Pilates to me is more than a series of movements. It’s connection. It’s finding the deep muscles that work to support you that you didn’t know existed. It’s feeling the breath flow through your body in magical ways. It’s knowing where your body is in space. It’s balance. AND it IS a series of movements, movements that at first glance you think you’re not capable of, but then you find out that you are! With a Pilates practice you can achieve the lifestyle you dream about. Whatever that means for you. 

For me, that’s feeling stronger as I age, to maintain my posture and keep doing the things I love: travel; long walks on sandy beaches; casual bike rides; stand-up paddle boarding; swimming in the ocean; skiing and dancing in any form!

I was plagued with lower back and neck pain most of my 20’s and early 30’s. The pain would come and go as I sought different chiropractors, massage specialists, and physical therapists. Then, while living in Munich, Germany, my first child was born. My pregnancy was healthy, however, afterward, I found myself in more pain than I had ever experienced. Just holding my little guy was excruciating. I instinctively knew that if I wanted to experience good health and to be a good mother, I needed to find something to support my body and my health. It was very clear to me at the time that if I didn’t find a way to strengthen my back muscles and my body core, that no treatment could ever really work effectively. Did you ever just KNOW something instantly? That’s how it was for me in this moment.

That’s when Pilates saved my life and came in the form of Rudy Martinez, a wonderful Pilates teacher in Munich, Germany. She pushed me to learn more. She saw a teacher living inside me and encouraged me to keep learning. The rest, my friends, is history! Thousands of training hours later with a wonderful variety of teachers and close to 15,000 teaching hours - here we are! 

I’ve been teaching since 2003. I’ve birthed two beautiful children raising them with my incredible husband. Teaching has become my deepest passion after being a mother. After 20 years of practicing movement and awareness, and experiencing deep connections I am still learning, still a student. But I am also a teacher -- passionate about aging with such grace that we can be everything we want to be.