Happy Spring!

April 25, 2023

Happy Spring! I’m so happy it’s becoming warm and sunny!! 

a group of people are standing on yoga mats in a room .

First thing first: We have two more Pilates with a Glass on the calendar. I haven’t gotten Summer dates yet and they may not been on the Weekend, so once I get that information , I’ll pass it along. April 29th at 11am will be our next one. This is also the kids the Apple Blossom Parade so be mindful in the direction you are coming. You can sign up today to get your spot here on the Vagaro App. In May the event will take place on May 27th at 11 am. Hope to see you at either of them. 


Second: I decided to give myself another job  I’ve been putting this off for about 20 years but things are all coming into alignment and the time is NOW! So, with that said, I will be launching my Video platform in the coming months. More details on that later, but this will change my schedule just a bit. I have to make a permeant time in my schedule to record the videos. Looking at my schedule Monday and Wednesday are my freest days and my freest times are usually in the afternoon. I will use whichever day isn’t filled to block out times. You can still book on those two days, I will work around those who schedule a session. Thank you for your support!


Lastly, since the start of the new year, I went back to a six weeks teaching layout, I did many moons ago. It helps us both in many ways. It helps me to better support your physical goals and it helps you to see and feel progress. The layout is this: The first objective is: What needs to be worked on: this is where I write down your goals and or requests. The 2nd objective is: Body’s needs: this is where I write down what I see YOUR body needs. From there I have each piece of equipment on the layout and I write out the exercises for each piece. My end goal is that 1) your goals and body’s needs are met. 2) You learn the Pilates exercises better 3) you learn the set up for each exercise, not necessarily spring settings but rather, the exercises and how they relate to each other and 4) that you are able to complete beginning, intermediate, advanced Pilates exercises. Remember, there is also a relationship from the equipment to the Mat work. I was able to see this play out this past month and it was pretty exciting! 


My amazing client comes to me in a lot of pain and with limitations but that doesn’t stop either of us. Yes, I have to work within her limits but that’s what is so awesome about the equipment, it does just that!! So, we’ve been at it and it finally came time to see where she was and where I needed to zone in for the beginning exercise routine. WOW it was all of them except 3 exercises!!!! So, that put me in check that I need to go over those three exercises within her 6 week program, I’ll re-give her the routine to her on the equipment that she needs to do them on, add those three in and then we can move into the next level!!! Here’s an important part of her story though- she dealt with her issues, there were times we were only doing minimal work because that’s all her body could take. She would then go to her doctor get what she needed from them, come back and we were back at it. I love seeing everyone’s results, how your body … and MIND is changing within the 6 weeks. 


Heidi

Orange maple leaf on a dark, blurred forest floor in autumn light

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Woman exercising on Pilates reformer as trainer assists in a pink studio

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Three people doing Pilates leg lifts on purple mats in a studio with a reformer and pink walls

If You Think Mat Class Is Easy, Read This First

By Heidi • September 14, 2026
Mat Classes Who are they for and what to expect. These questions will be answered differently by different studios and teachers. After years of teaching, what I have found is that those who invest in the fundamentals of Pilates will go further. Starting in a beginning mat class builds the foundation that actually helps you progress. Sure, there are movers who can do a plank, but are you doing it in the best alignment that will protect your shoulders? Can you isolate body parts? Are you aware of where your body is in space? That's what a Mat class is really about. This is a mind body experience. You're not just moving. You're thinking about how you're moving. Every exercise is whole body. If Joe Pilates himself were asked what any single exercise was for, his answer was always the whole body. That's exactly how I teach it; head to toe, and what you get out of it, is exactly what you put in. Think of it at like a martial art. There is focus awareness, strength, and stretch. If you walk in thinking it will be like a gym exercise class, you are going to be disappointed.
Open office gym area with workout equipment, wooden flooring, and a brick wall.

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By Heidi • September 4, 2026
Where’s Your Studio? Over the years of teaching, I have taught at other Pilates studios, in a back house, my garage studio, two store fronts, in my home and now Downtown in Wenatchee in a store front. A fellow teacher said, it’s the home studios where you’re going to find the golden teacher; I think all of my clients would agree with the statement. Growing up, I had baton lessons in a garage studio and in a living room and both times when it came to competitions..we/ I always placed. When I won my Dance Title, my teacher was in a rec center 45 minutes away from San Jose in Half Moon Bay, California. I’ll go to a back alley or to some far away land if I’m going to get a good lesson from a good teacher. Where I teach has nothing to do with my knowledge, that goes with me wherever I go. I loved having my studio in my home. I was spoiled with having everything I need right in the next room. 8pm workouts, roll outs or stretches were normal for me. It was my safe haven. I loved how bright it was. It gave me more so that I can give back to my clients. The tug of leaving my home was too much to ignore anymore. It was time to separate my personal life from my professional one, and having my own space outside of home, made that possible. When I started looking, I saw my new space with the sign in the window and honestly, my first thought was, “that’s too good to be true.” So, I drove pass it… for more times than I’d like to admit. My self-made due date was coming up and the pressure at home was becoming too much to bear, so I just started calling and just like that, I got the space. Oh gosh, it’s a dream. Every studio I taught in taught me something different, and I carried all of it here. The brick wall with the windows gives natural light, that my soul needs. The three independent spaces allow for gathering times for clients to meet, a space for Mat Classes or workshops and my apparatus room is my main working space. I love that I can see the mountains, the Pybus market and watch the busyness of the world pass me by.  Would you like to come, is it? Did you know that I offer Free 30-minute Pilates Demos? You can book right through Vagaro. You can also book yourself a mat class or come in for Personal Training. I would love to show you the space. Come check it out.
Heidi in a standing side bend, one hand reaching to the floor and the other arm extended overhead

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