Pilates is usually done in a studio but in these times doing sessions online is the only option. I’ve been teaching online for about a year now and have gotten quite comfortable with it. I’m very happy to be working with people who live all over the country and the world. Even without the equipment or the ability to be hands on the work is just as effective and connecting with each person is just as real through the screen.
I want to share a clients testimonial here. They are a good example of how physical therapy can sometimes be less than helpful, even aggravating. Of course there are amazing PTs and many people have excellent experience and get better with treatment but I have seen far too many of my clients who had bad experiences that did not help or even made their injuries worse. While physical therapists have a huge wealth of knowledge they are not often movement teachers. They give exercises but don’t really know how to teach those exercises, or how to modify them to be gentle enough to avoid making an injury worse.
I am in no way “better” than a physical therapist but do have a different and valuable skill set. I am a gifted movement teacher with a lot of experience and compassion in working with injuries. I am here to help you move, heal and transform with Pilates. Even though a screen!
Client testimonial-
“I recently started working with Solara based on a recommendation from a trusted friend. I had come down with fairly bad sciatic pain, which had been manageable until I started physical therapy. The PT, though very informative, pushed me too far too fast without much guidance on how to correctly do the exercises. My pain went from manageable to excruciating and I couldn’t get out of bed for two weeks.
Solara, through online video chats, was able to show me a few simple rehabilitative exercises that had me feeling better immediately. She explained the anatomy behind particular movements that could cause pain and others that could correct it. She demonstrated correct posture, and described how that posture should feel when I’m doing it myself. If an exercise didn’t quite feel right in my body, she could adjust it to suit me. She also helped me think through different strategies for tapering off prescription drug treatments.
In an age where it’s becoming more and more clear the the medical system is failing both its patients and its providers, Solara came as a breath of fresh air. She’s caring, thoughtful, and extraordinarily knowledgeable about the body. She didn’t subscribe to a one-size-fits-all assessment of my sciatic pain, she really worked to understand what I was going through. Me and my leg are very very happy to have met Solara, I’ve already learned so much and plan on continuing to do so with her expert guidance.
Solara Pilates 