OVERVIEW
This workshop is part of our Mental Health Awareness Month series that highlights and helps give you access to tools that help you take care of your mental health. One of those tools is: Professional Help.
Do you notice a lot of negative self-talk? Do you allow things to get in your way - or even create obstacles to make it easier to not do something? Join us for an empowering workshop led by Ilona Varo, Psychotherapist & Mastery Method coach, where you'll uncover the keys to overcoming self-sabotage and embracing your fullest potential. Through guided exploration of the mind/body connection, you'll discover how body awareness can empower you to identify triggers, regulate emotions, and cultivate self-compassion, leading to conscious choices for holistic well-being. Plus, learn how Pilates can play a vital role in breaking the cycle of self-sabotage and stepping into your best self. Your Pilates practice can actually be a tool that helps you learn how to get into your body and mind so you can better tune in to what’s going on. Don't miss this opportunity to transform your life and thrive!
Mental Health Awareness Series at Pilatesmith
At Pilatesmith, we believe that a strong mind is part of a strong body. It’s key to performing at your peak and helping you reach your greatest potential.
So for Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re hosting events that highlight and give you access to tools that help you take care of your mental health. These are designed for all experience levels and backgrounds, so regardless of if you’re a first-timer or you’re a seasoned practitioner, you’ll feel comfortable in any session!
This session is part of the “Health & Wellness Essentials” track at Pilatesmith University. For more classes in this track, or to explore classes in other tracks, visit the Pilatesmith University page.
DETAILS
This workshop is open to everyone - Pilates Pros and Pilates Lovers
Cost is $15*
Pilatesmith Santa Monica - located at 2110 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA. 90405
Metered and free neighborhood parking available
Handout provided but bring a pen
Wear workout clothes
We'll start promptly at 1:30, so plan to arrive a little early so you have time to park and get settled
*Free for Pilatesmith team
ILONA VARO
Ilona Varo is a Hungarian born psychotherapist practicing in Los Angeles. Her background in the beauty and entertainment industry, as well the healing arts, informs her unique psychological approach.
Ilona's practice focuses on women's issues which arise from adolescence through adulthood. She focuses on topics involving body image, disordered eating, self-hatred, self-sabotaging behaviors, anxiety, depression, adjustment disorders, trauma and more.
Ilona is trained in EMDR and works with somatic modalities to help clients create peace and calm in their bodies. A connection and awareness to the mind-body is crucial in healing and transformation. Mind-Body awareness improves resiliency, stress management, healthy self-regulation, appropriate coping skills, joyful relationships, etc. It brings attention to the somatic experiences of mental health issues.
A lot of mental health behaviors are a result of individuals being detached from their bodies, at war with themselves, storing trauma, and the struggle to rationalize our biological responses. "It's not always logical, it's sometimes biological.”
Ilona helps provide clients with practical tools so that they can improve their awareness of behaviors/thoughts/reactions which bring them distress. Practical tools and collaborative practices ensure that clients can learn to cope in healthier and more effective ways.
Ilona is truly passionate about women's health, resiliency, and teaching effective/practical coping skills. She believes everyone is worthy of healing, and that it is possible to find peace in our mind/body experiences.