I’m guessing you’ve never been at the gym doing bicep curls and had your trainer ask you,” How did that exercise feel in your body?”  As a Pilates instructor this is a question I often ask my clients as we work together.  You see,  learning the method of Pilates in your body isn’t just doing […]

This blog is the 2nd part of my yoga blog, which describes my first yoga experience at Rivercity Pilates.    If you haven’t read it, My Pilates practice taught me to love yoga“?   I don’t know if that’s true for me yet, but my first yoga class did convince me that maybe I should […]

When I meet someone new and our conversation leads into what I do for a living I often get comments like, “Awesome- you get paid to workout all day!”.  When someone asks me how many hours I teach each week and I answer 30 to 40 I usually get a jaw dropping expression.  Not because […]

Hi!   It’s Meet the Instructor Monday, and we’d like you to meet Courtney Fleming.   Courtney began teaching Yoga at RCP earlier this summer. When I participate in Courtney’s classes, I leave Courtney’s class with a better sense of my body.  Her gentle cuing allows me to explore each pose and fine tune what my […]

My first and until last week, my only experience at yoga was at one of those big box gyms. You know, the kind you join for $30 or $40 a month? I wanted to de-stress, I wanted to be more flexible, and I had read that yoga helps with that. I went once. It was […]

As healthcare and healing modalities continue to evolve, Yoga is quickly becoming an intricate part of health and wellness programs because of it’s ability to promote health and healing at all levels:  physical, emotional and spiritual.   Check out these Top 10 reasons to begin a Yoga Practice at Rivercity Pilates!    We have private […]

Being able to teach Pilates has opened so many doors and possibilities for me.  When I started the Pilates instructor program I was just a kid( 25…). I was looking for something to be passionate about, something I could get excited about, something that helped others but also helped me….. My choice to teach Pilates […]

Are you new to mind body exercises like Pilates?  Do you see the word FLOW in a class name and think about flowing down the river in a raft?  What does it mean to FLOW in a class? The Pilates method of exercises uses the concept of learning a sequence of exercises and then tying […]

In today’s Meet the Instructor Monday, we’d like to introduce you to Shara Power, who began teaching yoga classes at Rivercity Pilates this summer.   If you haven’t tried one of Shara’s classes, I guarantee she will make you feel terrific, as she leads you in moves that will work every muscle in your body! […]