Susanne has got everything you want in a Pilates teacher and wellness mentor— experience, knowledge, generosity, humor and compassion.
meet susanne.
Susanne Staehr has been a certified teacher of the Classical Pilates Method for over 20 years and offers alignment-based, energetic and inspiring instruction, both through group classes and privately. Susanne enjoys working with a broad range of clientele from post-surgical patients to active individuals to competitive athletes and professional dancers. In addition, Susanne offers Pilates workshops and teaching clinics around the country and abroad.
Susanne completed the Advanced Pilates Teacher Training Program in 2000 and the Master’s Program at The Pilates Center of Boulder, Colorado, soon after. In 2010, Susanne became a Licensed Teacher Trainer for The Pilates Center’s Teacher Training Program and now focuses some of her time teaching teachers which includes giving a lecture series that covers the entire Classical Pilates curriculum, leading teaching clinics and educational symposiums, and proctoring exams for trainees as they graduate.
In the spirit and practice of living well, Susanne also leads Ayurvedic-based seasonal detoxes two times a year and works privately with clients to create daily rhythms and habits that promote life-changing health and well-being.
What is Pilates?
Pilates was developed by Joseph Pilates, from Mönchengladbach, Germany. His father was a gymnast and his mother a naturopath.
During the first half of the twentieth century, he developed a system of exercises which were intended to strengthen the human mind and body. Pilates believed that mental and physical health were interrelated.
Pilates developed in the aftermath of the late 19th century physical culture of exercising in order to alleviate ill health. There is however only limited evidence to support the use of Pilates to alleviate problems such as lower back pain. Evidence from studies show that while Pilates improves balance, it has not been shown to be an effective treatment for any medical condition other than evidence that regular Pilates sessions can help muscle conditioning in healthy adults, when compared to doing no exercise.
What is Ayurveda?
Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific.
Ayurveda therapies have varied and evolved over more than two millennia. Therapies include herbal medicines, special diets, meditation, yoga, massage, laxatives, and medical oils. Ayurvedic preparations are typically based on complex herbal compounds, minerals, and metal substances.
Ayurvedic practitioners regard physical existence, mental existence, and personality as three separate elements of a whole person with each element being able to influence the others. This holistic approach used during diagnosis and healing is a fundamental aspect of Ayurveda. Another part of Ayurvedic treatment says that there are channels (srotas) which transport fluids, and that the channels can be opened up by massage treatment using oils and Swedana (fomentation). Unhealthy, or blocked, channels are thought to cause disease.
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