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
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
Pilates Foam Roller Exercises
Pilates Instructors' Favorite Foam Roller Exercises Did you miss Foam Roller Week on our social media? We have recapped the exercises here for you to try at home or in our online Pilates classes—enjoy! Day 1: Matt loves this foam roller version
Alexander Technique – Practicing Joy
I read this Mary Oliver poem eight weeks into COVID isolation and it struck me. I'm noticing that I suddenly and unexpectedly feel depression, and frustration, and every once in a while suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy. I love the
Best Pilates Exercises
I bet it comes as no surprise that we love Pilates. We do it practically every day. We make dad jokes about it during class. We preach its benefits to our kids and families and friends. I asked our teachers
Online Pilates Teachers Part 2
From reFORM instructor Ash: It goes without saying that since quarantine started our day-to-day lives have significantly changed. I was already accustomed to the idea of being home a lot with my toddler and working a second job from the comfort
Online Pilates Teachers Part 1
Our Pilates an Gyrotonic instructors are sharing about their experiences teaching online! From reFORM co-owner Kelli: My first week of teaching Pilates and Gyrotonic from home went bettor than expected. It felt so familiar to be with the people I normally see
Pilates Certification at reFORM
Pilates certification programs vary greatly in their scope and style. reFORM staff members trained through several different schools, and we think this adds to our breadth of knowledge and teaching skills. We do draw heavily from the "classical" Pilates repertoire
The reFORM Staff
The body needs variety. Â While repetition fosters mastery and ease, disturbing the routine creates new synapses and breaks old patterns. How often we've heard clients say "I've never done that!" or "I've never thought of it that way," when in fact