This week we are chatting with Carey
MacNaughton, a TPC, Boulder Advanced Program Graduate teaching out of Portland,
Oregon. Carey graduated from TPC in 2012 and now owns and teaches at her
beautiful little boutique studio, Hanu Pilates, in NW Portland.
Hi Carey, how are you? Where are you right now and
what are your plans for the day?
This
week we had the pleasure of chatting with the very witty, very vivacious Laura
Turner. Laura completely The Pilates Center, Boulder’s Advanced Teacher
Training Program in Dubai before returning to her homeland, Scotland and
opening “Turn Pilates” – the very first classical Pilates studio in Glasgow!
Laura discovered Pilates after a back injury, experienced a few strange
classes, then stumbled upon Club Stretch – a TPC Licenced Studio – where she
fell in love with TPC and the classical Pilates method.
This
week we chatted with the wonderful Natalie Shook, who recently graduated from
The Pilates Center, Boulder’s Advanced Teacher Training Program and Host
Advisor Program. Natalie discovered Pilates when her physician suggested it as
a remedy for autoimmune issues and has been hooked ever since! She teaches
sometimes at TPC – covering for Amy when she’s travelling… Talk about BIG shoes
to fill –
This week we chat with Meredith Coffin, owner of Springboard Pilates – a TPC Host Advisor Studio in Portland, Maine. Meredith first discovered Pilates in the early 2000s and completed The Pilates Center Boulder’s Advanced Teacher Training Program in 2012. Meredith is TPC Host Advisor and has proudly helped six students graduate from TPC’s rigorous training program.
Hi Meredith,
This week we chatted with Lesley Logan, a graduate of The Pilates Center, Boulder, CO’s Master’s Program. After taking her first Pilates class in Orange County, Lesley was hooked and altered her life to take Pilates every day. Lesley travels the world teaching Pilates’ workshops and retreats – her most recent in Cambodia! She’s a busy lady, but, as we’ve been lucky enough to discover,
This week we had a wonderful chat with TPC grad and Finnish native Susanne Liiri, who, via a stint in London, ended up in Boulder, CO where she completed The Pilates Center’s Advanced Teacher Training Program. Susanne has taught all over the world, including London, Beirut, Dubai, Australia, Finland and Dublin and is passionate about Pilates, tango and climbing.
By Amy Taylor Alpers
Pilates teachers are sometimes at their wits’ ends trying to figure out what is a real, true Pilates rule and what isn’t. Whom do you believe? Whose rules do you follow? As a rule-follower myself, I totally understand this struggle. For 30 years now, I’ve been extolling the benefits of classical Pilates – it works,
This week we chatted with Nick Hongola – TPC Graduate, actor, ukulele player and gardener! Nick graduated from The Pilates Center, Boulder’s Intermediate Plus Program in winter 2016. He works at Body Chemistry Pilates Studio in the Mission District of San Francisco, is originally from Richmond, California, and first discovered Pilates in graduate school when one of his movement instructors taught him the Hundred.
This week we chat with Michelle Stutesman who graduated from The Pilates Center, Boulder’s Advanced Teacher Training Program in 2005. Michelle discovered Pilates as a high school dance student and continued to practice as an undergraduate at university. She is a TPC Licenced Teacher Trainer, teaching out of Alotapilates as well as her own home-based studio in Minneapolis.
Hi Michelle!
This week we chat with Aliyah Hardy, Graduate of The Pilates Center, Boulder’s Advanced Teacher Training Program and owner of The Pilates Center of Rockville, Maryland. Aliyah began practicing the Pilates Method while working as a structural engineer and strategic planner. Years of dance training, track and field, and other physical activities laid the foundation for her love of movement,