Helen Phelan is a pilates instructor who hates the fitness industry. She writes about well-being, body image, psychology, creativity, and movement as a healing modality.
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Pleasure, in practice: September 2026
Our brains and bods are pros at taking the path of least resistance, which is why we compensate without attention in a Pilates practice. It’s also why we tend to see the negative more easily…because the grooves in those neural pathways are...
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TW: miscarriage and Cornell SA
LATELY
I got an email from an HPS On-Demand member this week with a subject line that stopped me in my tracks:
“The way through.”
She shared with me she’d recently had a miscarriage. She’s...
The art of balance: Libra season journaling prompts
Despite being a fitness professional, being “fit,” to me, has way less to do with PRs, times, or numbers on the scale and way more to do with what inhabiting a healthy body allows me to spend my time doing off the mat. My gateway to that is...
10 secrets of the Somatic Siren
Collage images sourced via Pinterest
I don’t want to be a Pilates Princess. I want to be a Somatic Siren.
I’m no longer interested in the robotic performance of perfection. I crave movement that makes me feel connected to my body and full...
Is this actually Pilates? A guide to deciphering classical, contemporary, Megaformer & sculpt
Pilates has exploded in the last few years, and as a lifelong practitioner, I couldn’t be more thrilled!
With its proliferation, however, there has also been beaucoup confusion and hella misnomers.
Let me preface this by saying:
I actual...
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I write about no-nonsense well-being, body image, fitness culture burnout, and shifting your relationship with yourself through intuitive exercise, pilates, breath, somatic movement, fascial release, & creative exploration.
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