NEW CLASS – FUNCTIONAL FITNESS

Dear friends,

The following are my class opportunities for the month of September!

On a trial basis I moving Pilates mat class to noon on Fridays and Yoga to 9am on Thursdays.

Pilates mat class – Fridays at noon

September 5,12,19,26

Yoga – Thursdays at 9am

September 11, 25

I am also excited to offer a new class format on Wednesdays at 12pm.  

I am naming my new class – FUNctional fitness. You can expect to align your body and mind, strengthen your muscles and fortify your bones, and also mobilize and release shoulders, hips, and necks:).  Optional use of some weights and resistance bands.  See more in description below…

FUNctional fitness –  Wednesdays at noon

September 10,17,24

What to expect with FUNCTIONAL FITNESS

deep breaths standing with postural awareness. (5 min) Understand how to ‘stack our bodies” to find optimal alignment and connect to the relationship between our lungs/diaphragm and our pelvic floor.

-warm up (15/20 min)

-3 FUNctional exercises executed in sets of 10 done 3 times

these exercises will include movement that highlight 

-hip hinge

-squats

-lunges

-twists

-move through sun salutations to integrate (you will learn surya A & surya B)(10/15 min)

-core/mobility work (10/15 min)

-3/4 various core exercises done in sets intermixed with 3/4 mobility exercises done in sets to to release after we strengthen.

example – 

Core – forearm planks

mobility -cat/cows

or

Core – side planks

mobility – mermaid or gate(side body stretch)

or

Supine abdominal bracing with legs at table top

mobility – supple flowing bridges

-closing (5-10 min)

3/4 deep stretches to release hips/shoulders/neck

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

Please email me back to sign up.

Happy September

Rate Increase for Pilates private and Duet sessions

Dear friends,

I am writing to inform you that I will be increasing my Pilates private and duet rates, effective October 2025.

My new rates are still better than all the Pilates studios I know on the West Coast.  Besides I hope you are learning from the best.  I truly believe that.

If you are just getting to know me – I have been teaching Pilates for over 20 years and have learned from the best of the best including Jay Grimes, a Pilates elder who learned from Joe Pilates himself.  I am also unique as I have an extensive background in Yoga, both SmartFLOW and Anusara and I am also a certified personal trainer.  And most important, I do practice what I preach:) and continue to also be the student which I feel is very important if you want to continue to teach.

I honor my teaching responsibility which is to honor the students’ body in front of me!  I hope you feel  cared for, and that you are getting the results that you desire. 

Of course I do not want this to ‘stretch your wallet’ so much that you can no longer practice with me so please reach out to me personally to discuss if needed. 

The biggest increase in my fees will be the duet rates.  Right now I am charging $45/55min and I am increasing this to $60/55min.  My private rate will be increasing to $90/55minute.  Zoom classes will be the same $80/55min.

I will not be increasing my group Pilates mat class nor my group Yoga class rate at this time.  I also would like you to consider these classes if you have not already.  They are a wonderful way to practice what we do in the private classes and also encourage more body awareness to enhance your optimal body alignment.

Here are some other things I  considered when making my decision:

1 – I have recently invested in new equipment including a new reformer, new contrology/gratz foldable mats as well as flooring.

2 – i have and continue to invest in my continued education.  Right now I currently studying with Annie carpenter with SmartFLOW yoga and I also continue bi-weekly lessons with a collegue of mine, Nicole Martin who is in San Diego at Ritual Pilates.

3 – Seattle is an expensive place to live. I have a daughter in college and 2 more still  at home.