A letter to my students becoming teachers
As you take this new step in your journey, remember that I am proud of you. You are strong. You are capable. Never stop learning. Always keep an open mind and heart. Your students will teach you more than I…
Muscular Compensation isn’t (necessarily) bad
Your body is extremely adaptable. It responds to requests that you intentionally or unintentionally give it all the time and makes what are known as “compensations” or deviations from your optimal body alignment with respect to gravity. If you have…
How to communicate better
In my old career, I used to butt heads all the time with one of my business partners. It seemed like everything he said was designed to make me angry on purpose. It’s like he knew what all my “big,…
What are your nerves and why should you care?
Nerves are cord or string-like structures that carry information around your body. They are comprised of neurons that are protected in layers of tissue collectively known as a “sheath.” The information nerves carry might be motor control related, like moving…
What is fascia and why should you care?
Fascia is like a plastic wrap that covers literally all your internal bits including bones, nerves, organs, and muscles. It is a thin and flexible film made of collagen, as sensitive as skin, that crisscrosses around your body like a…
How to make a competition training plan
You’ve decided to compete in your first pole competition! You’ve got your song, your concept and even your costume! Hurray! Now, how to do you actually train for it? There are a lot of schools of thought on how to…
Why becoming a pole teacher is not the next step in your pole journey
Talk about a controversial start to a blog post! When I first started doing pole, there was a clear progression for any pole student on their pole journey: First, you took some classes. Then you started performing Then you started…
What you do outside of the studio impacts your ability to do what you want in the studio
Whatever you do outside of the gym/studio/other moving “arena” is going to impact what you do in the gym/studio/other moving “arena” MUCH MORE than what you do in it. I’ll say it again: stop blaming the time spent (or not…
5 easy tips to not getting dizzy when on spin pole
Spin pole can be super exhilarating and fun aAND it can also be the vomitron – sometimes in the same movement pass! If you find that you’re often very dizzy and even nauseous or sick when doing spin pole, check…
Changes for PoleCon 2022
Here are the upcoming changes for the 2022 event held at the Sheraton Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia June 2-5, 2022 We made several changes for the 2021 event and will be keeping: Hand sanitizer stations throughout the space. Showcases…