Our Grand Opening Festival celebrates our beautiful new deluxe Pilates and Physical Therapy facility in Seattle’s growing South Lake Union neighborhood and our 19 years in business!
Will include local and visiting teachers offering lessons, mini workshops and demos. Our Physical Therapists will be doing sample bike fits and gait analysis for running and walking, plus postural analysis, we will have a Gala celebration on Saturday night, Pilates performances and more……..more info below: 3 day Festival Schedule, and then Workshop Details!

SCHEDULE OF THE FESTIVAL WEEKEND:

FRIDAY May 18th:

OPEN HOUSE (4:00PM – 7:00PM)
4:00 – 5:00     MAT CLASS with MARI WINSOR – preregistration required (206-405-3560 or customercare@pilatesseattle.com)
5:00 –  5:30    Open House: featuring Pilates demos, mini-sessions, Yamuna demos, PT consults (Bike Fits, Posture Analysis, Gait Analysis)
5:30 – 5:45    Ribbon-cutting ceremony
5:45 -  7:00    Open House: featuring Pilates demos, mini-sessions, Yamuna demos, PT consults (Bike Fits, Posture Analysis, Gait Analysis)

SATURDAY May 19th:
8:00AM:    Lessons with Guest Teachers:
Roxanne Richards-Huang (Master Instructor Trainer)
Mari Winsor (Instructor Trainer/Celebrity Trainer)
Trish Garland (Master Instructor Trainer)
Katie Thomas (Alumni, Certified Instructor)
Lauren Anderson (Alumni, Certified Instructor)

10:00 – 12:00    Open House: featuring Pilates demos, mini-sessions, Yamuna demos, PT consults (Bike Fits, Posture Analysis, Gait Analysis)
10:00AM    Intermediate/Advanced Mat w/ Rick
12:00PM    Basic/Intermediate Mat w/ Ray
12:00-1:00    Eating for Energy Workshop w/ Lara D ($20)*
1:00-2:00    Efficient Walking & Posture Workshop w/ Rocky ($45)* Newsletter error, correct time here.
2:00 – 3:00    Spring Magic Workshop w/ Shirley ($45)*
3:00 – 5:00    Decompression Workshop w/ Mari ($65)*

SUNDAY May 20th:
9:00AM     Lessons
9:00AM    “Pulling In & Up, NOT Pushing Out – Using your P.H. Correctly” w/ Rocky ($45)*
10:00- 10:45    Intermediate Mat w/ Mari ($20) (Mat Madness clients $10)
12:00-2:00    Roll Out Your Back – Back Basics  Workshop w/ Levana ($45)*

*If you take 2 or more Workshops, each is $5 off (e.g. Spring Magic and Decompression – $40 + $60 = $100)

with Shirley Jenkins

Come discover how to build long and lean muscles using springs in Pilates exercises.  The elasticity of our body’s striated muscles (like the ones in our thighs) mimics the coil and recoil elastic action of a spring.  This workshop will teach you to use the springs to the ultimate advantage for you to acquire sinewy muscles and elastic strength. Join Shirley to learn how to use Pilates apparatus springs to help you build long, lean and strong muscles.

 
DATE:  Saturday, May 19th
TIME:  2pm-3pm
PRICE: $45*
WHO can attend: Any and all students of Pilates!   Preregistration required, call 206-405-3560 or email customercare.com

with Mari Winsor

“Come and learn some different tools to pull you out of your powerhouse in
all directions. As we age especially, problems of compression naturally
start to occur. It is our job to help ourselves become successful in
lengthening the muscles that support the joints and bones, creating more
space in the body for better health, more flexibility, and of course, there
are those fabulous cosmetic benefits, too!” - Mari Winsor

DATE  Saturday, May 19th
TIME  3pm-5pm
PRICE: $65*
WHO can attend:  Pilates Instructors, Apprentices, & Experienced Clients

Preregistration required, call 206-405-3560 or email customercare.com

with Roxane Richards-Huang

Understanding and correcting problems while your body is in motion is important so you can stay active and fit for a lifetime. In this essential workshop, Rocky will guide clients, teachers, and students alike to see and feel the difference between efficient and inefficient body mechanics. Register now to learn how to stay pain- and injury-free!

DATE  Saturday, May 19th
TIME  1-2pm (Newsletter error, 1-2pm is the correct time for this workshop)
PRICE: $45*
WHO can attend:  Anyone!

with Roxane Richards-Huang

Pulling in and up is basic and key to Pilates.  Come learn what pulling in your abs and what scooping in and up really means.  Learn why pulling in and up is so important in the exercises and why it is so good for your body in daily life and all activities.

DATE  Sunday, May 20th
TIME  10am-11am
PRICE: $45*
WHO can attend: Any and all students of Pilates!
*If you take 2 or more Workshops, each is $5 off (e.g. Spring Magic and Decompression – $40 + $60 = $100)

EATING for ENERGY: Energy Management Through Food & Lifestyle with Nutritionist Lara Dalch

DATE: Saturday May 19,
TIME: 12pm – 1pm
PRICE: $20*
What would your life be like with an abundance of energy and vitality? What foods best help you increase your energy? Learn how to create energy without relying on the ups and downs of caffeine and sugar.

You’ll learn:
• Which foods are most likely to increase or decrease energy.
• How food affects mood.
• How to manage food and lifestyle choices to maximize your energy.

http://dalchwellness.com/events-calendar/

YAMUNA BODY ROLLING WORKSHOP: BACK BASICS

Get that spring back in your step! Join Levana Benabe, for a 2 hour Hip and Shoulders Yamuna Body Rolling Workshop.

Prepare your body to get outside and enjoy warmer weather this spring. Tension melts away as you roll on the balls, literally unwinding your muscles, fascia, tendons and bones… leave feeling taller, lighter, more relaxed and invigorated, and just like the warm sun after the cold winter you will feel as good as spring!

DATE: Sunday May 20
TIME: 12pm – 2pm
PRICE: $45*

Preregistration required, call 206-405-3560 or email customercare.com

*If you take 2 or more Workshops, each is $5 off (e.g. Spring Magic and Decompression – $40 + $60 = $100)

This CPE will include a vigorous workout and review of the material, followed by  Q&A. We will also identify general postural body types that we most often see when people start to progress in Pilates at the beginning of their practice; we will discuss the exercises most suitable for these body types’ needs and why. The discussion continues with an in-depth exploration of the next set of progressive exercises which are best for these body types at various stages of the client’s Pilates development.

$320 Early Bird through 6/7, After 6/7 $360. Certificate fee: $25.

Call 206-405-3560 to reserve spot with payment deposit. Payment plans available.

Cynthia will also be teaching lessons at PSI for ALL Instructors, Apprentices and Clients! Instructors who take one or more lessons with Cynthia at PSI will receive $20 off the price of this CPE.

Lessons available Saturday June 23rd through Wednesday June 27th (except 6/24).
Available times and prices  – check at the front desk: 206-405-3560 or customercare@pilatesseattle.com

Born in New York City, Cynthia Lochard began learning the Pilates Method in 1976 as a young dancer with the New York City Ballet. During this time she practiced the Pilates Method at Joseph Pilates Studio in New York
City with Romana Kryzanowska. In 1987 Cynthia moved to Sydney and from 1990 till 1992 she danced with the Sydney Dance Company and later with The Bangarra Dance Theatre.

In 1994, she returned to New York City to study as an instructor under the guidance of her teacher and mentor Romana Kryzanowska, one of the last remaining disciples of Joseph H. Pilates. 

Returning to Sydney later that year as a certified instructor of the Authentic Pilates Method through Pilates Inc., Cynthia began The Pilates Method Studio and Training Center in Surry Hills and in 1998, she became a Teacher Trainer and a Level 2 instructor for Romana’s Pilates and the ITTP program. In 1999, Cynthia began participating as a teacher of teachers, teaching at international conferences in both the United States and abroad. She is now a Level 1 (Grand Master) Instructor Trainer.

“Cynthia is a great friend and a superb teacher,” says Lauren Stephen. “Clients, Apprentices and Pilates Instructors alike will benefit from her depth of experience, strong teaching skills, her unique, innovative insights and her delightful sense of humor. It’s great to have her back at PSI once again.”

Saturday, June 23, 2012, 3 – 5pm, Cost $65

More info TBA soon

Lessons with Cynthia available Saturday June 23rd through Wednesday June 27th (except 6/24).
Available times and prices  – check at the front desk: 206-405-3560 or customercare@pilatesseattle.com

Born in New York City, Cynthia Lochard began learning the Pilates Method in 1976 as a young dancer with the New York City Ballet. During this time she practiced the Pilates Method at Joseph Pilates Studio in New York
City with Romana Kryzanowska. In 1987 Cynthia moved to Sydney and from 1990 till 1992 she danced with the Sydney Dance Company and later with The Bangarra Dance Theatre.

In 1994, she returned to New York City to study as an instructor under the guidance of her teacher and mentor Romana Kryzanowska, one of the last remaining disciples of Joseph H. Pilates. 

Returning to Sydney later that year as a certified instructor of the Authentic Pilates Method through Pilates Inc., Cynthia began The Pilates Method Studio and Training Center in Surry Hills and in 1998, she became a Teacher Trainer and a Level 2 instructor for Romana’s Pilates and the ITTP program. In 1999, Cynthia began participating as a teacher of teachers, teaching at international conferences in both the United States and abroad. She is now a Level 1 (Grand Master) Instructor Trainer.

“Cynthia is a great friend and a superb teacher,” says Lauren Stephen. “Clients, Apprentices and Pilates Instructors alike will benefit from her depth of experience, strong teaching skills, her unique, innovative insights and her delightful sense of humor. It’s great to have her back at PSI once again.”

Wed/Thurs/Fri/ June 27, 28, 29, 2012

Wed, June 27th – 10:00am-2:30pm
Thurs, June 28th – 10:00am – 3:30pm
Fri, June 29th – 11:00am-4:30pm

Instructors are welcome to audit Advanced Seminar for some excellent refreshment with Cynthia for the cost of $100 per day, or all 3 days Wed, Thurs, Fri) for $250.  (Note: This does not count as Romana’s Pilates CPE.)

Cynthia will be teaching limited private and semi-private lessons for all clients, apprentices and instructors at PSI on June 23rd, 26th and 27th.   For prices and scheduling contact customer care at 206-405-3560 or customercare@pilatesseattle.com

And it was super inspiring to be able to take Cynthia Lochard‘s three-hour workshop at TPNY, even though she was just here at PSI teaching it six weeks ago.  She gave me such a profound cue for my archey back: “navel to tailbone, and a subtle lift up from mid-back.”   It’s not for everybody, it’s works for some bodies, and it sure is great for my body!  Genius!  Best thing I’ve hears since Romana said “Lauren, hip bones to the horizon!”

Here’s a picture of me and Cynthia with Tom at the New York Studio. For more photos from Cynthia’s class in NY, please visit the PSI FaceBook Page.

I was also reminded how important it is to work out with a variety of teachers and I’m proud that we have so many great teachers at PSI. Of our recent graduating students – Nicole Walsh, Anastacia Spear and Catherine Lloyd DeHaven, Anastacia and Cat will be joining the PSI staff as instructors.

- Kathy Croonrad

I may not be the best advertisement for Pilates. Whenever I’m asked what it’s like, I say “A mix of ballet, yoga and the Spanish Inquisition.” The image of the Inquisition torture racks might account for some of the strange looks I get.

My body is a good advertisment, though. Twelve years ago — yes, twelve! — I hobbled into the studio for physical therapy, just a few days after my back had gone out yet again.

“What do you hope for from Pilates?” Lori asked me.

“Never to find myself paralyzed and in agony on the floor again,” I said.

That’s why I began Pilates. What made me stay was the fact that it keeps me interested. This, as several men in my life can attest, is not easy. Each time I think I’ve “got” Pilates, I seem to find yet another level. The simplest exercises may become the most challenging. The most complex can become suddenly easy. Ones that felt pointless snap into muscular place.

Now I’m finding I’m literally in better shape in my 60s than I was 20 years ago. And when the sweat’s pouring off me and I’m scooping like crazy, and muscles I could swear I never had allow me to do things I never imagined, I feel like a teenager just beginning to explore her body!

- Lesley Hazleton, author of the book After the Prophet:  the Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

Stay fit and save.

Pilates workouts are based either on the Pilates mat work, which is done on the floor with a minimum of equipment, or on Pilates equipment (cadillac, reformer, wunda chair, electric chair, etc).

Mat classes are recommended for both beginners and accomplished practitioners. Mat exercises incorporate all of the fundamental movements and Pilates exercise principles. The mat exercises are adaptable to any fitness level. You can quickly gain a lot of strength and confidence in the Pilates method by taking regular classes.

PSI offers a variety of class times and the Mat Madness Package is a great value.

Sign up today at the front desk.
(206)405-3560

It’s another New Year and we’re ready to help make everyone’s Resolutions come true… I actually prefer to call them Intentions because I feel it’s more effective.

We’ve created a couple new classes: Introduction to the Reformer for those folks ready to make the transition from mat to semis or from privates to semis; and General Jodie’s Calisthenics Mat Class to help combat the effect of too many holiday cookies. I’m excited about both of these classes.

Many of my regular clients have heard me talk a bit about the Blue Zones, those four hot spots around the globe where people live to 100 and older in great numbers. But it’s not only about longevity—they live with strength, vitality and happiness. Residents of the blue zones tend their gardens, are active members of their communities, eat delicious food and exercise regularly!

Oprah’s been a big fan of the Blue Zones and has hosted Dan Buettner, a freelance writer for National Geographic who spent seven years researching his book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest. For more information about the Blue Zones, check out these links: http://bluezones.com/
http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20081009_tows_bluezones/1
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/longevity/preview/daily_vid.html

Daily physical exercise is a characteristic shared by all four zones and is a major factor in contributing to the highest quality of life. With our beloved Romana as living proof of the effects of a daily regime of Pilates, I am inspired by this and find it incredibly motivating for the New Year.

Another favorite Pilates legend and living example of the positive effects of daily exercise is Jay Grimes. (Just how old is Jay anyway?) Jay returns to PSI to teach lessons March 6th and 7th and will be conducting a workshop for teachers on the 7th. If you haven’t worked with Jay before, I encourage you to do so – he’s nothing short of amazing. Read on to learn more about Jay Grimes, The Pilates Teachers’ Teacher.

One of my Resolutions/Intentions is to write a fairly regular blog. Those of you who know me know that I’m a big fan of connecting people – ask me for a recommendation for body work, for help quitting smoking, a great restaurant … So when I come across the Blue Zones, I’m excited about the correlations between healthy minds, healthy eating, strong cores, increasing longevity and improving the daily quality of life. And I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts with all of you.

Cheers!
~ Lauren