Moving Spirit

Love to see that “fitness culture” is catching up to what Pilates has been doing for generations!

https://vancouvernews.digital/gravity-training-and-stability-work-why-functional-fitness-is-growing-beyond-traditional-gyms/?fbclid=IwdGRleAR9UZVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEendP8Z2ZRkUuFqsfAzl78k04RdoGrXEX-Hcpw7FAFe7sQB4JxG650wKxOPxg_aem_KrnDaMZv5Yxxzahr5aBRXw

Why Functional Fitness Is Growing in 2026 Functional fitness and stability-based training are expanding beyond athletes, with more people seeking movement quality, balance, and practical strength.

Strong bodies, different stories.

This is what adaptation looks like in real life!

A room full of people who love to move, each on their own reformer, their own plan, their own chapter.

Same room, same teacher, totally different movement journeys. Building strength and ease so they can keep saying yes to the adventures they love!

Pilates for the win. 🤗

And finally, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Susannah Steers, the heart behind Moving Spirit. As a Pilates and Integrated Movement Specialist, and a somewhat accidental business-owner, I’ve spent years shaping a thoughtful, client‑centered space and quietly guiding a team whose combined skills are far bigger than any one person’s.

I work alongside this amazing team, helping shape the kind of studio where curiosity, compassion and collaboration matter as much as technique. My hope is to draw people together — staff and clients alike — so all our shared experience and expertise becomes one welcoming space where good things happen.

Wherever you are in your movement journey, I’m grateful you’ve chosen to spend a bit of it with us.

Hope you are all having a fantastic long weekend!

May long is the perfect time to spend with loved ones, relaxing, and getting outside to enjoy our beautiful surroundings.

A friendly reminder that the studio will be closed tomorrow on Victoria Day (May 18th).

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Next up for the introductions…. our in-house admin wizard and unsung heroine - Laura!

If you’ve read a newsletter, enjoyed a social media post, or worked through a scheduling issue, you’ve likely already met Laura. You’ve likely even seen her in class. What you may not know is how brilliantly she keeps things running.

Her patience, resourcefulness and heart mean clients are cared for, teachers are supported and the studio runs like a well‑oiled machine.

We couldn’t do what we do without her! Thanks Laura! 🤗

We have some new followers, so it’s time to (re)introduce you to our team! First - our amazing teachers.

Allison Birt and Sarah Moore are the real deal — smart, skilled, deeply experienced teachers who turn Pilates, Franklin Method and ELDOA into movement magic and medicine for real lives and real bodies.

They care fiercely about our clients and community, and I’m so grateful to collaborate with them as we live our “You matter. How you move matters” promise every day.

Oh, the evening light from our studio is just magical. 🌅