Our Pilates Mat Teacher Training Program starts soon
If you’ve considered teaching Pilates or maybe just want to take the program to learn and progress in your own body there is still time to register!! Contact Carey to learn more about the program details at 319.665.2499 or rcpilates1@gmail.com!
Hearing how people found Pilates is one of my favorite things! Everybody’s journey is different and everybody has their own reasons for why Pilates has become important in their life. Brenda is just finishing up our Pilates Mat Teacher Training Program and I just loved her story of how she accidentally found it when her girlfriends convinced her to take a class!
How did you find Pilates?
Pilates came into my life over 18 years ago. It started as my girlfriend group said we needed to get out and do something. The group didn’t exercise past walking. We found a Pilates class at the YMCA. Really we went to the class as a joke. We laughed the entire way through class. You want us to use our core? You want us to be a Seal? The veteran Pilates classmates didn’t enjoy us very much. We never went back but strangely after my twins were born I remembered that class and how good it felt on my muscles and my stress. I bought the Windsor Pilates DVD series and started doing Pilates at home. Every time I practiced my muscles felt like they were uncoiling. My job is fairly stressful. At this point I still laughed at myself doing the Seal.
Fast forward to 2009 with stress at an all time high and I was struggling in my career. My company got me a business coach. The first meeting with the business coach he asked me what 3 things I do for stress relief. I laughed….. just get to the point and tell me what I needed to be a better leader at work. After much prodding I told him – Pilates. I had stopped doing Pilates for a couple years as I was too busy. I committed to doing Pilates 2 times per week. Once again my muscles started to uncoil, my stress level went down and I was handling things better at work. My career since then continues to grow. At work I am a much better employee when I am doing Pilates consistently and I feel so much better. When I go to Pilates class I don’t think like I am going to an exercise class. When I go to class it isn’t about how fast I can go to beat my neighbor. My thought process is I am going to reduce stress, treat my muscles well and stay limber as I age. In the past I suffered from terrible headaches on an almost daily basis and when I do Pilates (and no scrunching shoulders) the headaches are gone.
Last year I jumped into Pilates teacher training. Pilates has given me so much for stress management and I want to share what it has meant to me. I have twin 17 year olds and they will graduate this spring so Pilates teaching is in my future to fill the “free” time.
You’ll spend all 50 minutes of this class using specialized therapy balls to do self massage throughout your entire body. These self massage techniques are designed to release tight muscles and fascial adhesions, releasing tensions and leaving you feeling more mobile throughout your entire body. This practice is great for anyone…from those who want to combat tightness due to chronic sitting to athletes wanting balance out their training time and prevent injuries. Balls are provided by the studio. No experience necessary!
Stay after class for apple cider, snacks and shopping! This is a free class but space is limited and it will fill up- so sign up early here:
You can also email us at rcpilates1@gmail.com or call us at 319.665.2499 to sign up!
If you have ever had foot pain you know how debilitating it can be and how it can affect your whole body. In this workshop we’ll talk about some basics of why the feet are so important in relationship to the rest of the body’s movements and in our daily life. You’ll walk away with some easy exercises that can be incorporated into your life to keep your feet healthy, flexible and strong.
You don’t need to have foot pain to benefit from this workshop but if you have dealt with or are dealing with Plantar Fasciitis, bunions, hammer toes, heel pain or any foot discomfort you will especially love this workshop!!
Here’s what one of our previous participants had to say about the workshop: I was impressed by the workshop! I have to admit, I was a little skeptical when my friend asked me…after seeing a podiatrist and physical therapist for the past year, I figured the workshop might be more of the same stretches & that I had previously been told. I am excited to try all the different things you taught to do with the balls.
Register for workshop on October 6th.
Purchase Online in our Workshops section of our online scheduling software! Gift Certificates available online or at the studio as well! Contact us at rcpilates1@gmail.com or 319.665.2499 if you need any help purchasing or scheduling
When did you start Pilates and what inspired you to start?
I started taking Pilates classes about 3 years ago. I was having a lot of back pain and was encouraged by Shelley Mockler to give Rivercity Pilates a try. She promised me I didn’t have to be an athlete to feel comfortable going there (and she was right!)
What would you say to someone who is thinking about doing Pilates?
Give it a try for a few months and don’t be intimidated. It’s fun and feels good! I would also encourage everyone to take some private or semi-private classes if possible to learn some of the core principles that will let you get more out of the group classes.
My favorite client story this week: I was trying to be supermom this week and save a little time (not sure why I didn’t just make 2 trips!) I tried to carry all the grocery bags into the house all at once and by the time I made it in I was feeling tightness and pain in my hip and down my outer leg. I got my roller out and spent 5 minutes rolling everything out and could just feel my sore hip ease back into place…. It didn’t bother me at all after that!
THIS IS SELF CARE!!! And THIS is why I teach Pilates. Don’t get me wrong… I love to move, I love to take people through a work out and I love to help people learn how to do Pilates. But my passion for doing all of that is to help people on their journey of figuring out how to better take care of themselves. And self care sometimes means making yourself go to Pilates class, do a workout, go for a walk, etc…. but many times it’s as simple as listening to your body and getting out your foam roller when something is tight!!
Teaching Pilates is always more than just teaching Pilates! Here’s a quick list of some of the amazing things you can do as a pilates teacher:
Want to learn more about how you can help others grow in their self care journey and in their life journey through movement? Contact me today to set up a time to chat more about our Pilates teacher training programs and mentorship programs!!
