First a little about me. I am Mckenzie Petterson and I just opened a Pilates studio in Portland Oregon. I'm a Whitman College graduate (go Whitties!) who finished in 2006. Upon graduation I began my extensive training to become a Pilates instructor. Ever since beginning my personal practice in 2002 I had been contemplating becoming a professional instructor. I had one problem, I wasn't a dancer! I am also not naturally "waif" like and I definitely like to eat and be merry. Could I really do this, make Pilates and fitness my profession? After talking it over with Danita Chandler, my instructor in Lake Oswego, and doing some real soul searching I decided to go for it. What made the decision for me was that I could think of anything that made me happier. Isn't there an old saying about finding something you like to do and you won't work a day in your life. That makes COMPLETE sense. I also realized I didn't need to be a waif to be a beautiful mover and I actual need to eat more to keep up my energy (and nothing wrong with that).
Speaking of energy and Pilates, I can't wait until January! Moxie is adding three new classes to it's schedule which means I get to teach more classes and see more beautiful students. After being stuck in the snow for the last 2 weeks I am so excited to get back to work. To see the mat program just go to www.movingmoxie.com, click on the "class schedule" on the right and scroll down to see the January 2009 times.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. The studio is located in Hillsdale at 1515 SW sunset Blvd. My sign on Sunset should be going up in January but for now just look for Salvador Molly's in the same shopping center.
