{"id":80375,"date":"2023-03-21T12:46:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/?p=80375"},"modified":"2024-01-06T15:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T15:11:38","slug":"blackgirlsaturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilates4fitness.com\/site\/blackgirlsaturday\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackGirlSaturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”109779″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”850353″]This past Saturday was a new first for me.\u00a0 I didn’t plan it or orchestrate it.\u00a0 Truthfully, I didn\u2019t realize it was going to happen until the first person walked thru the door for her second private session in the studio.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was Saturday, March 18th.\u00a0 Her session was 8:30am and the first of the morning. \u00a0 After she was situated and ready to get started, I gleefully told her, \u201cI have to take a picture of you, this is the first time – ever – that every session hour of the day will be with a black woman.\u00a0 It\u2019s Women\u2019s History Month<\/strong> and this is the first time, in the 20+ years I have been teaching that every person booked on my calendar for the next 10+ Saturday’s is a Black Woman.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I was truly joyful and elated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>She got it and quickly obliged, lying down on the Reformer.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”599535″]<\/p>\n

Each of us, myself included, have “issues\u201d to work through.\u00a0 We are all old enough to realize and understand that physical work requires our focused attention, and that both our mental and emotional intelligence are equally involved.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

All single, independent, beautiful strong women; managing organizations, departments in healthcare, science and technology and carving out time for our own health and sanity with Pilates.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image media=”80382″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”three-four” uncode_shortcode_id=”197930″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”176209″]<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Women\u2019s History Month<\/strong> and this is the first time, in the 20+ years I have been teaching that every person booked on my Private Session calendar for the next 10+ Saturdays is a Black Woman.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”2″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”0″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”895563″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”107205″]<\/p>\n

BlackGirlSaturday<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”298849″][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-172372″ type=”carousel” medias=”80380,80385,80386,80387,80388″ carousel_lg=”1″ carousel_md=”1″ carousel_sm=”1″ thumb_size=”two-three” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”899450″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”351396″]Ingrid was just cleared by her physician to resume physical training after having fibroid tumors removed. I had fibroids removed twice; once in my 30s and again after 45 yrs of age.\u00a0 Black women suffer with these benign growths 3x more frequently than white women.\u00a0 Noncancerous fibroids can cause painful and excessive uterine bleeding, interfere with everyday life and self-image, and affect fertility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, when she came in she shared her decision to get them removed was influenced by a conversation we had months earlier.\u00a0 \u201cYou don\u2019t realize the impact of what you say, no matter how flippant it may be\u2026..\u2019girl, go get those things taken out, they are not serving you.\u2019\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome back Ingrid!<\/h2>\n

She and I have known each other a really long time.\u00a0 This was not her first time on the equipment; we have worked, laughed, danced, drank and squealed together for many years; and I am so honored to have her trust to help her strengthen and re-knit her body back together.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”1″ bottom_padding=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”213289″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”446897″]<\/p>\n

BlackGirlSaturday<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”1″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”855258″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”100102″]The second session hour belongs to Jennifer who traveled home to Trinidad for an extended vacation.\u00a0 Before she left tho, she booked\/locked the 10am hour so no one else would take her \u201cslot on the calendar.\u201d\u00a0 Like me, she is a #PilatesOver65 practitioner who came to the Pilates method later in life and as a result, has to consciously work diligently and consistently at the practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our aging bodies\/systems need a little more attention and require a lot more time to heal everything that is broken, bruised or simply out of whack or alignment.\u00a0 I have been helping Jennifer stay on her physical health path for more than 8-10 years and am very grateful to walk\u00a0 and experience it together.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-709275″ type=”carousel” medias=”80393,80394,80392,80395″ carousel_lg=”4″ carousel_md=”4″ carousel_sm=”1″ thumb_size=”two-three” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”179360″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image media=”80381″ media_width_percent=”100″ alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”111867″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”152623″]<\/p>\n

Glad you are back Jennifer!<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”330342″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”829731″]<\/p>\n

BlackGirlSaturday<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”133165″][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_single_image media=”80396″ media_width_percent=”100″ media_ratio=”three-two” alignment=”center” uncode_shortcode_id=”212320″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”208997″]<\/p>\n

We got this Celina!<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”181372″]The third hour is owned by Celina, a new practitioner to the method.\u00a0 She found me via Instagram with a private DM inquiry as to whether I was \u201caccepting new private clients.\u201d\u00a0 A department head in a technology company; she locked into the 11:30am hour approximately 6-8 months ago and has been consistently working 1x a week to strengthen her body and uses the hour to de-stress and release the knots her job and life have tied her up into.<\/span><\/p>\n

Celina is not alone in \u201cholding her stress\u201d in her neck and shoulders.\u00a0 The painful life stressors of the past three years have made it so apparently clear of the need, value, fullness and rich experience that movement within the Pilates system can provide.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-835567″ type=”carousel” medias=”80382,80398,80397″ carousel_lg=”3″ carousel_md=”3″ carousel_sm=”1″ thumb_size=”four-three” gutter_size=”3″ carousel_interval=”3000″ carousel_navspeed=”400″ stage_padding=”0″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”312914″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”178239″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”829731″]<\/p>\n

BlackGirlSaturday<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”122592″][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”342131″]I am honored and thankful to be a teacher that can support this crew, in particular, teaching these timeless principles.\u00a0 I am grateful for the gift of sharing time with these three beautiful women in my life circle at this moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, I am the fourth Black Woman claiming the history on #BlackGirlSaturday<\/a>.\u00a0 Ater each of them left the Movement Space, I started my #PersonalPlan<\/a> to reduce\/tone\/tighten up a few of my excess (10 pounds is the target goal)\u00a0 in 45 Days.\u00a0 I have a trip planned to Morocco in May (more details about that in a subsquent post) and I do not want to carry the extra ten with me.<\/p>\n

I am documenting all the wins along the way, and holding myself accountable.\u00a0 I will be using a full toolbox of movement modalities, Pilates, Yoga, Cardio, Weights, and Resistance with ropes, clubs and bands.<\/span><\/p>\n

You know what’s up \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffd<\/p>\n

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