Julie Frank

At 18 years old I was in a significant car accident that left me in a chiropractor’s office multiple times per week. I started suffering from debilitating migraine headaches I believe as a result of the car accident. I was searching for natural healing modalities and decided to try a Yoga class. Within 6 months of beginning practicing Yoga, my migraines were gone, my back

pain was gone. Along the way, in 20+ years of Yoga practice, many life changes have happened, I quit smoking, I moved from the small town of Bemidji to the big city of Minneapolis and back again. I started a family, and inadvertently gained 100+ pounds in doing so. Taking off the baby weight plus some extra has been quite the journey. I have lost half of my body weight, 155

pounds from the positive changes I adopted as a result of “lightbulb moments” discovered on the mat! The amount of physical abuse I put my body thru to lose that amount of weight did cause some damage to my shoulder, which is how I found Pilates. I have saved myself from having to have surgery from simple exercises on the Pilates reformer. Yoga & Pilates gives me energy, it keeps me healthy inside and out, mentally, physically, spiritually. It opens my heart with great compassion and JOY.