THE OYF BLOG

Let us plan your perfect Mind & Body Pairings

What could be better than taking some me time for both your physical and mental well-being? As we enter the start of 2026, we know lots of you are taking count of what you experienced and achieved in 2025 and what you’re hoping to experience or achieve in the coming...

Make Reformer Pilates Fall Season

Why You Should Make A Reformer Pilates Routine This Fall  For many of us, fall brings a desire to build a routine. No matter how long it's been since you actually went back to school in September, something about the season is bound to remind us of that time. It might...

It’s Spooky Season, but Trying Pilates Shouldn’t be Scary

REFORMER PILATES CONFIDENCE Feel good about your journey in reformer pilates from the second you step into the studio.  It might be spooky season, but trying a new workout shouldn’t be scary. We’re excited to introduce reformer pilates classes at our studios, and we...

LIFE LESSONS FROM REFORMER PILATES

We can learn a lot about ourselves through our workouts - not only about our bodies and how we connect to them, but also about who we are, our mindset, and how we look at the world. Every experience in our lives can teach us something new, and workout classes are no...

Simplify Your Strength Training: The Hidden Power of Mat Pilates and Bodyweight Training

If you’re someone who likes to keep up with the hot new thing or try everything new once, you may have noticed that the popularity of fitness classes, like fashion or music, tends to pass by in fads. The 80s brought aerobics, jazzercise, and home workout videos. In...
Setting Your Intentions

Setting Your Intentions

Have you ever heard your instructor ask you to set an intention for your practice at the start of class? They may even guide you through a group intention, such as thankfulness, openness, or love.  Intentions vs goals Unlike a goal, that has an end result of some...

How To Prevent Yoga Wrist Pain

How To Prevent Yoga Wrist Pain

We get lots of questions about how to prevent wrist yoga wrist pain and  injuries in yoga poses, especially when it comes to arm balances and inversions. If you’re new to yoga, poses like downward facing dog (adho mukha svanasana), plank (kumbhakasana), and side plank...

Show Your Mat Some Love

Show Your Mat Some Love

Your mat is there for you through every downward facing dog, chatarunga, squat, and lunge. It’s there for you when you are practicing arm balances in a freedom flow class, and it’s there to support you through every sweaty hot minute of your fast and furious fusion...