Hometown:
Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY
Degrees:
B.F.A. Musical Theatre, Syracuse University
Certifications:
Pilates (400 hours, Core Pilates NYC); Yoga (200 hours, Bodhisattva Yoga, Park Slope), ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Years Teaching Pilates:
4
Top 3 Hobbies or Activities:
Taking other teachers’ Pilates classes, reading a good book, and playing The Legend of Zelda
What kind of bagel do you like and how do you prefer to “dress” it?
A whole wheat everything bagel, NOT toasted, with low-fat cream cheese, tomato, red onion, and black pepper
What’s your favorite exercise to teach and do you have a special spin to it to call your own?
Short Box Series, because for some strange reason all my clients hate it! So I love to tell them it’s like being a kid and being forced to eat broccoli – you may not like it, but it’s good for you!
If Joseph Pilates were alive today, what would you ask him?
Is _____ (fill in the blank with any exercise name) done in Pilates stance or parallel?
What are the top 3 places you’ve traveled?
Alaska, Hawaii, Greece
Top 3 things on your “Bucket List”?
Live in San Fransico for a few years, produce my own cabaret, and own an apartment in my neighborhood (South Park Slope).
What’s the farthest point from the Core studio (or NYC) that you’ve done Pilates?
Hawaii – the Big Island!
What’s your Pilates “a-ha” moment?
Well, I’ve had and continue to have many! But one particularly good one was when an old instructor of ours taught me semi-circle. She had my toukas down on the springs and then pressed against my knees for resistance while I tried to roll up out of the well. I finally understood why you take a stretch for your thighs after the exercise!
Two words that describe your teaching style?
Fun and thought-provoking
Favorite type of sessions or classes to teach and why?
Privates, because I love being able to tailor the session to the client’s individual wants and needs.
Care to share any teaching blunders?
I have never, ever, EVER even come close to making any sort of mistake while teaching. How dare you suggest such a thing!
Where can we find you on any given Friday eve?
Snuggling in front of the flat screen TV with my honey – probably eating a chicken burrito from El Rincon and falling asleep around 10!
Mat Class Gone “Mad”
The first time I taught a group Pilates mat class, I felt like I was going to (expletive verb) rub. I asked the (adj) sparkly class, if anybody was new to Pilates and they had all been taking class for (number) 19. After I found out how long the (adj) rotund class had done (adj) expensive Pilates, I had to throw my plan out the (adj) fuzzy door! Their Hundred looked like (noun) faucets gone wild, and their Teaser was (adj ending in ing) breathtaking.
(exclamation!) Egads! Someone (verb) squeaked which made the class go wild. (body part plural) toes were (verb ending in ing) interrogating like (animal) llamas everywhere.
And I only had (number) 21 seconds to get the class to Seal. You could see the sweat through my (article of clothing) mittens.
In the end, my (adj) funky class left feeling (adj ending in er) brighter, and I feel (positive emotion) contentment at being a Pilates instructor.
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