MY MISSION

I serve clients with disabilities and expecting mothers. I’m passionate about helping others to feel well and happy in their bodies, and to live pain-free.


STICKING TO IT

Pilates corrects your posture, addresses muscle imbalances, and mobilizes your joints.

STRATEGIC PLAN

1:1 Pilates classes are the best way to get started, which I offer in-studio and online.

MAGNIFICENT RESULTS

Manage pain, recover after an accident or rehab an injury. I provide treatment of lifelong disability.


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HOW I STARTED PILATES

My doctor recommended Pilates in 2007 as a way to manage my cerebral palsy. I didn’t do it at first because I, like a lot of other people, thought Pilates was for people who were already strong and flexible. I was neither of those things.

In the summer of 2008, my massage therapist told me that massages were a waste of money if I wasn’t exercising. I don’t like the gym and didn’t want to go. There happened to be a Pilates studio right up the road from the massage therapy clinic, so I went there and never looked back.

I used Pilates to manage my cerebral palsy. It helped my posture, balance, strength, and mobility. My pelvis untwisted, my feet stopped clunking, the huge curve in my spine diminished, and I carried myself differently. People who had known me for years often didn’t recognize me because my body changed so much in a very short period of time.

Becoming an instructor

I did Pilates for almost eleven years before I became an instructor. After seven years of working in journalism and digital marketing, I lost a job I’d barely started. I knew I wanted to change industries, but wasn’t sure what to do. The next day, I went to my Pilates class. The studio owner asked me how the job was going. I told her it hadn’t worked out and she said, ‘Do you want to be a Pilates teacher?’ I said, ‘Yes!’


I trained under Monique Lavoie in Winnipeg at Pilates Winnipeg, and worked with her for two and a half years before making the move to the west coast to work with Liam at Pilates Etc in Victoria.

Serving people with disabilities

Because I have a disability, I help other people with disabilities. I specialize in treating disability because there are so many people with disabilities who, like me, can be too intimidated to try Pilates. Working with a disabled instructor helps them to see that Pilates is within their capability.


THINK YOU CAN’T DO PILATES?

I create personalized classes and plans for each client, and work with them in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Clients who have convinced themselves that they can’t do Pilates quickly realize that they can.

PERSON IS IN FOCUS

Pilates can be adapted for any ability, fitness level, size, or medical condition.

I have helped clients who experience arthritis, vertigo, migraines, knee injuries, brain trauma, ADHD, Erb’s palsy, Graves’ disease, dyslexia, clinical depression, and diabetes.

I offer 1:1 and semi-private classes in person and on Zoom.