Barre, Pilates, and Jazz classes Montreal Fall 2025 As summer winds down, it’s the perfect time to reconnect with your body and movement. Cadance’s Fall 2025 session offers a balanced mix of classical Pilates, jazz dance, and barre classes in Montreal — designed to help you build strength, flexibility, and confidence on and off the … Continue reading Update on Booking Classes + Fall Session 2025
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Why I Sometimes Flip the Classical Pilates Session Structure
Classical Pilates Private Session in Montreal: Timelapse & Apparatus Work en français If you’ve ever taken a classical Pilates private lesson with me at my Montreal studio, you know I typically follow a three-part sequence — and this is the way a traditional classical Pilates session is structured everywhere. The Classical Pilates Session Format Part … Continue reading Why I Sometimes Flip the Classical Pilates Session Structure
Why I Love the Small Arm Chair (a.k.a. Baby Chair)
en français Before I ever started my classical Pilates certification, I was already dipping my toes into that world—taking a class here, attending a workshop there. One of the workshops that really made an impression on me was a barrels workshop. It inspired me to go searching for a used Ladder Barrel. I didn’t have … Continue reading Why I Love the Small Arm Chair (a.k.a. Baby Chair)
Pilates Matwork: The Heart of the Pilates Method
en français My Journey with Pilates My journey with Pilates matwork began unexpectedly, in a group reformer class taught by a close friend of mine during a visit back home. We had both graduated from San José State University’s dance program, though I had moved to Montreal and she stayed in California, becoming a Pilates … Continue reading Pilates Matwork: The Heart of the Pilates Method
The Benefits of Prenatal and Postnatal Pilates
Prenatal and Postnatal Pilates: Strengthening Your Body Through Every Stage of Motherhood in St-Henri, Montreal en français As a Pilates instructor with over 14 years of experience, I’ve had the privilege of working with many prenatal Pilates clients throughout the different stages of their pregnancies. For the past five years, I’ve been teaching out of … Continue reading The Benefits of Prenatal and Postnatal Pilates
From Contemporary to Classical: My Pilates Journey and Why It Matters
en français It was during a visit back home to California when I took my first ever Pilates class—an intermediate reformer class with a friend from San José State University, who had certified in Stott Pilates, a contemporary method, after we graduated from the dance program. I loved the class! It was a fun challenge … Continue reading From Contemporary to Classical: My Pilates Journey and Why It Matters
montreal pilates group mat classes
Discover the Benefits of Pilates in Saint-Henri, Montreal Are you looking for an effective form of resistance training? Pilates is an excellent choice! In our Saint-Henri Pilates classes, you'll use your body weight to build strength, enhance muscle tone, and improve flexibility. Developed by Joseph Pilates and originally known as ‘Contrology,’ this system is designed … Continue reading montreal pilates group mat classes
My favorite small Pilates equipment for home workouts
Are you looking to maintain your Pilates and barre workout practice at home? Not everyone has access to large Pilates apparatuses, but you don’t need fancy equipment to get an effective workout. Whether you have a mat or just a towel, you can still enjoy a fulfilling routine (I've even made a short list of … Continue reading My favorite small Pilates equipment for home workouts
March Matness 2021
Whew! That’s a wrap on March Matness 2021!!! It has been fun and much more time consuming than I thought. 😅 In years past, I would just record one or two exercises a day from my phone and post from there. This year, I decided to record all 34 of Joseph Pilates' exercises from his … Continue reading March Matness 2021
Optimize your virtual class experience!
How can you ensure you have the best online class experience? I'll give you some technical tips and some equipment substitutions so you can focus on the movements in class and not what's going on with your computer! First, be sure that you have registered for your virtual class. Second, be sure you have received … Continue reading Optimize your virtual class experience!
