Movements Afoot Newsletter
September 2007


Autumn is approaching and it's time to come home from vacation, maybe send the kids back to school and figure out your me time. Movements Afoot is excited to welcome you home and present it's Fall schedule with an upcoming special event.

Mark your Calendars Movements Afoot is hosting
REFORMERS AND TOWERS Saturday, October 13th 9:30 AM to 1 PM!

Upcoming Events
Fall 2007 Schedule  
Movements Afoot Pilates
151 West 30th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 904-1399
info@movementsafoot.com

Movements Afoot's online scheduling is all set with our Fall classes and workshops. If you haven't tried online scheduling before it is quick, easy and convenient. Please click on the links below to peruse our schedule and sign up today.

View Equipment Class Schedule
View Group Class Schedule
View Workshop Schedule

Special Offers:

  • 10 Lunch Group Class card $99
  • Intro Package 2 Privates and 2 Equipment Classes $150 (See Coupon Below)

Class Spotlight
Body-Mind Techniques for Better Posture and more... with Tracie Horsley
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00PM

Certification Spotlight
BodyMind Fitness Certification Pre-requisites
9/29-30 Fundamental Fitness
10/19-20 Fitness coaching
10/27-28 Functional Anatomy and Physiology
11/16-17 Evolution of Fitness

BodyMind Fitness Certification: A Somatic Approach (Starting October 21st)

Continuing education credits by ACE will be provided. Ask about undergraduate or graduate credits from SUNY.

Reformers and Towers  
reformers&towers

October 13th, 2007, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM


What is Reformer and Towers?
It is a free event celebrating Pilates and the search of the BodyMind connection.

Join Movements Afoot for Reformers and Towers, a free event celebrating Pilates. Everyone participating will be working with experienced, certified, senior Pilates instructors to guide you through the exercises and feeling comfortable on the Pilates Equipment.

Never tried Pilates before this is a great day to explore. Discover the world of Pilates fitness within our fun, nurturing environment. Pilates enthusiasts join us and a bring a friend. Share your love for Pilates and try new classes and teachers for free.

Half hour classes will be given on the Pilates equipment; reformers, towers wunda chair as well as physioballs, foam rolls, Franklin balls, and Pilates mat. Enjoy the complimentary refreshments, and participate in all the raffles. Raffle prizes include private t raining, agroup class card, t- shirts and more.

Pilates Testimonial  
How Pilates Changed My Life!



Judith Zimmer

Without being dramatic, I can honestly say that Pilates has changed my life, both literally and figuratively. Nine years ago I had a very serious accident. ...I felt my condition was hopeless, until my doctor found a therapy center that offered pilates sessions twice a week.

After six months, I had gained flexibility, strength and endurance. In fact, there was such a marked improvement in my physical condition through out that year, that it was clear, Pilates was going to be a life practice for me...

My injury humbled me and pilates has helped me to heal...

by Judith Zimmer, Senior Pilates Teacher at Movements Afoot

Read Judith's entire story.

Pilates and Menopause  
Excerpt from Body Mind Think Tank Blog
by Lesley Powell



"Hitting my 40's and perimenopause, my flexibility is changing. One side feels very flexible and the other, very tight. Pilates has given me back the stability my spine needs with working on flexiblity as I strengthen. I feel balance after my Pilates workout..."

Read more...

Blog Posts for August
- Pilates: Does it make you taller?
- Ten minutes a day will keep the doctor away
- I want the world to be moving

Tell us what health and wellness topics you want to read about, and that's exactly what you'll receive in upcoming issues.

BodyMind Think Tank Take Your Teaching To The NEXT LEVEL 
with
Dr. Martha Eddy
and Lesley Powell


Marthales

What does Somatic mean?

Webster dictionary defines somatic as:
of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm or the psyche.

Discover how Martha Eddy defines and educates us on somatic movement.

Read more...

Fall 2007 Workshops  
Click on each workshop for more information and online registration.


WORKSHOPS FOR EVERYONE
Franklin Method Workshops
9/19 Power to the Pelvis
10/17 My Back Feels Fantastic!

Hanna Somatic Workshops
9/15 Mobilizing the Spine
9/22 Delicate Backs
9/29 Fluid Forward Motion: recalibrating the brain to muscle for full movement potential in walking, running, dancing

WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS
9/15 Functional Anatomy & Pilates Reformer
9/30 The Healthy Spine
10/14 Balance Training: Physioball & Foam Rolls
10/20-21 Integrating the Pelvis

Movements Afoot
Movements Afoot
Intro to Pilates Package

$150 for 2 Private Sessions with a senior Instructor and 2 Equipment Classes. $230 value.*

Movements Afoot
151 W. 30th Street, 2nd Floor

Expires: September 20, 2007

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