Happy Halloween & Holiday Reflections

October 28, 2025

Happy Halloween!! I was listening to my favorite podcast and he said something that really sums up the season we are now in, The Holiday Season, "they're for kids" or as the old saying goes: "tricks are for kids". Without the imagination and the innocence of their excitement what would a holiday be? I guess I'm having these "deep thoughts" because my youngest is now.. not over it.. oh no, even my 22-year-old still dresses up, but it just gave me a segway into whatever else I'm going to write about.

This month I went on an amazing retreat/workshop for Pilates down in Santa Barbara, it was all just time well spent. One of the many things that I walked away with was, "wait for Pilates to happen in the body." I remember dreading adagio in ballet class, I had one ballet teacher who made hers like molasses in January (which now that I live in this climate, I fully understand). But it's in those slower movements that the movement actually intertwines with our mind, body, muscles and understanding. I am not saying we need to slow down our movements always but when I'm seeing Pilates missing in your body, I might have to tell you slow down. You don't want to miss out on your Pilates during your Pilates practice. In Sandy Shimoda book, "Contrology Handbook A Guide to Joe Pilates' Method," she sums this up by saying, These "exercises make [you] use muscles [you] didn't even know [you] had and awaken new sensations in your body." "Once you peel away one layer, there is always another beneath it." "You can't teach Pilates; you can only guide students to discover it in themselves."- Jay Grims Here's to your practice where I have the pleasure of guiding you.

Studio Schedule Updates

The Studio will be closed

  • November 26&27
  • December 23-Jan 2nd

If you scheduled yourself on these dates, I will be taking you off the schedule. If I charge your account, I will extend your expiration date for Christmas and New Year, if you pay for your package on your own, let me know so I can pull out your expiration date.

Mat Class

We are wrapping up the month of working on Pilates with just our bodies, no props! It's during these months that you are able to feel the missing places you need for your own strength. In the month of November, we will be using the Thera-Band which is similar to the springs. Think feet in straps or any time we are pulling the ropes with our arms. There will be no Mat Class week of Thanksgiving, please schedule your Privates on the 24th and 25th. Sign up for class here!

Tuesday 12pm Level 3
Wednesday 11am Level 1
Thursday 9am Level 2

Beginning Workshop coming in the New Year! Joining a Pilates workshop takes the "what are they doing??" Out of randomly joining a Mat Class. It's also really good to join on to get back into Pilates. This slow-paced class will go over the Pilates fundamentals, to learn body placement, muscle engagement, breath and exercise names. More details to come.

Extra Pilates Practice on the OPVL

Have you noticed that the more Pilates you do, the better you feel in your body? Quite honestly, even if I take 10 minutes to do some Pilates, I always feel better and on the OPVL you can have just that. Classes are categorized into levels which make it easy for you to find a video, scroll through and find the length of time you can dedicate and press play! The Quick 10- minute videos are for all levels. I started this online platform because past and current clients wanted more Pilates from me. That makes me gush and blush! So, when you are doing the video, I literally am doing the video with you..fun fact, I didn't want to have to edit any videos, so if I messed up, I redid it to make it flow nicely. Click here to join, just $20 a month and you can cancel anytime.

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

Fall Is a Fresh Start: October at Heidi's Spot

By Heidi • September 30, 2026
Free intro classes at our Oct 9 and 10 Open House, weekly Sound Bath with Heather, October mat classes, and new videos in the online Pilates library.
Woman exercising on Pilates reformer as trainer assists in a pink studio

What your Pilates Session Is Actually Teaching You

By Heidi • September 21, 2026
Personal Pilates Training is harder than you think. That’s actually the point. Most people don’t know what actually happens in a personal Pilates private session. It’s not just the exercises. It’s a process. It’s starts before you even get on the apparatus. When you first come in, you fill out a questionnaire that gives me good information about you. We talk about what your goals are. What are your needs and want? From there I do a body analysis that lets me see your posture, how does your body move doing small movements, it also tells me where your imbalances are. This is all important information so that I know how to build your body strong. The more I know and learn about your body, the more you will get out of your Pilates journey. We will have a real conversation about where your body is right now. Then we build your foundation. Firstly, you learn the Fundamentals. When we start that process, it's teaching me how you learn. What needs attention first? Are there any past injuries that are showing up when you move? Everyone’s Private Pilates session looks different from one another. You have your own unique body and unique way that you learn and move. It should look different because you are coming to me for your reason and not theirs. There is no comparing. The other nice thing about doing Privates is that you are on your own road to go through the exercises. Some times what took one client 3 weeks to learn another could take 6-8 weeks to learn. There is no rush. That’s how transformation actually happens. Just you, learning to move from within. The more I know about the you, the better I know how to train you. Before you know it, you are feeling better in your body, have a better understanding of the Pilates Method and are learning the Pilates exercises.

You're Invited to the Heidi spot Pilates Open House

By Heidi • September 17, 2026
Open House
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.

Every Corner Is Where the Work Happens

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

When Life Throws a Wrench in Your Rhythm

By Heidi • August 27, 2026
Back in rhythm with new posts on shoulder, neck and hip pain, plus September Thera-Band mat classes, the 3-week Saturday Series and the online Pilates video library.