CHAPTER 5
“Jolie started to take Pilates from me after she
experienced a personal, life-changing tragedy,” Missy
adds. “She agreed to start learning Pilates and was a
natural. She now speaks Pilates fluently!”
These mothers and daughters also cherish the
community and instructor network that Peak Pilates
has provided all over the world. “Jolie didn't limit her
experiences to just learning from me.” Missy adds.
“Kim Barrett was also a big influence, as were the
many trainers she learned from in her travels around
the US and Europe.”
Pilates has proven to aid the health of every
practitioner, even Master Instructors like Carly.
“Carly has physical and health concerns that can be
tricky to work around when she isn’t feeling well,” says
Connie. “At the same time, Carly needs to stay active
and in good physical shape in order to keep her
symptoms to a minimum. The Peak Pilates system
gives me — and her — a great foundation of knowledge
and teaching skills that enable us to work with her own
individual needs.”
“Mom has a way of challenging movement and teaching
strategies while always affirming capability,” says
Connie. “The structured progression of Peak Pilates
does the same—I always know where I’m at, what I
am striving towards, and I always feel the rewards of
dedicated work.” With Peak Pilates, these six women
not only grow closer to their students and to the power
of movement, but also to each other as mothers and
daughters. We remain committed to seeing our practice
grow in the generations to come.
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Although they may have different styles and approaches
to their process, they all share the same philosophy of
bringing the latest breakthroughs in exercise science to
the classical method of Joseph Pilates. “At Peak Pilates,
we care about more than just anatomy and technique,”
affirms Kathryn. “We help teachers understand why and
how the Pilates method works as a movement system,
while also providing instructors a teaching methodology
that enabled them to share the method in a very
effective manner.”
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