this annoyed me. Frankly I kept asking why she…
Read MorePilates Benefits for Cyclists
5 Ways Cyclists Can Benefit from Pilates Did you know that Pilates is great for both cycling performance, and also to help prevent cycling injuries? I have several Tucson Pilates studio clients who are avid cyclists and committed to how Pilates improves and sustains their cycling performance. If you’re a dedicated cyclist, your training is…
Read MoreHow a Consistent Pilates Practice Benefits Runners
You may know how Pilates benefits cyclists, particularly in preventing injuries and strengthening for a better cycling experience. But did you know that it applies to runners, too? In my Tucson Pilates studio, Body Fundamentals, I’ve seen many of the same benefits that cyclists experience also often apply to runners who incorporate Pilates into their…
Read MoreSeek straightness from the circle.
Seek Straightness from the Circle Life doesn’t happen in a straight line. It’s cyclical or more of a spiral if you will. These days I am more often thinking of life more as a spiral than as a straight line. Life does not come with a directional map or step by step instructions. I’m embracing…
Read MoreRecovering from an Injury #4
The Lesson in Taking the Time It Takes “Appearance is absolute, but reality is not that way. Everything is interdependent, not absolute.” Dalai Lama Taking Charge: Self-Guided Recovery To be pain-free is often confused with being ready to pick up right where you left off. The problem is that athletic skills require a commensurate level…
Read MoreRecovering from an Injury part #3
By Guest Writer Diana Bailey “Appearance is absolute, but reality is not that way. Everything is interdependent, not absolute.” Dalai Lama Taking Charge: Self Guided Recovery At a certain point, you may choose to guide your own program. If you look to activities that are familiar, enjoyable, and easy, the results are usually okay.…
Read MoreRecovering from an Injury- part 2
Recovering from an Injury-Part 2 By Diana Bailey To continue treating the body like a machine ensures installation or removal of a few parts over time. Approaching any injury with the attitude of “let’s get this over with” means it may be over or, at the very least end quite differently than was hoped. There…
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