Hi Everyone,
Gillian here! In the summer of 2014, I had this idea, to start an online fitness concept, build a community, share workouts, talk about mental health, write, and be honest about what was happening in my life. I stayed consistent for about a year and then, slowly, I lost the vision, or maybe I just outgrew the version of it I had first imagined. My personal life shifted, the things I once wanted washed away, a different future started forming, and I found myself asking, who am I now? What’s next for me?
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​​In 2019, I saw an audition posting for a boutique studio in NYC called AKT. I showed up with no expectations and no idea what would come of it. I got the job and for three months, I had the time of my life, learning from the founder, being pushed by other instructors, and discovering that I could actually lead a room.​
From there, I built a career in boutique fitness. I earned my Group Fitness certification, my Barre certification through the American Barre Technique, and completed my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training.
What started as a stumble became a passion.​
The last two years changed me even more! I joined a larger fitness company that I truly love being part of, I deepened my relationship with writing, I lived alone for the first time, I took a break from singing, I started dating women again, I fell in love,
I went through heartbreak, I turned 35, and somewhere in all of that, I started to feel like myself again.​
When you explore your sexuality later in life it softens some things, It sharpens others, and It reintroduces you to yourself.
​I keep getting reintroduced to myself, I feel restored, and that restoration brings change.​
The Mix Studios will evolve, the name may change, the focus might expand, but the heartbeat is still the same as it was in 2014, building community -online and IRL ;)
This space will hold movement, wellness, writing, queer joy, honesty, and whatever else in this becoming.
I’m still new to parts of myself, I’m still evolving, and I am still figuring out what’s next. ​
It’s not about the grass being greener, it’s about listening, really listening to my heart, and having the courage to follow it.​
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Thank you for being here, let’s see where this goes!
Let's connect.