About Holly

Pilates is about transformation. As the Founder and CEO of Blue Sparrow Pilates since 2007, I’m no stranger to transformation. I led my San Francisco neighborhood Pilates studio, to an internationally renowned health and wellness business committed to developing the highest quality of Pilates, digital educational products and training the next generation of Pilates instructors. 

I started teaching Pilates in 1999, and have tens of thousands of hours of experience and have worked with everyone from Olympic athletes to cancer survivors (I’m a cancer survivor myself).

I speak publicly on education, pedagogy, and the "art" of teaching, as well as have been regularly invited to educate Pilates instructors across the United States, as well as in South Korea and China. And, I wrote a seminal book on how to turn a Pilates passion into a career (Finding Your Center). 

Now, in 2023, in addition to being a Pilates master instructor, writer and entrepreneur, I’m a Pilates product leader dedicated to creating impact through digital and non-digital educational products in the field of health and wellness. I’ve worked on my own products as well as worked on products for large scale enterprise technology companies. 

Blue Sparrow Pilates’ name came out of the idea that the sparrow is a symbol of freedom, happiness, integrity, and revitalization, all characteristics that we aspire to bring out of our clients. The sparrow or the “blue birds of happiness”, is also known for traveling great distances, always returning home. Through my own continuous journey towards home, I find myself at Blue Sparrow Pilates.