When I was hired as a choreographer for a TV show in Los Angeles, I wanted to continue to refine my style and skills, so I chose a local fitness club with a large workout room. If the room were empty, I’d use the entire space or if classes were in session, I’d be . . . → Read More: Transition

My high school years began with an invitation by two coaches to join their sports teams, as I was known to run fast and hit hard. As a freshman to be asked by track and field as well as the varsity softball teams, was flattering, I declined, because I was competing in gymnastics and . . . → Read More: Message in a hamstring

While two thousand and thirteen is still taking its initial steps, my feet have become unglued. And it takes a level of intelligence to recognize when it’s time to move on and a whole lot of faith to make a change.

My change occurred when it became clear that I had outgrown my studio . . . → Read More: Courage

Working within the frame of your body when practicing Pilates and its focus on staying in the “box,” is a great metaphor for your life.

When you create boundaries for yourself, you’ve created an unseen frame and also an awareness that’s constantly being tested as both supportive and unsupportive people walk with you on . . . → Read More: Your Unseen Frame

I bet if Mr. Pilates knew that his method was affecting lives in ways other than body stretching, strengthening and correcting, he’d be thrilled. A personal experience once again showed me how the other two aspects of his work, the mental and spiritual, could be just as effective in one’s pursuit of total health.

. . . → Read More: Pilates As A Balm

Here in Hollywood, where fake boobs, nails and personalities reign, the importance of one’s inner beauty and possession of qualities that go with being “real” seem to be unrecognized and unappreciated.

But many people that I know, including myself, willingly work on our selves to develop qualities that help the amalgamation of body, mind and . . . → Read More: Your Inner Sparkle

I was working with a client recently, when it dawned on me that I had something literally within my reach that could get across to my client, what I could not.

We were working on Knee Stretch Series and despite my verbal and physical cues, she could not figure out how to stay back . . . → Read More: In the moment, your Past and Future

I’ve worked with many people over the years and the one thing that always becomes evident to me, is that with certain challenging exercises, the fear of losing one’s balance or even looking foolish, can reveal emotional and psychological blocks that hamper the learning process.

There is a connection between our thoughts and our . . . → Read More: Un-sticking the heart

Many people ask me how it’s possible to eat ice cream, a passion I’ve had my entire life, only once a year – on my birthday.

Well, this is the story:

I made a decision many moons ago that I wanted to feel and look healthy for as long as I could, so I . . . → Read More: Discipline

I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t have a little war going on inside.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if the general exercising public understood that by practicing the Pilates method, one’s inner conflicts would diminish? And, wouldn’t it also be something if people made the connection between their own personal turmoil and the conflicts they . . . → Read More: Peace through Pilates