ABOUT ME
Tamara Gillest has passed the torch of Bend N Move onto a passionate and seasoned instructor.
Meet Beth Dayo, former owner of Be Pilates in West Seattle
Since a young age, I cared about good health in an upbringing where health was not a priority. Finding Pilates was an unexpected and instant match. Since beginning teaching in 2006, I have continuously lost myself in the work and the client I was with. It has only gotten better and better, and adding Yoga and meditation brought about the well-rounded perspective I share with clients today.
I was certified in Pilates with Trent McEntire in 2006 and as a master teacher in 2011. I have studied, taught and practiced the original Joseph Pilates texts and exercises since 2014. After establishing my own yoga practice in 2018, I studied Iyengar yoga directly and through Richard Schachtel in 2020. Also Iyengar’s teachers Krishnamacharya and TKV Desikachar.
Since 2012, I’ve extensively studied Buddhism and a variety of meditation practices and other eastern philosophies and their proliferators, J. Krishnamurti, Mooji, Sadhguru, Shantideva, Alan Watts, Stephen Batchelor, Bhikku Bodhi are among my favorites. These reflect the main components that have informed my personal practice and the awareness I guide each client to awaken to. I am a forever learner and the list of authors and topics I’ve delved into is far too many to list and always growing. Ultimately my teaching has been a science of working with others to produce consistent results, YOU are my true teacher, and having done that, I share it all with joy and continue to hone the art everyday!
It is a joy to share a skill with people that they can own and perfect to the level they need or desire. To witness them discover the power of their awareness and the seemingly magical nature of their own power harnessed. Often I’m told that I am magic, but really I just get to show you that YOU ARE!!
TESTIMONIALS
I’ve worked with over 800 clients around the US.
You might relate to some of their stories
“At first I thought, “this is not going to be helpful, I just don’t understand.” But after one on one coaching from Beth, I began to get it. It is an everyday, every second process to be mindful of each and every move, and when I put in the effort and think about it, it has been a life changer. Beth is a truly amazing teacher and has all of the passion to share her knowledge to help others.”
— Kathi, Michigan
“I Doubted.”
“I love to reflect back and see how I never stuck with any exercise program throughout my life until I met Beth and was introduced to Pilates through her. Nothing motivated me, I literally paid $600 for one zumba class because of purchasing the package and never attending. I’ve now been consistent for over 8 years and my body awareness cannot even be measured against what it used to be. I used to flounder and get lost, but Beth always made me feel comfortable and had faith I would get it in my own time. She was right and I’m just unrecognizeable compared to those early days. If you’ve ever felt out of place in an exercise class or gym, I guarantee this can change your life.”
— Holly, West Seattle
“I was not an Exerciser.”
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