Body Mechanics

This beautiful firecracker 🧨 just landed in Portland from Seattle, and we are elated that she is calling bodymechanics her Pilates home. She has an enthusiasm that is contagious, and she brings with her ten years of teaching experience.

Her first class is All Levels Mixed Equipment this Friday at 10:30 am.

✨Welcome to Portland, Morgan!! We’re so glad you’re here!! ✨

This Saturday from 1 to 4 at the studio, you are invited… to a place that is gentle and free, wild and playful. A place where the unending currents of abundance, creativity, and restoration are bubbling, within the supportive bowl of the pelvis.

In this three hour workshop we will engage with the embodied anatomy of the pelvis. You will be guided through meditation, movement, and creative practice. We will create a container that invites healing, mystery and play. It will encourage you to claim the incredible currents that flow through the energetic and physical anatomy of your pelvis.

This workshop series is designed to inform, but more importantly to allow for experiential learning. This class is designed for anyone born with a uterus.

bodymechanics is the studio where ALL dogs can learn new tricks 🐾💕

🔔Save the date for our 16th birthday!

🗓️Friday, August 18th
6pm to 8pm

(There will be pie, sangria, N/A beverages, healthy snacks and all your favorite people 💕)

Our summer travel T-shirts (or tank tops) are still available for purchase! Each shirt comes with one month of our on-demand library for free, so you can your practice with you while you travel during this season ☀️

Pilates is a practice you can take anywhere!

Tag us in your tshirt (and travels.)
😊

Yesterday’s mat class was the perfect way to ease your body and mind into the weekend.

After a class filled with deep breathing, spinal organization, joint mobility, and some foam rolling, we hope you feel prepared to receive rest and rejuvenation before the new week begins. ✨

Sunday sessions with to prepare for the week with strength and flow ✨

☀️Remember back before exercise was just another boring adult responsibility and movement meant playtime?

Let's revisit that!

Come and play with movement challenges, partner activities and games. You'll also be improving balance, strength and mobility but will be having too much fun to notice! Kerri Maskol will facilitate this fun, community building event so come ready to move together!

This event is open to practitioners of all movement and healing modalities.

🔗 to register in stories!

Two days ago I finished this mandala on the wall of the studio. I began painting it back in the Fall while in the middle of a deeply healing plant diet. Then I fell into a deep (metaphorical) hole and found any type of creative expression nearly impossible. So it sat, unfinished for months… an apt metaphor for the healing process.

As I climb out of the hole that’s been my sanctuary for the last several months I’m finding new ways to move forward. I’m taking baby steps towards changing the patterns that have always propelled me.

Im opening.

I’m listening.

I’m softening.

I’m trusting.

I’m strengthening an entirely new part of my being. And this small act of completion is affirming of a new process.

I’m releasing the PUSH.

—Mandy

🗓️This Saturday June 3rd, on the FULL MOON, I will make a special guest appearance teaching Jo's Saturday morning classes. 

🌕Mixed Equipment -- Pilates Playground at 8:00 am

🌕Mixed Level Pilates Mat at 9:15 am

🌕All Levels Pilates Reformer at 10:30 am

I've been enjoying practicing Pilates as opposed to teaching it for the last year and a half, but am looking forward to dusting off my Pilates torture skills for the day. (I might even have a few new tricks up my sleeve...) I'm looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces this Saturday morning! 

—Mandy

✨Opening to Spring✨

There is no denying the Springtime sunshine and the light that it shines into the darkened hibernation spaces we crawled into for the Winter. I've been clearing out all of the hidden corners of the studio to create space and allow new flow. The whole studio feels like it's sighing with relief. 
 
I wanted to share this playlist as it is my current Springtime soundtrack. I hope you're all enjoying the sun, and giving yourself exactly what you need as you open into Spring!
 
—Mandy

🔗 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0henq8WczdHv120VN4atpw?si=2S1O155pSYedF3VEOqVufw

At bodymechanics, we are all about cultivating a space that supports transformation and growth. We practice structured movement in a safe, community-centered environment We trust our clients feel this the moment they walk through the door— but we also want to extend this to our fellow instructors and colleagues.

If you are a movement instructor, we know how hard it can be to create the time and space for your own practice. We have special rates we want to extend to you so you can fill your own cup in a supportive environment.

👋Let’s get connect! Send us a DM through Instagram or Facebook or shoot us an email at [email protected].

We look forward to some movement exploration with you!

I never read the rules for mothering

it seems I was absent that day–

perhaps all of us were.

Carrying around the textbook burden of guilt,

the weight of which mocks our

shortcomings and reveals the all-too

constant truth that we’re just winging it.



Each new day, another brave face–

scooping up the pieces and soldiering on.

Content and smiling with the spoils of the day–

an unprompted thank you, pictures on the

fridge professing a love that is unquestioned

and unfathomably real– beyond any measure.



Tracing trails around the house–

discarded socks and half-eaten treasures,

a life of yes’s and no’s, pleases and thank yous

the giving and giving and giving and giving

though if given any other choice– we’d refuse it.



Tiny fingers and toes, growing past our own–

the curve of a cheek and dimpled smile

retracing years of devotion– reminders of the

sweet days, before language gave width and breadth

and life continued moving forward despite our

most desperate pleas to STOP

for just this one

sweet

moment.



The trick being– it never does, never will.

These sweet moments simply pile

one on top of the other and weave through each other

to create the constant film for which there is no

rewind or pause or fast forward.

Time will allow us only to

play.

— I wrote this poem several years ago and like to pull it out and dust it off on Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers— particularly the bodymechanics mothers.

—Mandy

.kerri

We are excited to “release” two new class onto the schedule starting this week!

Roll and Release with - Monday @ 6:30pm

Roll and Release with - Thursday @ 6:30pm

If you’ve never tried foam rolling before, here are some of the most common benefits:

➡️Ease muscle pain and soreness.

➡️Reduce muscle inflammation.

➡️Increase range of motion.

➡️Increase blood flow to muscles.

➡️Aid in muscle recovery.

➡️Aid in relaxation.

Come, roll away some tension with us!

📣Our next Movement Exchange is May 3rd at 1pm.

We will be guided through the world of Psychedelic Breathwork by Elizabeth Bressler.

This style of breathwork is known for unblocking physical tension in the body, emotional release, reducing stress and toxins in the body, boosting neuroplasticity in the brain, and increasing our senses of love, connection, self acceptance, and abundance.

Open to instructors of all movement and healing modalities.

Spots are limited so DM us for the link to sign up!

Join us for our next Movement Exchange, Wednesday, April 5th at 1pm. This month, our very own will lead the dialog on the considerations necessary to guide clients in larger bodies through Pilates exercises.

We will explore:

▪️The unique challenges larger bodies face when participating in mat Pilates movement.

▪️Modifications and adapted exercises for larger bodies.

▪️How to utilize small props and variations of exercises to maintain challenge and keep larger clients progressing in their movement practice.

Come ready to experience and explore! All movement and healing professionals are welcome. Please RSVP by filling out the form in our stories and feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested!

A zoom link will be provided to those who would like to attend virtually 🔗

A sneak peek into the study materials of the Balanced Body Pilates Mat I training that took place at bodymechanics this weekend.

It’s important that movement instructors know how the structures of the body work together so they can help future clients safely discover their own patterns of movement.

The human body is truly magic✨

Our February Flow challenge has come to an end and we had 6 people complete the challenge of 12 classes or sessions in 30 days (about 3 classes/sessions a week).

Congrats to:

David A.
Peri P.
Jonathan J.
Cathie C.
Carrie B.
& Lindsay G.

We put together the cutest gift bags to help mark your accomplishment! You can pick them up at the front desk next time you are in the studio.

To all our clients, we hope you felt the benefits of Pilates and habit-forming regardless the amount of classes you attended✨

🦄We have a new class time on the schedule for you.

You can now take mat class with at noon on Wednesdays!

This class is mixed level and great for all bodies.

We also recommend trying her “Foundations and Beyond” in mat format Tuesdays at noon or in reformer format on Wednesdays at 9:30am.

Regardless of the Jo class you choose you can expect strong Pilates foundations while stepping up the challenge by lengthening levers, reducing support, adding complexity, or varying pace.

🎶Little darlin', I feel that ice is slowly melting.

🎶Little darlin', it seems like years since it's been clear

🎶Here comes the sun,
and I say
It's alright.

☀️☀️☀️☀️

🗓️Join us for The Movement Exchange next Wednesday, March 1st at bodymechanics.

This month Mandy Tigre will lead the dialog on Acknowledging the Energy Body.

We will explore:
▪️Experiencing our own energy bodies
▪️Energetic cuing to help clients access their bodies
▪️Managing our energy in sessions
▪️Energetic Boundaries
▪️Energy Testing 

Come with an open mind ready to experience and explore! All movement and healing professionals are welcome. Please RSVP by filling out the form I’m our stories!

Just the cutest mother/daughter duo we’ve ever seen 🥰

Pilates is wonderful as a self practice but the power of moving as a community is not to be missed. Moving together fosters communication beyond verbal expression and bonds us together by shared experiences ✨

Tag a friend who you would like to take class with below ⬇️

⚡️We created the February Flow challenge to give you a structure and hold you accountable in creating a steady Pilates practice for yourself. The effects of intentional movement multiple times a week does wonders for you (body and soul) and we want you to experience this for yourself.

The challenge:

➡️Be in the studio 3x a week for 4 weeks (or 12x days out of 30). Included in these 3x times weekly could be solely classes, or a mix of classes, privates, duets, or trios! We will be giving out punch-cards for you to keep track of your classes and/or sessions and visualize your progress. You will have between 2/01 and 2/08 to start your card and will have 30 days to complete the challenge. At the end of your 30 days, anyone with 12 punches will receive a bodymechanics gift bag with some goodies… but that's not the REAL reward.

🎁The real reward is your new movement practice and the myriad of benefits it will bring you. And you're the only one who can give that to yourself.

We look forward to seeing you in the studio more!

“Change happens through movement and movement heals.” ✨

-Joseph Pilates

🤓Wanna nerd out with other movement professionals?

We’re starting a movement exchange! The Portland movement community is a vast network rich with knowledge and we want to facilitate an environment to help it be shared!

We will meet the first Wednesday of every month at 1pm for a curated talk or demonstration from movement instructors in the Portland area.

🗓️ First meeting:
February 1st at 1pm. Our very own Shelly Stephenson will be talking to us about all things Pilates Orbit.

🚲Meeting location:
Bodymehcanics PDX Studio
2512 SE 35th Pl, Portland

Open to any instructors who work with movement and bodies. DM for more details 📧

⚠️We will also be streaming the event on Facebook and Instagram if you cannot attend in person.

We hope to see you there!

⚠️STUDIO UPDATE:

We will no longer be accepting reservations through ClassPass.

Send an email or DM if you have been taking class with us through ClassPass, and we will send you some offers we've created just for YOU.

At Bodymechanics, we believe in being unconventional, intuitive, and client obsessed. When we opened our doors in 2007, we were one of the OG Pilates studios in Portland, and since then have never shied away from blazing trails.

Today, we are happy to announce we have become part of the family. Momence is a software that is easy to use and specifically designed to help studios CONNECT with their clients, new and old. We feel empowered to have found a software as client focused as we are and we cannot wait to grow with Momence.

We know change can be challenging but we are here to help! If you are looking for assistance in navigating your account, please let us know! We will have people at the front desk ready help for the next few days and always available by email at [email protected].

So much good ahead! rose .kerri

Here is a quick meditation to guide you through your day✨

There is peace nestled into the corners of expanding gratitude.

If you have walked through our doors, we are so grateful for you. Our clients are one of the most magical pieces to our transformative space.

Thank YOU 🥰

When you are signed up for our email list, you may get sweet meditations sent your inbox along with our morning class schedule.

Meditation and movement go together so well ✨

Morning Meditation:

Each morning is a new beginning,
A complete rebirth.
Breathe in the newness.
Stand in your light.
Be curious about your renewal.

Today we celebrate this delightful creature who brightens every space she enters. She is a treasure and an integral part of the body mechanics community.

Happy Birthday Jamie!!! ✨

.rose .mvmt