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Ok so Valentine’s day is around the corner and I wanted to teach a Partner Pilates class. You can come with your better half to giggle and exercise before going for a romantic supper together, or come with your sister, neighbour, best friend or father for an equally fun workout. You can even come alone and we’ll match you up with someone. The point is, this class is not romantic or relationship based. It is all about using another body to stretch, strengthen and challenge your body. Plus it’s really fun! I’ve taught this class many times before for special events, Lululemon, etc, but will be adding some new goodies into the mix. Hope to see you there!
Saturday February 11, 2012 5:30-7:30 pm
20$ per person
Zen Taï Studio
5165 Queen Mary RD Suite 511
Montreal, Quebec
Next to Snowdon metro station
Please register at: info@nfbody.com
Ever wondered what a Pilates Reformer class looks like? Here are a few shots from yesterday’s photoshoot at Zen Tai Studio with my gorgeous students/models Julie and PauL!
Join me every Monday at 11am at Zen Tai Studio for a 75 minute Pilates Reformer class that includes some off-the-machine work with the foam roller, Swiss ball and Magic Circle.
5165 Queen Mary Rd Suite 511, next to Snowdon metro, parking available behind the building. Classes are taught in English and French. 192$ for a package of 6 classes.
Call 514-507-5990 to reserve your spot, maximum people in the class is 5, and you can join us anytime!
Start 2012 in great shape! Join us for a weekend of exercise, fresh air, and tranquility.
*** Register at info@nfbody.com before February 9th 2012 and get a $50 rebate ***
More than 15 hours of workouts await you in the beautiful region of Mont Orford. Second generation Pilates Master, Natalie Fitzpatrick, offers you the best in Pilates and Yamuna Body Rolling to regain strength and flexibility in your body. Plus, afternoon snowshoe and hiking excursions will make you burn those calories and get a healthy dose of winter sunshine!
Proposed activities:
- Detoxifying breathing
- Toning Pilates with flex-band
- Toning Pilates with ball
- Pilates-yoga-stretch fusion
- Yamuna Body Rolling for the feet and leg lengthening
- Yamuna Body Rolling to free your ribcage and neck
- Yamuna Body Rolling to free your hips and spine
- Snowshoeing
- Classes will be taught in a room surrounded by windows over looking the forest!
$375 per person with double occupancy including two nights at the luxurious Auberge 4 Saisons (Friday and Saturday)
$250 per person if you find your own lodging
$50 off when you register before February 9th!!!
Auberge 4 Saisons
4940 Chemin du Parc
J1X 7N9
Orford, Québec
Only 90 minutes from Montreal!
Following a recent fitting at Lululemon on St-Denis as part of the research and development team, here is my favourite top out of the dozens I tried. It is called the Power Dance Tank, and I it’s my fave for the following reasons:
- Ample room around the bust, perfect for women like myself who have broad backs and strong arms
- Very supportive built-in bra that does not cut into the ribs, allowing for comfortable and expansive thoracic breathing
- The body of the tank is so light and breatheable, you won’t feel like you’re wearing anything at all. So if you sweat a lot in your workout, you won’t feel sticky
- Drawstring around the base of the shirt, allowing for a more form fitting top so that your teacher/trainer can have a better look at your body and correct your alignment during training
- When the drawstring is released, the top has a beautiful flow to it that is clean and classy for teaching
Ok so you all know that I’m a foot fanatic, as much about wearing fun shoes as I am about keeping them strong, flexible and healthy!
So here it is, as promised, a workshop on how to properly wear high heel shoes and make your feet strong enough for the task. You will also learn how to take care of your feet before and after wearing high heels to limit the damage these can cause.
Learn to improve/prevent:
Bunions
Neuromas
Tight calves
Stiff lower back
So come with friends and learn how to strut your stuff with grace!
Saturday June 4, 2011, 4:30 to 6:30 pm
Centre Kinesphère, 1565 Mont-Royal E (Coin Fabre) Montréal, QC
55$ – receipts available
Email info@nfbody.com to register, see you soon!
The Pilates memorial conference in Monchengladbach, Germany, held a series of workshops focused specifically on the male client. It was great to see many male Pilates teachers from all over the world sharing their knowledge and love of this technique which has unfortunately been more on the women’s side of fitness. It cannot be said enough, PILATES IS AS MUCH FOR MEN AS IT IS FOR WOMEN!!! In the video below my friend Luis Bravo takes a male client through a series that demonstrates strength, control and flexibility.
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A letter from my teacher, Lolita San Miguel, regarding this International Conference and Memorial Plaque Honouring Joseph H. Pilates:
Joseph Pilates 1880-1967
A man, born in Monchengladbach, Germany on December 9, 1880, after an immensely productive life filled with many inventions, a life dedicated to finding ways of making the human body function better, died in New York City on October 9, 1967, penniless, and without having received the recognition due him.
That man’s name was Joseph Hubertus Pilates. I was his student.
In 2009 I visited the city of his birth and discovered that except for a handful of people, no one in Monchengladbach knew who Joseph Pilates was. Right then and there I made it my mission that this would change. I am happy to tell you that we have been given the opportunity to place a Memorial Plaque where now stands an empty space with a linden tree, the exact location where once stood the house where he was born.
The Plaque will honor Joseph Pilates, the genius who has revolutionized and influenced the entire world through his Pilates Method of Body Conditioning.
Our intention is to unveil this Plaque on May 7, 2011, Pilates Day.
Surrounding the celebration we will also have a Conference of Pilates Teachers from Friday May 6 to Sunday May 8 featuring internationally known presenters covering Mat, Reformer, Chair, Cadillac, Arcs and Barrels and workshops on Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, the Pelvic Floor, Lypodistrophy, MS, racquet and other sports, and other topics. The Conference will be held at the beautiful Haus Der Erholung in Monchengladbach.
- Lolita San Miguel
May 27-28-29, 2011, 18 hours
Centre Kinesphère, 1565 Mont-Royal E (corner Fabre) Montreal, Quebec
Anyone who has had some experience with YBR®, wishes to go deeper into their own self-evaluation and possibly become a certified practitioner is welcome to enroll in Phase 1.
Experiential anatomy lessons are the core of the YBR® curricula. This provides students with the foundation needed to develop confident therapeutic skills.
We start you at the beginning feeling your own muscles from origin to insertion. Knowing how to find and feel your own muscles are crucial to problem solving and helping others to heal themselves.
Teaching skills are gradually integrated with ongoing study and practice of YBR®routines so that students get YBR® into their own bodies and they empower their own students and clients to become fixers of their own bodies.
Natalie training with her mentor, Lolita San Miguel, 2009
I am very excited to announce that I will teach Yamuna Foot Fitness to my peers in Monchengladbach this May. My mentor, Lolita San Miguel, is holding a Pilates conference in Joseph Pilates’ home town in his honour. This momentous occasion will gather top Pilates teachers from all over the world to celebrate the amazing legacy Joe has left us, and that we are all eager to share with you!
Working one on one with a client
Our sunny studio is located next to Sherbrooke metro, we hope to see you soon!
To get in touch with us please call 514 882 6763 or email info@nfbody.com
