...it all began...

after a devastating and very long illness left me as weak as a newborn kitten...

i remember that day, standing in the kitchen... watching mari windsor's infomercial for her Pilates videos. {yes, videos. that was a while ago!}

...wondering if i could really ever be strong again, we ordered them. my husband, daughter and i would get up early and work our way through...

i wanted more. i became a client at a local studio, where i was taught by some of the most incredible Pilates instructors ever.

i was never athletic, and if i'm honest, i know i probably never will be. {hello, i'm 47.} but Pilates changed my life. and i'm addicted, and i can't stop.

long story short, when i'm faithful to the discipline, i'm stronger than i ever was at any time i can remember in my life.

for me it's not about striving for that bikini beach body... it's about being strong and happy. it's about quality of life.

i'm a Certified Pilates Instructor, working my way through more certifications... continuing education. constantly reading about the body and Pilates, and recently have become a fan of Yoga for Christians as a form of healthy worship... Yoga, Holy Yoga, Gracious Yoga, etc. {!!!}

our bodies are amazing and were created for good things. i'm intent on discovering and utilizing these wonderful things. i love teaching and helping other see what Pilates can do for them!

i have 3 or 4 (?) years experience as a Pilates Client, faithfully attending 2 times per week. one mat, one apparatus class... a perfect blending. and then (!) i was presented with the opportunity to begin training to become a certified instructor. so, i began an intense immersion. as of this writing {2-11}, i have about a year of Studio teaching experience, 3 to 4 classes per week.

i am certified in Mat by PhysicalMind Institute; Reformer 1, 2, and 3, Tower, Pilates Barrels  and Small Apparatus by Balanced Body University and look forward to more...

i've been studying and reading about Pilates for Osteoperosis, Pre- and Postnatal... Postural Issues, Stretching and whatever else i can get my hands on.

-and practicing at least every other day. i adore my Reformer, but i love it all. mat work, ball, low chair, aerobic, resistance weights... walking... 

i've tried to let this go, but i just can't. every time i work out, i just about bust with the desire to teach and share this amazing method of body conditioning... knowing what it can do for people. a passion..

so, i'm putting myself out here- starting to teach again. it's scary - and exciting. we shall see... what we shall see...

and so -here we go...

strong, grateful, happy and excited to share...

jynene