we speak pilates
a blog about my journey trying to work through the classical Pilates system.

-
What the F%*K is A Strong Core?
‘Strengthen your core’ is lazy rhetoric that has survived beyond the theory it was built on.
-
The Dragon King’s Daughter
Becoming happens at the speed of sincerity, and then takes decades to embody.
-
An Instructor’s Shame
You would not need discipline if it came easily and left you satisfied.
-
Can Claude Make Me a Better Teacher?
You are the variable. The tool is as skilled as its user.
-
The Action is Distraction
If you stop reaching through the springs, you crash.
-
Trusting the System
You can’t outsource control. Controlling yourself takes discipline, and a mentor.