• What's Happening at CFM
• Pilates on the Road
• Staff News
• Promotion
• Recipe– The Loaded Bowl

What's Happening at CFM

We hope you enjoyed your summer! With September here we want to help you stay motivated in your healthy, active lifestyle. In this issue, we will be featuring an easy, nutritious recipe and irresistibly delicious promotion that will enable you to transition into the new season and your new schedules.

We are committed to improving and expanding our services. We’re pleased to report that our online booking program has really taken off as well as our popular birthday cards, referral programs, and email appointment confirmations. We value your suggestions and ideas on how you think we can improve. Please take the time to fill out the attached anonymous survey as it will help us continue to bring you the best in Pilates and Gyrotonic instruction. It is our mission to meet and exceed your personal expectations.

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Thanks again for your continued loyalty and support.

Best in Health,

Donna Singer and Elle Jardim

Center for Movement
www.centerformovement.com

Pilates on the Road

Our Limited Edition "Pilates on the Road" cards were such a success that we will be rolling out a complete collection. In each of our upcoming newsletters we will be featuring the latest addition to the collection. New exercise series will be available for purchase at the front desk. The full collection will be completed by next summer.

Staff News

Center for Movement welcomes back Certified Pilates Instructor and Physical Therapist Simone Cardosa! Simone is teaching Saturdays in Scarsdale from 9:00AM to 2:00PM.

Janine Flasschoen will be joining CFM's Scarsdale team to teach Gyrotonic on Wednesdays 8:30AM to 2PM. Janine is a native of Kansas City, whose background includes a BFA in dance, a certification in Yoga and Gyrotonic and is enrolled in the training program for the Alexander Technique.

We are pleased to introduce our new desk staff assistant Elena Bel, who will be working at our Scarsdale Studio on Thursday and Fridays during the day. Elena graduated University of Wisconsin, and plans to attend graduate school next fall.

Our very own talented Pilates instructor and retired professional dancer, Jean McCabe, has now added ballroom dancing to her accomplishments. A waltzing Jean looked stunning in the photograph in the New York Times Style Section on August 29. She attended the Preservation Society of Newport County's dinner-dance at Marble House in Newport, RI.

Promotion

Recipe– The Loaded Bowl (serves 12)
From Clean Eating Magazine, Sept/Oct 2010 issue

Ingredients:

3 cups quinoa, rinsed and drained

1 15-oz can of black beans rinsed well and drained

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

1 cup fresh cilantro chopped (Feel free to add more or less depending on your preference.)

2 avocados, pitted and peeled

fresh lemon juice, to prevent avocado from browning

sea salt and pepper to taste

juice 4 limes

zest 1 lime

Dressing:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup white vinegar

2 or 3 cloves garlic, minced

sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Prepare quinoa according to package direction, cover and set aside
2. In a large mixing bowl, add beans, tomatoes and cliantro tossing to combine.
3. Dice avocados, drizzle with lemon juice and set aside in fridge.
4. Add all dressing ingredients to a food processor or mini chopper. Pulse until garlic is blended and dressing appears creamy. Set aside in fridge.
5. Fluff quinoa with a fork and add bean mixture. Season with salt and pepper and add lime juice and zest, toss to combine. Serve in bowls, topped with avocado and drizzled with dressing, dividing evenly. If desired, garnish with a few more sprigs of cilantro.