As we move through the next few weeks and look ahead to our summer plans, I hope you all take time to reflect on your personal priorities for the season. Create intentionality around what matters to you and establish routines to honor it. Try to be realistic with yourself and your time; rarely is there as much time in the day as I seem to think there is…

Letters from Becca, a place for me to share my love and passion for Pilates, connect and inspire. A place for me to share my gratitude for everyone in my community who motivate me, encourage me, and keep my love growing.

“Joseph Pilates had strong and unapologetic views about health. Long before “wellness” became a popular concept, he was already questioning why so many people accepted poor health as normal. In his books, Return to Life Through Contrology and Your Health, Pilates outlined a philosophy that went far beyond exercise alone.”

Community is woven into every essence of our being; it’s intrinsic to humankind. High-quality, low-conflict relationships inspire, empower, and uplift us. Confidence grows. Happiness follows. Positivity and gratitude build on themselves, and overall life satisfaction rises. This is health, and it’s self-perpetuating.

I love the feeling of the sun penetrating deep into my soul, energizing from within. I love the sounds of each season; birds and owls, quiet and distant through the winter but progressively getting louder and more active throughout the spring and into summer as the chicks grow into hungry youth and energetic adolescence. The seasonal sounds of the lake; boats rocking in the breeze or ice chunks gently knocking one another in the deep of winter. The quiet swirl of leaves dancing in the fall only to be loudly crunched underfoot. The sight of peonies opening into voluptuous beauties for their disappointingly short bloom or the shimmer of fresh snow on the mountains at daybreak. Just thinking about it induces a sense of calm and wellbeing. It is no wonder that Mr. Pilates was such an advocate for balancing your Pilates exercises with as much fresh air and sunshine as possible.

Each time we do Pilates, stimulating what Joseph Pilates called the internal shower, we’re awakening our circulation and performing a spring cleaning of our own, leaving us feeling alive and invigorated.