Countdown is on for Spring

February 29, 2024

Hello Pilates enthusiast!

The countdown is on for Spring to start… and I think it’s safe to say that most of us are ready for it. 

A group of women in pink shirts are putting their hands together.

 Pelvic Floor Workshop


I’m so excited to be hosting a Pelvic Floor Workshop presented by Kim Armington. She comes with a wealth of knowledge and I know it’s going to help many women who struggle with these issues. Here is her Bio to give an introduction:


Kim Is a comprehensively trained Pilates instructor. She practiced Physical Therapy for 15 years specializing in men’s and women’s health. She has been a fitness instructor for over 30 years.
She recently moved to Wenatchee to help take care of her grandbaby Owen. She has been through all aspect of a women’s life from menstruation, childbirth, intimacy and mental pause (menopause). She has found that most women do not get the information and support they need throughout their life, so she is passionate about bringing good information to women through her women’s health workshops.


The workshop will be held April 13 at 10am. Some of the things she will go over are: Anatomy of core and pelvic floor, Incontinence/frequent urination, Prolapse/Heaviness, Pain/problems with intercourse, Prenatal Health, Mommy Tummy (Post Natal Health, post Natal can be 30 years after delivery, Diastasis Recti, Constipation, Back pain.


It will be a limited amount of People so you will want to sign up as soon as it opens, and price will be by donation, more about that to follow. Please keep a look out for more info in the coming weeks.

A stack of yoga mats a pilates ball and a ring

Mat Classes


Mat Classes are up and running at the new days and Times: Wednesday 11am is Beginning, Thursday 9am Intermediate and Thursday 12 pm Advanced. We are just finishing up with The Magic Ring and in March going back to no props with the Mat exercises, it’s also “MARCH MATNESS”!!! If you’ve been with me for any length of times, you know this is the month where we do all of the exercises of the Mat series. Each level will be taught the exercises in their appropriate form/ modification. It’s a fun month that will go by fast. 

A pink cup with a green straw is sitting on a rock.

Pilates with a Glass


Our Next Pilates with a Glass is March 16 at 11am. Sign up here is get your spot. This is a great event to bring someone who is curious about Pilates, it’s also a great weekend workout for those of us who love Pilates. Sign up Here! 

A woman is sitting on a yoga mat using a laptop computer.

OPL


The OPL (online Pilates Library) has launched Thera-Band workouts. Level 1 gives a nice workout that gives you a resistance with the exercises, gives you a feel of pulling the springs. Level 2 is all about building the body for a balance challenge at the end. Level 3 is using the band to go deeper into the muscles and spine. Only have 10 minutes? Blast the legs and abs with band and in specialties you will be using the band for shoulder health. Level 1 and 2 workouts were the most revisited workouts with my beta group so I know you will love them too. Subscribe here  to get those extra workouts in on your off days or on vacations. 

A woman is laying on the floor with her legs crossed.
A woman is laying on her stomach on a wooden floor.
A woman is laying on the floor with her legs crossed.
A woman is laying on a pilates machine with a resistance band.
A woman is laying on a pilates machine with a resistance band around her arm.
A woman is sitting on a pilates machine in front of a window
A woman is sitting on a pilates machine in front of a window
A woman is stretching her arms on a pilates machine.
A woman is stretching her arms on a pilates machine.

Teacher Tip


Teacher tip: We are talking about wrists here. Notice in the pictures with the bent wrist, the shoulders tend to be elevated, there is a lack of lengthened muscle tone and there is a lack of connection between the body and the equipment. In the pictures where the wrists are straight, the shoulders are down, the muscle tone is strong and lengthened and there is a connection between the body and the equipment. Watch your wrists from the 100 on the Mat, to the arm pull downs or circles on the reformer or when doing side bend, spine stretch or swan on the Cadillac. You want to engage your muscles from the grip of your hand, to a straight wrist to the length of your neck and down to your back. 

Studio Closed

Studio closed: March 21st and March 25. I’m am over the moon excited to be going to a Workshop in Texas to study with Madeline Black. I received my first Pilates Certification training from her and have done many other trainings with here. Here is her Bio if you want to know more about her. 

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

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By Heidi • September 14, 2026
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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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