I’ve been teaching Pilates since 2002 but still remember what it felt like to be brand new to this profession. I had just finished my first Comprehensive Teacher Training Program and nervously entered the trenches of private lessons and group classes. As a young Black woman that commuted from “The Valley”, I didn’t exactly fit into the Beverly Hills demographic where I started my teaching career. I was the only one that looked like me and was acutely aware of our racial, socio-economi...
