Shawna has been practicing with me since 2018. I met Shawna at Atlas Pilates in 2017. At that time, Shawna was doing her apprenticeship under Lori Coleman-brown and observed many of my sessions.
(I was practicing Pilates at Atlas 2x a week to keep my body well conditioned as I was undergoing The WORK, a master pilates training through Vintage Pilates out of LA with first generational teacher Jay Grimes.)
As a teacher herself, I am honored that Shawna has chosen me to share and enhance her practice with. Its always exciting to have someone who already understands the method in their body to trust you to help guide them and find better connections.
I appreciate her devotion to her practice. She works hard, practices with an open-mind, and is curious to dig deeper and understand more.
Shawna is no stranger to movement. She knows the demands of being a gymnast and has experienced first hand the consequences of dogmatic movement! She also was an engineer for many years before she decided to pursue a career as a Pilates instructor, so she understands ‘lines of energy’ and how essential it is to feel these inner lines within our own bodies in order to integrate and enhance energetic flow within the human body.
Soon, Shawna will be moving to Oregon with her husband Chris to start a new chapter in their lives and also have more time to care for her aging parents. I will miss you Shawna (although I know its not goodbye) and wish you all the best in this transition.
“Pilates helps my body feel more balanced, healthy, and efficient. The exercises require me to move in the moment and to intentionally choose the path to move forward. This sometimes helps me to find ways to let go of tightness to discover strength from other places. Practicing offers me an opportunity to play with moving and it even occasionally gives me a reason to be upside down!”
“The studio at Le Bureau provides a beautiful, serene environment to focus on challenging exercises, to experiment with movement techniques, and to push myself mentally and physically with Brooke as a knowledgeable guide. Brooke’s expertise in Pilates exercises and body mechanics shines through as she is teaching. She’s patient and kind while offering insightful and discerning cues that make every session enjoyable and effective.”
-Shawna
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