I received the email below last week and it made my heart skip a beat! Dear Carrie, I am a new instructor, and I’m really struggling with cueing and confidence. It all seems so hard for me, and I thought I would enjoy teaching Pilates. Not the case at all.  I am so nervous all … Read more

I had the pleasure of teaching another instructor/studio owner who was visiting Wilmington last week. We met at a Pilates workshop last year, and I was so excited when I got her message that she was in town. She just wanted to come to In Balance to get a workout and be a student. Like … Read more

Over the past 2 years, I have come back into the social media world after getting off of it more 8 years ago.  To be truthful I was going through a very difficult time in my life back then, and even though I was 30 years old and the mother of 2 kids, I simply … Read more

What?!  While reading through one of my absolute favorite websites MarieForleo.com, I saw a line that read, “You are your most important asset” and I stopped. You hear things like this all the time. “You have to put your oxygen mask on first.”, “If you’re not taking care of yourself how can you take care … Read more

You may have seen my posts recently on Instagram and Facebook about an event I’m involved in called The Pilates Love Movement.  Anula Maiberg, Jessica Valant, Lesley Logan and I are teaching a Facebook Live mat class on February 12 at 3:30pm to celebrate love, diversity, and acceptance in the Pilates world and beyond.  Each … Read more

  As I’ve confessed to in the past, I’m an organization/office supply crazy person.  What’s funny about that is I’m usually a completely unorganized, forgetful mess!   Hence the obsession with thinking that if I have all of the right organization tools, which of course also need to be super cute, then there may be hope … Read more

I thought I’d share a few methods I use for managing the schedule, client accounts, and employee payroll.  I’ve had In Balance Pilates Studio for almost 15 years and have learned a lot throughout the years.  My studio is rather small with about 50 clients and I have 2 employees.  We don’t have a front desk person … Read more

It’s December 26 and my excitement for 2017 is in full swing.  I thought I’d do a few blog posts about how I get organized as a regular person, Pilates instructor, studio owner, and Mom over the next few blog posts.  Today I’ll share which planner I use and some of my favorite planner tools. … Read more

I was actually able to make one of my great ideas a reality this weekend and the outcome was amazing.  While the girls and I were in Phoenix at the PMA a new documentary was premiered called Tribute to Joseph Pilates.  Not only did I love the movie but I also got to know Glaucia … Read more

I love this time of year.  I love the holidays but I really get excited about the weeks following the holidays more.  My mind starts to get very busy with all of the possibilities and opportunities a new year can present.  In my personal life I get motivated to set a new a cleaning schedule … Read more

This is a question I hear a lot. At some point in a student’s first month of Pilates, they’ll say, “Why isn’t this getting easier?” They tend to think that once they’ve done an exercise for a few weeks they should be able to do it without effort. To help them understand my view of … Read more