3 Tips to Overcome a Movement Block
I teach a LOT and I always feel (whether it’s true or not!) the pressure to be learning and teaching new things. Fortunately, I love learning but sometimes I get stuck and have no idea what moves I want to…
Appreciating the Mind and Body Connection
Have you ever felt disconnected from your body? I have. As a child, I wasn’t very active. I didn’t do sports or dance and preferred to stay in my room and read, immersing myself in fantastical lands that seemed way…
Paying attention to our breath
What if I told you that you were breathing “wrong?” You would probably be pretty annoyed, huh? “I’m still alive!” You might exclaim.” How can I be breathing ‘wrong?!’“ You might even in throw some expletives in there for good…
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…
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…