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Giving Thanks
This is the time of year for sharing what you’re thankful for. In this Thanksgiving season, we want to share our genuine appreciation for you. Dear Body Works Pilates Family, Ron Fletcher, my dear friend, teacher and mentor has been gone ten years now. Anyone who knows me well can sense how much I miss…
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Staff Spotlight: Yarrow King Doumby
Straight roads do not make skillful drivers – Paulo Coelho This isn’t just your average tale of how a small-town girl changed her life with a one-way ticket to the Caribbean. It’s the story of how our very own Yarrow King followed an adventurous and winding path of discovery that landed her at Body Works…
Read MoreDeb’s Pilates Principle: Centering
Now, more than ever, it’s important to be and stay centered. Centering is at the “core” of what we do, literally! For some of you who have been around the Studio for a while, you may still have your Body Works t-shirts saying, “get to your core,” with an image of a green apple core.…
Read MoreKyria’s Corner
As we approach the Summer Solstice, the new season beckons us as members of a changed world. The last few months have been frightening for some, tragic for others, confusing for many and challenging for most. Despite all the challenges, I’m choosing to consider this time as an opportunity to pause and examine our beliefs,…
Read MoreClient Spotlight: Paul H. Friedman
Born and raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Paul found his way to Tucson via Chicago (undergraduate degree,) Boston (law school,) and Washington, D.C. where he established a successful law career. He’s recently retired as managing partner of Dechert, LLP’s D.C. office. Paul spent most of his career preparing and trying large-scale merger litigation cases. These incredibly…
Read MoreFebruary Pilates Principle: Awareness
Awareness is really at the heart of what makes Pilates different from so many other types of exercise. Developing awareness of how you move, where a movement initiates from, and the range of motion that you can control are key to an effective Pilates practice. When we focus on developing awareness in our bodies, we…
Read MoreLetter from Kyria
As we enter springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, I look upon my favorite season with different eyes this year. There is much happening in our national and global community that is making headlines and hitting home. I see this season of rejuvenation as an opportunity to uncluttered our minds and lives – to continue living…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Martha Ramirez
Martha Ramirez has been teaching at Body Works Pilates for 17 years. She even surprised herself a little when she did the math, “I remember Deb Mendoza telling me that she’d been working with Kyria for 10 years, and I thought ‘wow! That’s a long time! Who knows where I’ll be in ten years.’” That…
Read MoreClient Spotlight: Suzi Hileman
Suzi Hileman was shattered in more ways than one on January 8, 2011, when a gunman opened fire at a Tucson grocery plaza where she had taken her nine-year-old neighbor, Christina Taylor Green to meet U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords. Six people died, that day, including young Christina, and twelve others were injured by the gunfire.…
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