Periodically The Pilates Guild will be featuring one teacher at a time on this page, as a way to thank Pilates Guild members. Today's featured teacher is Judy Fink of Mountain Laurel Pilates. Judy's fully equipped studio is located in Hawley, Pennsylvania.

Check out my interview with my friend, and a great teacher, Judy Fink:

Where do I start? My experience going through the NY Pilates Studio was like none other. I can say that because I went through 2 certifications prior to bridging to the NY Pilates Studio. I originally was taking Pilates for myself through a Romana Teacher and was delighted to have taken sessions with Romana and her daughter Sari. When I decided to continue my education I wanted to train with Romana but I was unable to spend all of the apprentice hours required in NYC. I was living in Pennsylvania and starting a family. I chose Peak Pilates. After a couple of years I felt I still needed more knowledge so I bridged to Power Pilates. Again, after a few years, I had this feeling that I want to learn more!

I wanted so badly to go through the NY Pilates Studio! I was afraid that I wouldn’t be welcomed with my background of teacher training. It was the opposite. I was welcomed into the program! I was treated with respect. I was treated as an equal. I was totally comfortable throughout the whole teacher training… whether it was Sean, Junghee, or Suzanne teaching. They wanted you to ask questions! They wanted you to know the “why” for every exercise, the “why" for the order. I left the program realizing that I was never happy because I never learned the “why” for everything we do in Pilates. I went back to my studio teaching with a stronger sense of the work and I know I am a better teacher for it!