How was ENERGY SPACE ® created?
Everything is Connected
Movement is a language of its own.
It forms an inner as well as an outer expression of SPACE.
That SPACE defines the journey of life & it has given me the freedom to be myself.
Whether I knew it or not, ENERGY has always been a big part of my life.
I began training to be a dancer at a very young age - experiencing both joy & pain. I've suffered numerous recurring injuries spanning my adolescence into adulthood. Never allowing myself time to HEAL, I pushed myself to work through the pain & struggled with body dysmorphia.
I became depressed & stepped back from dancing to do some soul-searching, which coincided with the pandemic in 2020. Slowing down allowed me SPACE to feel my pain & find joy - in doing so I was given the opportunity to begin HEALING.
It's all about connections!
Dancing in my adolescent years at COCA (Center of Creative Arts),
I met two influential people who became my mentors;
Lee Nolting
Founder of COCAdance
Jessica Taylor
COCAdance Alumni
Founder of The Ground & Balanced Consciousness
Ms. Lee imprinted her legacy on my soul from adolescence into adulthood. I always visited her when I returned to town during holidays & summer breaks. Sadly now that she has passed, I carry her torch of change with me. Like her, I hope to guide all human beings to find joy in movement!
Jessica & I reconnected later in my adulthood - she inspired me to forge the path of ALIGNING.
I received several life changing certifications:
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Certified Pilates Instructor
Pilates Method Alliance
The Ground Collective
St. Louis City Fitness
Studio Ivanhoe Pilates & Movement
Certified Reiki Master Practitioner
Usui Holy Fire® III
The Ground Collective
Balanced Consciousness
Certified Meditation Practitioner
YogaMu (International)
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Certified Barre / Stretch Instructor
American Barre Technique®
Studio Ivanhoe Pilates & Movement
With the tools my mentors instilled in me, I am able to better understand myself as well as how I can help others. Being a student of life has taught me that I'm still learning how to HEAL & ALIGN myself.
It's about the journey, not the destination. I've learned to stop apologizing for being ME. No one else can be you, each of us has a purpose in this world.
We all have a unique ENERGY & we are meant to take up SPACE.
Everything is connected through ENERGY - life is a spiral in which you return to lessons over & over until you get it! I’m HEALING & ALIGNING my ENERGY SPACE ® so that I may be of service to others on this journey of life.
Meet the Founder & Creator
Shelby Paige Glidden
Shelby grew up in the St. Louis dance community. She began pre-professional dance training under the direction of Lee Nolting & Alicia Graf Mack at the Center of Creative Arts. As a member of COCAdance she worked with Cecil Slaughter, Kate Skarpetowska, Jon Lehrer, Darrel Grand Moultrie as well as Emily & Matt Kent of Pilobolus. She studied further at NYU’s Tisch Summer Residency Festival (Repertoire by Robert Battle, Gina Gibney, & Ronald K. Brown), Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts (Repertoire by Kevin Wynn, Robin Dunn, Marlena Wolfe & Alenka Cizmesija), Alvin Ailey Professional Summer Intensive (Repertoire by Kirven Douthit-Boyd & Sonia Dawkins), & Complexions Professional Summer Intensive (Repertoire by Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson & Jae Man Joo).
Graduating magna cum laude with a BFA in Modern Performance from the University of the Arts, she received the Stella Moore Prize for Four Years of Achievement & the Philadelphia Ballet Choreography Award. Shelby was a jazz instructor for the Pre-College Festival at UArts & rehearsal assistant for Hope Boykin, Mark Caserta, Meredith Rainey, & Gary Jeter. She danced professionally as a principal company member of Eleone Dance Theatre as well as a guest artist with both Waheed Works & DanceSpora in Philadelphia.
Shelby's the Founder & Creator ENERGY SPACE ® — a hybrid wellness center where she guides people along their journey to HEAL & ALIGN the connection between the body, mind, soul & spirit. As a Certified Barre Instructor & Certified Pilates Instructor she teaches at Studio Ivanhoe in Lindenwood Park as well as St. Louis City Fitness in Brentwood. Shelby's an internationally certified Meditation Teacher specializing in Pranayama & Third Eye Awakening Techniques as well as an Usui Holy Fire® III Reiki Master Practitioner.