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Over the last two months I’ve had the chance to experience the best and worst of our profession. Best meaning amazing instructors, presentations, knowledge sharing, and peer support.  Watching people grow within their chosen profession and talking to people who still have the same passion they did when they began.

I know that I have grown in leaps and bound from the initial UPC meeting to where I am today.

I am disappointed that the industry is feeling the stress of the economy as we lose trainers and ultimately, clients. This stress has also resulted in many things said on blogs and to each other, all over the country.  Now–more than ever–is a time to organize, support and respect; not isolate, criticize and wallow in negativity!

The Pilates Method is life changing and we certainly have a passionate group; no matter where you studied it and what enhancements you’ve brought to it, we are all here to make someone feel better. At a recent conference, I watched an exhausted Marie Jose on her way to relax, then turn around to help a client but before she did, she said to me, “I’m going to go make someone feel better now.”  Isn’t that what it’s all about??  Isn’t that what we’re striving for? A better body for a better world.

I recently read a note from the Fletcher school where Kira Sabin quoted: “. . . the good news is that there is a projected 27% growth in employment in our industry in the next few years, according to the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics.”

“So we ARE in the right place at the right time, and we’re poised to soar in the years to come!”–Kira Sabin

Together, we can be a part of that growth and advancing the industry in a positive direction.

NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR:

Friday, July 10 OR Saturday, July 11 at EHS

September meeting to be held back at the SF Bay Club with Elizabeth Larkam.

Speaker John Ferguson, an MD endocrinologist whose specialty is osteoporosis will present.