Pilates with Kayla

Reminder that I will be running two Pilates For Dancers mat classes during the break! Drop In Fee only but please do email or DM to let me know which one you plan on attending so I have my numbers! I’m also available for any extra private training sessions between March 20-April 4th. [email protected]

I was just talking about this yesterday with a group of junior dancers @tricitydancecentre as I shared with them a few stories/lessons I have learned about missed opportunities and not rising to occasions because I didn’t feel I was good enough. Never let your fear of failure, or the the thought that your not good enough, stop you from an opportunity!!!! You don’t always have to know what your doing. You don’t always need to be good at it. You just need to go for it!!! Believe enough in yourself that you are capable and you will figure it out!

That’s me doing Monkey on the Cadillac 7 years ago today. 7 years ago I decided to start my Pilates teacher training and began teaching. It was a year that ended up being the toughest year of my life and a very life-changing one at that. Pilates helped me get through it!! My biggest lesson...Pilates taught me how to BREATHE!!! To fully and deeply, inhale and exhale. To breath through my movements.... To control my breath. To bring awareness to my breath so that I could be more grounded, connected, centered....present in the moment. And when life’s moments became difficult or challenging, I was able to breath and move through it. As Jospeh himself quotes Above all, learn to breathe correctly...our very life depends on it. #pilates #breathe #useyourbreath #pilateslifelessons #whenindoubtbreathout See more

So much work going on here Working on that core & pelvic stability while trying to get both legs to evenly work together to press out. Not easy when you have a stronger and a weaker side! Got @kailimmendoza to hold her hips to help her feel when her pelvis is shifting. Body awareness is here!! And I love her focus and concentration as she works through it! #buildingbetterdancers #trainsmart #pilatesfordancers #pilateswithkayla

First time doing Swan on the Reformer. Finding core support and length before we increase the extension. Not bad @gracedispirito #pilatesfordancers #pilateswithkayla #swan #pilates #danceconditioning #ballerinaintraining #backextensions #strengthwithlength

Pilates is not just a workout. It’s a journey of self discovery, self awareness and a diligent practice of improvement. I take photos and videos to document, acknowledge and honour the amazing progress my clients make. And even though they make it look super cool there is always SO much more going on in them. Alignment, stability, flexibility, control, breath, concentration and focus....just to name a few This young dancer @sofiamelodance works very hard to bring awareness to her movement so as to correct a few imbalances that she has in her pelvis and spine. Her level of body awareness, focus and concentration has grown exponentially in our sessions. Annnd um look at that core strength, control and flexibility #pilatesfordancers #pilateswithkayla #strength #flexibility #control #pilatesdance #pilatesstrong

To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limits of our ability. -Joseph Pilates Making sure I get in my own workouts once in awhile Tree is one of my favs and I especially love going back into extension over the box....feels soooo goood!! ... What’s your favourite exercise on the Reformer? #pilates #pilatesreformer #pilatesstrong #flexibility #selfworkout #practicemakesprogress

And that’s a WRAP! Head To Mistletoe Pilates Bootcamp For Dancers finished up yesterday! 13 dancers from various dance studios joined over the 6 classes either from home or in studio!! It was an absolute pleasure to work with you ALL during the holidays! You are ALL definitely going into 2021 #pilatesstrong

Goodbye 2020...Hello 2021 I am so unbelievably grateful for this year! Yup...you read that right....I am so grateful for this strange, awful, sad, frustrating, awesome, abundant, dream chasing, life changing, hugely pivotal year!!!!! I am also forever grateful for all of YOU, my dancers and my pilates clients! For your support and trust in me to guide you, teach you, and help you become better versions of yourselves. And to my friends and colleagues who pushed, supporte...d and cheered me on. You have ALL helped make a passion turn into a little idea,which turned into a dream, that turned into a reality!!! And all during a global pandemic! Golly At the beginning of 2020 I chose the Lotus Flower as my logo. I did so because it reminded me of my dad, whom I used to say was my own personal Buddha. And ironically (but not really)... it also symbolizes unwavering faith and refusal to give up. As The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud. SO...as 2020 comes to a close, I am reminded that even in the murkiest of waters, something beautiful can bloom! And I am so so excited for a fresh new year where anything is possible!!! Happy New Year Everyone! XOXO

Guys I hate Push Up Downs!!!! These are my least favourite thing to do because they are HARD for me. I don’t feel strong when I do them, and I feel weak and defeated because I struggle with them. Posting this video was hard because I don’t like the way I look when I do them. I criticize and judge myself. But I do them!!! And I’m posting this!! WHY??....... Because WE CAN DO HARD THINGS...I CAN DO HARD THINGS!!! Do I always want to show up and do the hard things?...nope. But I know that these hard things whether it’s physical, mental or emotional ALWAYS end up helping me grow as a person! And so...I show up! I do them..begrudgingly sometimes But I do them!! #wecandohardthings See more

There may have been some new restrictions but that doesn’t mean we have to stop our Pilates practice!! I am still offering in studio private apparatus training sessions in Coquitlam. Virtual Private & Semi-Private training available. Group mat classes will be virtual until we are able to be back in studio!... Email or DM for more information on class times, sessions available and pricing! [email protected]

On Tuesdays we Teaser from home! Did you know I offer an adult only mat class every Tuesday @7pm on Zoom!!!!???? We vary in abilities but modifications are always given and everyone chooses what variation suites them best. Generally I like to keep my skillful eye on everyone, but I’m always there to demonstrate and will work out with you. It’s a no pressure, laid back way to move your body and help improve those aches and pains. kaylacameronpilates.com

Pilates Footwork! Simple yet powerful! This is where my clients start their journey on the Pilates apparatus! And for my dancers..the importance of exact and efficient foot movement is integral. Learning to control the springs...even harder. Core remains strong and constant while hip extensors and knee extensors work. Calf raises are shown here. Strengthening the foot plantarflexors while developing foot control and alignment!! #pilateswithkayla #pilatesfordancers #pilatesfootwork #pilates

Annnd here she is I am pretty gosh darn excited about this fabulous beauty making her way into my life! Now, not only can you find me at bPILATES & FITNESS in Maple Ridge and West Beach Pilates Studio in White Rock. But I have created my own little nook for all things Pilates out of Tri City Dance Centre in Coquitlam I am truly grateful for Ryan & Shannon @tricitydancecentre for basically believing in my vision before I did, and helping me make this possible. I am curren...tly booking Private and Semi-Private Sessions using the apparatus as well as group mat classes. Please contact me for more information. [email protected] Kayla Cameron Pilates #pilateswithkayla #coquitlampilates #pilatesreformertower #pilatesmatclasses #pilatesforeverybody #pilatesfordancers #pilatesstudio #dreamsdocometrue