This is the story of why I created 10 20 30 Pilates.
I remember walking into a studio to teach my very first class there and with over 20 years of teaching under my belt this was the first time this came my way. Before I could even introduce myself, a client asked, “Which reformer are we using?”
That moment stopped me.
Because I wasn’t there to manage machines—I was there to guide bodies. Hands-on. Intentionally. Through the process that Pilates was meant to be.
But what I saw instead was chaos.
Broken wrists from poor form.
No understanding of progression.
Too many machines in one room to actually teach the work.
No intake forms—no knowledge of the bodies walking through the door.
And before I could catch my breath, the industry exploded.
Weekend-certified instructors began leading classes without depth of training.
The name 10 20 30 Pilates is something I carried with me during those years in the mega Pilates world.
Because I had experienced something different.
As a student working with a teacher who believed in progression, I witnessed the transformation in my own body. I understood what it meant to be guided—intentionally, consistently—through the work.
But what I was seeing in studios was the opposite.
A client could take a 6am class on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday—and have three completely different instructors. Three different teaching styles. Three different interpretations of the work. And none of it rooted in true Contrology.
There was no continuity. No progression. No relationship to the method.
And I knew that wasn’t how this work was meant to be experienced.
I wanted to create a place of progression.
A place of Contrology.
A place where the work builds—session by session, body by body.
Because I knew what happens when someone works consistently with an instructor who truly sees them:
In 10 sessions, you feel the difference.
In 20 sessions, you see the difference.
In 30 sessions, you are the difference.
And that truth became the foundation of everything.
Then came my personal breaking point…
Weights.
Instead of teaching people how to use their own bodies—to build true, lasting strength—we started adding more and more external load.
I remember thinking:
STOP THE INSANITY.
So, I went searching.
I sought out mentorship. I took classes everywhere. And eventually, I found what my eat, sleep, breathe Pilates mind had been craving all along—Authentic Pilates. Contrology. The real work.
I reconnected with why I fell in love with Pilates over 20 years ago.
Because Pilates is not a trend.
It is a system.
A discipline.
A practice of healing. Inspired to share this practice with others and started
102030pilates.com to help people live pain-free lives.
10 20 30 Pilates Connect here. Thrive everywhere.