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...

helpful tips for your practice!

1. Stick with a set sequence. Practicing the same poses every day repeatedly is a powerful way to keep consistent with your practice. This repetition offers you a clear vantage point from which to watch yourself grow and change. The nature and sequencing of Ashtanga...

Yogi tips….

#1 Respect the limits of your own body. Can you bring your nose to touch your knee in Standing forward bend? Some people can bend more than others can. So you bend to your capacity. Love your body and respect the limits of your own body. You need not compare yourself...

What is Dharma??

Good question!! Dharma is a big word!!  It's translated to mean, "duty." "ethics,""righteousness," "work," "law,"truth," and " responsibility."   the meaning of the word is synonymous with your very purpose in life - with having the strength to get up each day and do...

Backbends

Backbends

Backbends are a great antidote for many of our ills! There, I've said it. And although it sounds bold it is really ?not that far from the truth. Most of our lives are without a?doubt taken up by forward bending movements. For example, simply look around. Chairs,...