Comments on: Does your Business Give Back? http://www.pilatesdigest.com/does-your-business-give-back/ Engaging the Pilates Community Online Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Deb Preachuk http://www.pilatesdigest.com/does-your-business-give-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5421 Deb Preachuk Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:04:22 +0000 http://www.pilatesdigest.com/does-your-business-give-back/#comment-5421 I am able to give back to my community through volunteerism. I believe it is an integral component to any success in business to give back to the local community. It's a means of spreading the message and value of Pilates to people who may have never heard of the work, or perceive that they are not qualified to participate. Every other month I teach pilates based breathing and exercise to Minnesota Oncology Lung Cancer Survivors group. It's truly a humbling experience to work with individuals who have had the very essence of life, their lungs traumatized, and teach them to breathe. It's amazing to see how Pilates can reach accross so many physical boundaries and help people heal. I also volunteer my time at two middle schools in my community. I am able to be the PE teacher for the day, and introduce Matwork Pilates to over 250 seventh graders. This is so much fun! I've only had a postive experience with this. It's very eye opening to see how kids are in need of mind/body exercise such as Pilates. In general, the overall fitness condition of 12 and 13 year olds is quite poor. Postures are already beginning to become compomised, and Pilates is not easy for them. If you've never considered giving back to your community in an altruistic way, I can't encourage you enough to do so. Having done so for a few years, I believe that what you give with a free heart, will come back to you in abundance. I am able to give back to my community through volunteerism. I believe it is an integral component to any success in business to give back to the local community. It’s a means of spreading the message and value of Pilates to people who may have never heard of the work, or perceive that they are not qualified to participate.

Every other month I teach pilates based breathing and exercise to Minnesota Oncology Lung Cancer Survivors group. It’s truly a humbling experience to work with individuals who have had the very essence of life, their lungs traumatized, and teach them to breathe. It’s amazing to see how Pilates can reach accross so many physical boundaries and help people heal.

I also volunteer my time at two middle schools in my community. I am able to be the PE teacher for the day, and introduce Matwork Pilates to over 250 seventh graders. This is so much fun! I’ve only had a postive experience with this. It’s very eye opening to see how kids are in need of mind/body exercise such as Pilates. In general, the overall fitness condition of 12 and 13 year olds is quite poor. Postures are already beginning to become compomised, and Pilates is not easy for them.

If you’ve never considered giving back to your community in an altruistic way, I can’t encourage you enough to do so. Having done so for a few years, I believe that what you give with a free heart, will come back to you in abundance.

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