I'm excited to welcome a new teacher to the Spiral Spine Pilates family: Aprill Tate. While taking Pilates to recover from an injury she sustainedworking as a physical therapist, Aprill saw the benefits and fell in love. Soon thereafter, she started her Balanced Body Pilates instructor ... [ Read On ]
Assembling your dream team
This blog is part of the Analyzing Scoliosis series, which is designed to teach movement practitioners how to work confidently with clients who have scoliosis. In previous posts I discussed the typical scoliotic body, common types of scoli (AIS and functional scoliosis), when to work with a ... [ Read On ]
Welcome, Allie Myszka!
I'd like to introduce you to Spiral Spine Pilates' newest teacher, Allie Myszka. Allie initially met me on a journalism assignment and quickly realized she was called to be more than a Pilates student. Through her practice and training, Pilates has given her a path to healing and helped her learn to ... [ Read On ]
The role of the teacher
This blog is part of the Analyzing Scoliosis series, which is designed to teach movement practitioners how to work confidently with clients who have scoliosis. Previous posts have discussed the typical scoliotic body, common types of scoli (AIS and functional scoliosis), how to decide when to work ... [ Read On ]
Exciting changes to Teacher Training coming in 2019
Starting in 2019, Balanced Body will be adding two new courses to the Teacher Training program: Movement Principles and Mat 3. These courses will help round out the training program, ensuring all trainees receive substantive instruction on the founding principles of Pilates as well as how to ... [ Read On ]
There are many non-surgical ways to treat scoliosis
Yesterday, on the TV show "The Doctors," they included a segment on scoliosis. At first I was thrilled that a major show was finally covering scoli, but when I realized how they were covering it, the rage began to set in. By the end of the piece, I literally felt nauseous and thought I might have ... [ Read On ]