Hello, I'm Denise

I began my Pilates practice as a young girl, on the living room floor mimicking my Mother as she did her Denise Austin Pilates videos. I went on into adulthood consistently doing the Basi mat Pilates system, as well as Ana Caban's Pilates as a way to supplement my strength training and cardio sessions. Anytime I could attend a mat class in local gyms, I did. Feeling the benefits of the system, I went on to eventually do a complete 488 hour comprehensive training on the apparatus through Balanced Body. While the mat work does so much for the mind and body, the apparatus takes it to the next level with spring resistance, some of the closed kinetic chain work it offers, and the new ways of improving your balance and coordination.

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My interest in the human body led me to the knowledge of our fascial system. This started with learning Myofascial Release, taught by Carrie Taylor of Taylor Techniques, formerly a teacher at NYC's Swedish Institute. Being so impressed by this new way of seeing the body, I have since taken every one of her courses that cover several pathologies within our fasciae that can be helped with manual therapy. 

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Education on the fascial system spilled over into my movement therapies, by studying Guy VOYER's ELDOA/Soma with Ilaria Cavagna & Wendy Shubin, as well as Low Pressure Fitness Hypopressives with Becky Keller, Alexa Marine & Tamara Rial. This unconventional knowledge has enabled me to help many clients make deeper connections & improvements within the core of their bodies in ways traditional Pilates and fitness training can not . I continue my education through the SOMA VOYER training program. 

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For pleasure I enjoy cooking, getting outside for long walks, reading, watching movies and shows, hanging out with friends/loved ones, and hand building clay sculptures.