FRAMEWORK
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Fine Tune is a creative Pilates studio on a mission to encourage autonomy and exploration in movement, building sustainable practices that support a thriving life.
Founded by Brittany Coughlan Murphy in 2014, FT was born from a desire to create sustainability and strength, not just for others in their bodies via the practice, but in how Pilates is being taught and received. Until 2019, FT was exclusively a Solo service studio. We consider this to be the foundation of our work and it continues to inform all we have created since.
The keystone of our approach is a marriage of discipline and insight — Pilates and intuition — that is found in the way our teachers see and guide humans to facilitate a body and life that feels like each individual’s version of Finest.
Our process is collaborative. We find purpose in working with people as they are, and who step to the call of reciprocal effort in creating more opportunities for connection in their bodies and life. Pilates brings support and attention to every motion.
We believe in quality and consistency over forced quantity. As there are no two humans alike, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. We believe in small movements for big change and that Fine Tuning never stops, as care for ourselves and others is life’s requisite.
Music
Music lends itself to the experience at Fine Tune, as we custom curate what you hear in sessions and group classes. The music will never be too loud and we won’t ask you to choreograph your movement to the beat, instead you’ll be asked to settle into your body, tune into your instructor’s voice and let the music become the backdrop to your movement experience.
ETHOS
That which guides
Integrity
Integrity is at the heart of Fine Tune Pilates, from our process to our people. Integrity is acting with care, kindness and authenticity in thought, word and action; in relationship with oneself and others. At Fine Tune we carry a commitment to fairness and equality, to creating sustainable environments and movement practices for life. We will hold space for you to be authentically you, to do the work necessary for your growth and development. We honor that showing up exactly as you are is the most integral thing a human can do.
We hold our staff and our clients accountable to showing up in both body and mind, to engaging in the Fine Tune environment and community with respect, and to upholding this standard of care and attention as they move through the world.
Patience
Patience is not to be confused with complacency. It serves as a commitment to meeting people where they are at, to actively listening, to fostering present moment awareness, to caring wholly for others, and to moving through the world with hope and grace. All relationships require patience, including/especially with oneself. Growth and transformation take time. Fine Tune Pilates does not subscribe to the constructs of the rush, of more, or of urgency. We are here to be present for your journey through movement, however long it takes to get where you want to be – which we know will change as you do. We will also encourage you to be in tune with your body as it is and not how you wish it to be. Patience fosters respect for self and others, and supports evolution as individuals and as a society. Patience is about the long game, and we are here to hold it down with you.
Reciprocity
With patience and integrity we assume responsibility for our actions, to serve ourselves and those around us well. Though we are individual humans, as beings on this shared earth, we are subject to the laws of nature and to the ecosystems and rules of reciprocity that inherently exist in the universe, which mirror the proven and symbiotic relationship of the mind and body. This invokes an understanding that we at Fine Tune are space holders for your evolution, supporting the work you do. As a result, we evolve together.
Working with bodies requires reciprocity, truth and trust. We encourage those in our community to carry what is created in the studio, outside of the studio and into their everyday lives. Everything affects everything. We’re in this together.
Evolution
We are always learning. Curiosity is what fuels us.
Following the old adage that the only thing constant is change, growth is not only inevitable, it is the one certainty we can rely on. Fine Tune is committed to supporting the evolution of our staff, our clients and our community. We believe that taking care of the self enables us to better care for others; and that personal maintenance is paramount in moving through the world and all that comes your way with strength and ease.
Freedom
To be without constraint in mind, body and beyond. To truly Feel Your Finest.
With a commitment to growth and the acquisition of knowledge, as well as to creating deep relationships with our bodies and their held wisdom, both innate and acquired, the ultimate is to feel free to move and act as you please in this life with enough support from the inside out to live with kindness, reciprocity and joy.
We want you to be and feel free.
