Why I Still Teach Pilates After 25 Years

There’s a quiet kind of power in a practice you’ve lived with for decades.

Pilates has been part of my life for over 25 years; first as a dancer needing intelligent strength, then as a teacher and later as a woman navigating chronic illness and breast cancer.

I still teach because I believe in it. Because I’ve lived what this work can do.

Pilates, at its best, is not about perfect shapes or six-pack abs. It’s about knowing your own body, deeply and honestly. It's the way you find ease when you're stiff, control when you're wobbly, and breath when you're holding too much.

I’ve trained extensively over the years in rehabilitation, biomechanics, fascia, autoimmune conditions, menopause, foot structure, and now; cancer recovery. But what shapes how I teach most is lived experience. That’s where the nuance comes in. That’s where trust is built.

My clients are mostly women over 40. Many are managing a lot; careers, partners, parents, perimenopause. They don’t need fluff. They need time and space to move in a way that’s intelligent, supportive, and genuinely useful.

In my classes and retreats, we go deep into the work: how you move, why it matters, and how you can start to feel like yourself again. You don’t need to be ‘good’ at Pilates to begin. You just need to be curious and ready to take yourself seriously.

If that sounds like you, you’re very welcome here.