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Saturday May 31st MELT Intro Workshop

MELT instructor and Romana's Pilates Certified Instructor Allison Black will return with her popular MELT Intro Workshop.  If you missed it the last time, now is you chance to check it out.

Saturday, May 31, 2014 

1pm-2:30pm 

26 E. Swamp Rd.

Doylestown , PA 18901

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PAYMENT IN ADVANCE TO HOLD YOUR SPOT - LIMITED TO 12 PARTICIPANTS

The MELT Method is the very first Hands-off Bodywork® method developed for the general public as a self-care tool to prevent and relieve chronic pain. It’s an affordable addition to any wellness, fitness, or Pilates routine. Adding MELT to your life will help improve your efficiency and performance in your exercise routine, while enhancing daily life by improving your digestion, sleeping, and reducing stress. This all-levels class will use specialized soft body rollers and small MELT Hand and Foot Balls to simulate the results of manual therapy. You will learn how to self-treat in your own home in just minutes a day to create lasting changes.

Use of MELT products during the class is included in the registration fee and will be available for purchase after the event (ball kit is $45 and roller is $65).

Fee: 

 $40 - Prepayment is required to secure a spot in the workshop. Cash or check only, please.

To sign up, email June Hines Pilates:
junehinespilates@verizon.net

If you have questions about the class, please email the instructor: allison@livingproofnyc.com

June Hines Pilates

 

June Hines Pilates Travels Abroad

One great aspect of Pilates is that you can travel the world and either do your own workout in your hotel room, or seek out a studio where you are traveling.  Pilates travels well if you have the knowledge and a clear space to perform the mat exercises with control and strength as Joseph Pilates intended.  Several of our instructors recently traveled abroad and we want to share their Pilates experience with you.

Susan Wilson traveled to France and visited Normandy, Provence, and Paris.  She visited with Philippe Taupin, a Romana’s Pilates Level 2 instructor. Philippe was June Hines’ first Pilates instructor when she was training back in 1996. While living in New York, he was a boarder at Romana’s New York City apartment.  Susan had great lessons with Philippe in his studio.


 

June Hudson recently traveled to Italy for the first time to explore and enjoy the life offered in a beautiful country.  She stayed in a villa in Tuscany for 10 days and met a group of people that were sharing her experience.  She is an ambassador of Pilates and offered her new friends the chance to experience Pilates for the first time. 

Pilates is a wonderful way of moving the body and can be carried with you as you travel.  And, if you can't make it to the studio, Pilates can be practiced at home or work. Learning the form and method of Joseph Pilates work is life changing.

MELT Workshop with Allison Black

On April 12th, Romana's Pilates Certified Instructor Allison Black will be at our Doylestown Studio to present the MELT Introduction Workshop.

The MELT Method is the very first Hands-off Bodywork® method developed for the general public as a self-care tool to prevent and relieve chronic pain. It’s an affordable addition to any wellness, fitness, or Pilates routine. Adding MELT to your life will help improve your efficiency and performance in your exercise routine, while enhancing daily life by improving your digestion, sleeping, and reducing stress. This all-levels class will use specialized soft body rollers and small MELT Hand and Foot Balls to simulate the results of manual therapy. You will learn how to self-treat in your own home in just minutes a day to create lasting changes.

Use of MELT products during the class is included in the registration fee and will be available for purchase after the event.
Pre-registration is required as space is limited. 

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After earning a BA in Art from UCF in 2008, Allison abandoned her native Florida for New York City for the express purpose of gaining a classical Pilates certification through Romana’s Pilates. She apprenticed under the Pilates master Sari Mejia Santo and even had the opportunity to study under Romana Kryzanowska herself. She then went on to acquire certifications from the National Academy of Sports and Medicine, the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, and the American Heart Association. A fitness instructor since 2004, Allison is delighted to now be a certified MELT Method instructor.

Please email allison@livingproofnyc.com to sign up.

Fee: $40

26 E. Swamp Rd.

Doylestown , PA 18901

Guest Teacher Jamie Trout Returns!

We are honored to welcome Jamie Trout, Level III, Romana's Pilates Teacher Trainer back to June Hines Pilates on March 16th and 17th.  Jamie will be teaching lessons at the Rydal studio on Sunday March 16th from 7:30am to 3pm and on Monday March 17th from 7am to 12pm.

Jamie graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a major in Classical Ballet. The discipline and body control she developed in dance provided a solid foundation for Jamie's entry into Pilates.  She became a certified Romana's Pilates instructor in 1999 and in 2009 was promoted to a Level III Teacher Trainer.  Her teaching career includes The Pilates Studio at the Atlanta Ballet and Body Central and her own studio at the Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne.  Jamie is currently guest teaching clients and conducting Basic Seminars and Workshops to apprentices of Romana's Pilates throughout the United States, Europe and Russia.

Lesson space is limited so call or email us quickly to reserve your spot.

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The Next Generation of Pilates Teachers

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Matthew Morfopoulos has just begun his training to become certified as a Romana's Pilates Teacher.  For those of you who don't know, Matthew is my son.  I was in training to get certified to teach Pilates in 1996 and became pregnant with Matthew.  I did my final test with Romana and Sari in Oct. 1996 and  Matthew was born on Monday Dec. 9th, 1996, ironically Joseph Pilates birthday also.  As a child in our home studio Matthew played with the apparatus and made fortresses to play and hide in.  He even took a class with Romana in 2006 in New York in which Romana worked with kids.  Matthew being an avid tennis player for more than 6 years, I recall being in New Orleans for a conference and he wanted to ask Romana about his painful (tennis) elbow.  Romana was gracious as he asked her about his sore elbow and she answered his questions.   Now at 17 he is pursuing his training with Greg Elwell, Annemarie Quinn, and Anthony Rabara in Princeton.  It is exciting for me to see him grow and progress.  He is a sponge and eager to soak up all the information he can.   More later as he continues through his new path.

June Hines

 

Feb. 25th 2014

A month later from his first basic seminar, Matthew has started to observe lessons, teach lessons, and take his own lessons.  It is amazing what we can learn by watching.  I always remember my teacher, Romana Kryzanowska, who was extraordinary at observing people and how they moved.  As Matthew has watched he is learning about different bodies and learning how to detect what the person or body might need.  As I have been associated with Romana's Pilates since it's inception in 2003, it has been a privilege to mentor apprentices seeking certification to teach Pilates.  It is exciting to see the next generation of Pilates Teachers evolve and I have been thankful to have been a part of that process.  It is rewarding to see not only clients understand this wonderful method of moving developed by Joseph Pilates, but also as prospective teachers have light bulbs go off with an enlightened view of this great method.  Matthew's next seminar is in late March where he will be learning from Jerome Weinberg at True Pilates of New York for 3 days.  Till then he will keep regular hours to advance his knowledge and prepare his body as he progresses through Romana's Pilates training program.   Anyone interested in scheduling a lesson with Matthew should call or email and we can set up a session for you.

Holiday Party

Please mark your calendars for our Holiday Party on Sat Jan 4th 3-5 p.m. at the Doylestown studio. John Carelli, Italian tenor, will be entertaining us once again! Listen to his amazing voice! http://www.johncarelli.com/

Come and bring a friend.  Refreshments offered.

We will be remembering our beloved 
Romana Kryzanowska with various pictures and videos.  
 

All the best to you and your family!

Holiday Schedule

  • The studios will be closed to observe Thanksgiving (Nov. 28th), Christmas Day (Dec. 25), the day after Christmas (Dec. 26th) and New Years Day (Jan. 1st).  Check with your teacher(s) to see if  they are teaching the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.