While the Pilates industry is becoming more aware of the body discrimination it has encouraged and upheld, we are still in a space of not honoring all bodies and trying to hide the biases that keep us from seeing our people.
In this session, we will discuss where our own biases may originate from, how our clients see themselves and their bodies based on their own experiences and how this could be creating a seemingly quiet conflict that is screaming loud and clear that we still have a long way to go with welcoming all bodies and appreciating them as they are.
2 NPCP | INTERMEDIATE - ADVANCED
WORKSHOP GOALS
- Define unconscious bias and how it may show up in our teaching and business practices.
- Uncover the origin of our biases and identify how this may mirror our students’ experiences and how they show up to class.
- To review best practices for addressing personal biases and how to create a sacred space for our students, employees and ourselves.
- To create ideas and methods for continual work for dismantling biases in the broader Pilates community.
Workshop Curriculum
About Tasha Edwards
Tasha, a Chicago native, has been training clients and teaching fitness on a local, regional and national level for over 15 years. She is a National Certified Pilates Teacher. Tasha has a BS Sociology with a minor in Psychology and a MS in Counseling. She has more than 25 specialty fitness/wellness certifications including a 250 hour yoga certification and a 500 hour comprehensive Pilates program. Tasha is passionate about bringing movement to everyone, everywhere, and making fitness and Pilates accessible to all. A mother of two, when Tasha isn’t leading the world through movement, she can be found reading a book, dancing or listening to music.
