Winter 1998

Testimonials about Authentic Pilates™T of Body Conditioning

Authentic Pilates™T has totally changed my body from the inside out. Not only has it changed my physical appearance, but it has brought out a whole new personality as well.As a former dancer, I was in a terrible car accident during which two vertebrae in my spine were wedged together and one vertebrae was ruptured. I had a severe case of whiplash which weakened my neck. I was in so much pain that even walking became a challenge. I stumbled upon Pilates when Romana Kryzanowska, the inheritor of the method, gave a seminar at New York University where I was obtaining my masters degree in dance education.

I took the seminar and although I was not aware of what Pilates was during that time, my back and neck began to feel better right away. I studied with Romana for years and fell in love with the Method because of what it did for my body hence, I began teaching others sharing the ingenious of it. My body became stronger, longer, sleeker and I was moving with more efficiency than I ever had before. Pilates changed my posture making it more erect- I grew one and a quarter inches taller. I remember walking one day and having to stop and look at my legs, I couldn't believe they were mine. I felt as if someone else's legs had been put on my body literally overnight. They were longer, thinner and lighter; I felt like I was walking on air. Pilates even changed the quality of my voice making it more dynamic. Because it works deeply from the inside out, it strengthens organs, muscles and glands stimulating them to function normally making a more dynamic and expressive individual.

Attendees from The Pilates Studio® Advanced Workshop July 12 & 13th 1997 Claire Geaves, Caroline Benton, Maureen Freeman, Sylvia Gamonet, Maggie Amrhein, June Hines, Clain Dipalma, Zane Rankin, Mejo Wiggin, Halle Markle, Alba Calzada, Lisa Silveria, Linda Luber, Amy Aronson, Lisa Johannsson, Kathleen Loeks, Simona Cipriani, Roberta Wein, Alicia Ungaro, Celeste Neal, Linda McNamar, Lesa McLaughlin, Sherry Resh, Julia Hilleary, Jackie Garland, Roxane Murata, James Duus, Brooke Siler, Nurit Bichovsky, Master Teachers: Romana Kryzanowska & Sari Pace (advanced seminar)

Pilates created in me a more daring, and creative person both movement wise and in everyday life situations. I began taking more dance classes. The Method freed me a stronger and deeper spirit enabling it to soar with great confidence. I can do far more at a much greater quality today with an injury through Pilates than I could before, even with a healthy spine. Without surgery, Authentic Pilates™T healed the trauma in my neck and back by strengthening the muscles that support the spine freeing me of a great deal of pain. Pilates, for me, saved my life.

Carol A. Baker - Certified Instructor,Teacher Trainer

The esoteric teacher, G.I. Gurdjieff wrote that it takes only two generations, removed from it's source, for any type of knowledge to lose altogether its meaning and integrity. Being of the "Second generation" of Pilates teachers I take these words to heart. It is our privilege to continue the system created by Joseph Pilates, and our responsibility to assure it's integrity. I am fortunate to have worked with some formidable talents during the course of my dancing, and then teaching careers:, Martha Graham, Ron Fletcher, Romana Kryzanowksa. I have learned from each of them something of the truth, power and spirit of movement. In turn, I strive to impart these same gifts to my students, for I find them embodied in each of the exercises of Authentic Pilates™T.I continue to study with the master teachers, our most precious source, so that what I pass on to the next generation remains true.

John White - Certified Instructor