🧠 Remembering Who You Were — And Who You Want to Be
- May 27
- 2 min read
This isn’t just about remembering. It’s about reclaiming.
Every Memorial Day, we’re asked to remember.
Usually, we think about those we’ve lost.
But what if we also remembered ourselves?
The version of you who laughed more.
Who moved without hesitation.
The one who felt strong in her body.
The one who dreamed bigger — before the burnout, the schedule, the stress.
🧬 The Science of Memory — and Why It’s Not Just in Your Head
Dr. Joe Dispenza shares a study I’ve told nearly every client about:
A group of older men were placed in an environment fully recreated from their college years — furniture, music, clothes, even magazines.
And within days? They moved easier. They stood taller. They felt younger.
Their bodies remembered.
Not just the facts — but the feeling of vitality, freedom, ease. I see this happen all the time in my studio.
Women show up carrying stress in their breath, their back, their belly.
After a few sessions?
Their entire presence shifts.
They remember who they are — sometimes before their mind catches up.
“It’s not our physical state that limits us. It’s our mindset about our own limits.” Harvard Mindfulness Study →
💪 Your Body Knows the Way Back
Pilates isn’t just posture or precision.
It’s memory.
Muscle memory. Emotional memory.
We move through stories we’ve held for decades.
We release what’s been stuck — physically, mentally, energetically.
We breathe in strength, exhale the old noise, and create space for something new.
We make room for:
💛 Breath to come back
💛 Voice to come back
💛 You to come back
🧳 Change Your Space, Change Your Story
One thing I always remind my coaching clients (and myself):
Environment shapes energy.
Your surroundings affect how you think, feel, and move. And when nothing around you changes — neither do you.
Same mess.
Same stress.
Same spiral.
But change your space — even for an hour — and you unlock new thoughts.
New breath.
New momentum.
That’s why solo travel heals.
That’s why lying on the reformer for an hour can shift everything.
That’s why my studio doesn’t feel like a gym.
Because you don’t need more pressure. You need the right kind of support.
It’s not just aesthetic.
It’s energetic.
It’s a reset.
💛 This Week, Don’t Just Remember What You’ve Lost
Remember what you still have.
Your voice.
Your curiosity.
Your strength.
Your ability to start again.
Your spark.
The version of you who still dances in the kitchen. The one who wants to feel strong, sexy, and fully alive again.
She’s not gone. She’s just waiting for the right space to return.
You don’t need a gym. You need a reset.
Let’s find it together — through movement, mindset, or your next big adventure.
You’re not behind. You’re remembering who you’ve always been.
💛 Kim
📍 900 Penn Ave | @pilatessolpgh
Private Pilates • Empower Hour Coaching • Transformational Travel Planning
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