Transforming the “kitchen area” is transforming the Pilates Experience in Hadley

All week at The Pilates Studio, I’ve been witnessing something special.  You see, we got new furniture for the “kitchen area.”  Ever since we bought the studio Laurie and I wanted to do something more with this area, until now it was a kind of glorified storage passageway to the bathroom where the water was…(how’s that for an efficient use of space) So when Laurie and I bought the studio we started making plans, and we enlisted the help of our dear friend Sarah Reid creator of the fabulous blog: Small Victories: Where we try to be Victorious. 

Don't you just love it!

And for the last year small steps have been taken to make this room something more…and now finally we got the furniture and well, something special has happened.  The “kitchen area” is no longer a glorified storage passageway to the bathroom where the water is…It is now the…um…well we don’t know yet.  We are asking all of you to help us name the room…By the way, Laurie and I have already vetoed "the waiting room" because there is something more happening here!

Laurie cleaning off the challenge mirror to make room for the "Name the Room Challenge"

And so the next Pilates Studio challenge has been born (you may get the sense that we like challenges at The Pilates Studio.) We need to name this room, and we need your help.  We need a name that captures how special the experience is.  How it can punctuate a pilates session.  How the conversations that happens as people gather creates community and reduces stress.  How people can have a private conversation in comfort.  How I no longer eat my lunch sitting on the “kitchen area” floor.  We need a name for this room that says all of that!  If you’ve been into the studio lately well, you’ve seen the list of names on the mirror.  We will publish a more complete list later, but for now feel free to make suggestions in the comments!

I found the following quote and it comes very close to describing the something special that is happening in that room:

  

“A combination of fine tea, enchanting objects and soothing surroundings exerts a therapeutic effect by washing away the corrosive strains and stress of modern life. [... It] induces a modd that is spiritually refreshing [and produces] a genial state of mind.”

― John Eaton Calthorpe Blofeld, Chinese Art of Tea

Sarah Reid I don’t know how we could ever thank you enough! Please accept our sincerest gratitude!

Katrina Hawley

Co-Director The Pilates Studio