Body Harmonics instructors land key roles on ONETV’s new Pilates TV show—Pilates, movement and exercise enjoy resurgence post-pandemic Back in June 2022, when Zoomer Media producer Kevin Craig was looking for certified Pilates teachers for a new “fitness” show on ONETV, who could have predicted that three Body Harmonics teachers would go on to ace…
Where are they now? Angela Sauvé followed her passion for Pilates while growing a community of movement enthusiasts Body Harmonics Pilates & Movement Teacher Trainer and Education Partner, Angela Sauvé, 43, was one of the first Pilates instructors in her home town of Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario, just across the border from the US…
Where are they now? Donna Furnival embraces Pilates & Movement as a lifestyle For studio owner and Body Harmonics Education Partner, Donna Furnival, 45, it’s all about embracing and teaching “movement as a lifestyle.” Whether coaching clients, raising children or training teachers, she takes a preventative, therapeutic and functional approach by educating people about how…
Where are they now? Nancy McKinnon shares her secret to a long and successful career as a Pilates teacher and movement educator Career longevity. It’s a topic that interests Body Harmonics Teacher and Faculty Member, Nancy McKinnon, BASc (Hons), who has been teaching Pilates & Movement to clients and students full-time for more than two…
If you haven’t yet read Part 1 of our PD series, you can find it here. Although there is currently no way to correct the brain changes that cause Parkinson’s disease, we know that exercise can help fight the disease and that staying healthy can help reduce setbacks that make living with PD more challenging.…
According to the World Health Organization, “Disability and death due to Parkinson’s disease are increasing faster than for any other neurological disorder. The prevalence of PD has doubled in the past 25 years. Global estimates in 2019 showed over 8.5 million individuals with PD.”i Many people, including Pilates and movement professionals, are unaware of this…
Where Are They Now? Pilates & Movement teacher Dee Osborne found her prenatal Pilates and postnatal Pilates niche by being curious, passionate and doing the work Often, when she kicks off one of her prenatal Pilates and postnatal Pilates Advanced Education courses at Body Harmonics, Teacher Trainer Dee Osborne breaks the ice with a “diastasis…
Where Are They Now? From passionate dancer to passionate Pilates teacher How Sook Fun Chen, Body Harmonics Certified Teacher Trainer and Education Partner, fuels her passion for teaching In this, the third article in our Where are they now? series on Shoptalk, we learn more about how Sook Fun Chen positively affects the lives of…
Where Are They Now? Making lemonade out of lemons with Holly Wallis, BA, Body Harmonics Certified Teacher Trainer and Education Partner In this, the second in our Where are they now? series on Shoptalk, we learn how Body Harmonics graduate and Education Partner, Holly Wallis, has drawn on her can-do attitude and business skills to…
Where Are They Now? Up close with Caitlin Bovée, BA & Sc., Body Harmonics Certified Teacher Trainer and Education Partner In this, the first in our Where are they now? series on Shoptalk, we learn what inspired one of Body Harmonics’ first graduates and very first Education Partner to share the transformative benefits of Pilates…
Healthy Hips Hip replacement surgeries are on the rise in the USA and Canada, with more than 360,000 being performed in the two countries annually (and rising). That’s an alarming statistic, one that no doubt correlates to an aging population prone to arthritis but also to overly sedentary lifestyles that have many of us sitting…
20 years in the Pilates business This is a big year for women and a big year for Body Harmonics. So, on the eve of International Women’s Day, which happens to coincide with Body Harmonics’ 20th Anniversary year, it seems fitting to celebrate—by applauding the many women behind the growth of Pilates and by learning…
