Our bodies speak. Are you listening?

If you listen when your body whispers, you will not have to hear it scream. Author Unknown Many years ago, before I found yoga and Pilates, I ran my first marathon. It was grueling. Fortunately the summer I trained was fairly temperate for the D.C. area, unlike this...

What is Pilates? Who was Pilates?

Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit.Joseph H. Pilates 1945 People commonly say “Pilates was a person?!” He was indeed! Anyone that has been to my studio has...

Yoga, So Many Choices.

Yoga can be traced back to The Yoga Sutra of Pantanjali, written down in approximately 200 AD. The Yoga Sutras teach yoga as an 8 limbed system. • Yamas – Self Restraints • Niyamas – Observances • Asana – Physical practice • Pranayama – Control of Breath/Life...