Featured Stories
-
At Home Pilates for Hip Replacement
Over the years we've seen how Pilates helps recover strength and mobility after hip replacement surgery. Our experienced teaching team has been able to transfer the healing properties of the studio equipment to our clients' at-home workouts during the pandemic.
-
Alexander Technique and Injury Recovery
At reFORM we offer a number of modalities that compliment a Pilates or Gyrotonic practice including Alexander Technique. Alexander Technique helps people move through the world with more ease and presence and less pain and struggle. It uses touch, words, and
-
Member Spotlight – Meg Grimes
With her demanding job and travel schedule, plus a toddler at home, we’re very impressed by Meg’s devotion to her Pilates and GYROTONIC® practice. She inspires us with her faith that focus and open mindedness can lead to change. From
More Words of Wisdom
-
Sitting-Rising Test: Challenge Yourself with a Game
The sitting-rising test has been widely accepted as a way to predict mortality risk in the elderly. The test developed in the 1990s asks subjects to rise from the floor using as little support as possible. Points are deducted every
-
Pilates Neck Strengthening
Pilates is known for its abdominal focus. Many of the fundamental exercises involve curling the head off the floor and continuing to curl up through the shoulders. Often people struggle in these movements with their neck, and sometimes the supposed
-
Masks and Other Precautions for Pilates and Gyrotonic® Lessons
Pilates and Gyrotonic® instructors at reFORM Pilates and Movement are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. By state mandate, all staff and clients are currently required to wear a mask while in the studio, regardless of COVID vaccination status. One of the benefits
-
Dismantling Racism- Defensiveness
The reFORM staff continues to work as a team to increase our ability to identify and fight racism in ourselves, our communities, and society. We're using Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, to explore customs
-
Dismantling Racism- Sense of Urgency
The reFORM staff continues to work as a team to increase our ability to identify and fight racism in ourselves, our communities, and society. We're using Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups, by Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, to explore customs in
-
Pilates Props for Online Classes
Pilates equipment builds strength and coordination while supporting good form. During this pandemic, many of our clients have had to find their center in new ways, without the aid of the equipment. For some that has led to a breaking
-
Dismantling Racism- “Perfectionism”
The reFORM staff has been examining how racism, Whiteness, and supremacy live in ourselves, our bodies, and our work. Part of that effort has been to slowly examine how we embody, experience, and uphold characteristics of White supremacy culture. We are
-
In Person Pilates and Gyrotonic in Portland- Pandemic Protocol
Pilates in a mask? Yes. Although we've lost business in the last year due to state shutdowns, we are grateful that the conscientiousness in our community has protected our staff and clients. Thank you Portland, Oregon! As of February 2021, reFORM offers
-
Online Pilates Best Practices
We're coming up on a year of teaching Pilates and Gyrotonic on Zoom, and we're grateful for this technology and your support of our studio as we go through this rough patch together. "Life saving" is the feedback we're hearing
-
At Home Pilates for Hip Replacement
Over the years we've seen how Pilates helps recover strength and mobility after hip replacement surgery. Our experienced teaching team has been able to transfer the healing properties of the studio equipment to our clients' at-home workouts during the pandemic.