About the Instructor

Darla Danvers Hubbell

Darla Danvers Hubbell began studying the Pilates Method in 1994 while pursuing B.S. and B.A. degrees in Dance Studies at Texas Woman’s University.  Discovering the personal benefits to a spinal fracture, she wanted to share the Method with others.  Darla became certified in  the Pilates Method with Elizabeth Jones Boswell and Michele Larsson in Houston, TX.  Upon completion of her degrees, she took her career to various positions, including workshop lecturer and instructor for the TWU Programs in Dance conditioning staff and students, as well as an exercise therapist for Dallas Chiropractic Associates.  Darla also served as a teacher trainer for the Body Awareness Teacher Training Program in Atlanta, GA and an instructor and studio director in the San Francisco Bay Area and Scottsdale, AZ.  Now a returning resident of Texas, she teaches Pilates in Dallas from the Personal Pilates Plus studio.  Darla specializes in pain management and neuromuscular re-education.  Through the Pilates Method she focuses on proper body mechanics and efficient movement, incorporating the Laban-Bartenieff joint-release fundamentals.  She is certified in Neuromuscular Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise.  Darla is a personal trainer member of IDEA® and certified Pilates instructor through the Physicalmind Institute® and Physical Conditioning Centre, Inc. 

Control    Focus    Balance    Precision    Flow    Breath