And to all of you, I extend my very best wishes for a happy, healthy and successful 2012.

Dear Pilates Professional and LBDC Graduate:

First of all, thank you for your passionate commitment to the lifelong education and growth opportunities that Pilates provides to its devoted practitioners. I have been so blessed to be able to instruct, learn and develop with you and for you for more than 20 years at Long Beach Dance Conditioning (LBDC) and through workshops and courses that I have taught around the world.

I am writing to you to share a reawakening of sorts that I have been going through for the past few months. For me, this is a positive experience and truly requires a re-connection with my roots - my teaching and development of movement educators who are united through the pursuit of knowledge, skill and proven techniques. As I open myself up to this reawakening, I am newly inspired which motivated my rethinking of everything from my materials to my workshops, my programs, work, a more balanced life and more creative opportunities.

One thing I am sure of is that LBDC will always strive to develop a deeper level of knowledge in those whom we train. Our goal is to create a community of highly skilled and intuitive movement educators who continue to learn and grow through a strong desire to understand and embody principles that can generate unique ideas and cues that allow for transformation in themselves and their clients: a true Return to Life.In essence, this is our Movement Educator Movement - where every action we take is directly tied to this vision of highly trained and practiced movement educator community.

So as I celebrate this reawakening and create methods to incorporate all that I have learned into our training, I wanted to share my thoughts and new opportunities with you first!