Club Pilates

Bios

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  Emily B

  Instructor

  Emily grew up on the North Shore of Massachusetts and graduated from Endicott College in 2008 with a Business Management degree. Her interest in health and fitness began in her late teen years when she discovered Mat Pilates. In 2014 Emily began her training to become a certified instructor. She is a comprehensively trained Pilates instructor certified by Balance Point Pilates Teacher Training. Emily embraces all methods of Pilates, although she describes her style as classical with a contemporary twist. In addition to Pilates, Emily is a ceramic artist and can be found selling her work locally.

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  Debbie C

  Instructor

  Deborah Cavallaro has been in the fitness industry for over 35 years. She fell in love with Pilates in 2000 and has since been studying the practice with The Reformer, The Chair and Mat Pilates. Deb is also educated in Barre and loves mixing the many specialties of Pilates together in her classes. She feels fortunate to share her enthusiasm and knowledge of Pilates to all her students.

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  Laura C

  Instructor

  Laura Cohen has been a Comprehensive Balanced Body Certified Pilates Instructor for over 11 years. She started her fitness career in college as a student in Kenpo Karate for five and a half years. Her interests ultimately evolved into mountain biking, road cycling, and ultimately running. After several overuse injuries, she became interested in corrective exercise and preventative maintenance. She is also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Weight Loss Specialist and Fitness Nutrition Science Specialist. Laura also utilizes her talents as a 2nd Degree Reiki Healer and Certified Thai Massage Therapist on her clients the help speed the recovery process from vigorous exercise and to alleviate any muscle strains. Laura is also certified in Group Exercise through the American Aerobic and Fitness Association. She also holds certifications in Aquatic Exercise via the Aquatic Exercise Association, Spinning Instruction from Madd Dogg Athletics, and Zumba.

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  Christie D

  Instructor

  Christie completed a 500 hour program with Balanced Body and is comprehensively certified. She also participated in an apprenticeship program with a highly esteemed master trainer that included an additional 100 teaching hours and 50 hours of course work. While attending Salem State University pilates became a major part of her daily fitness regime. She began her teacher training in order to help her husband regain mobility after a procedure left him in a wheelchair with a neurological condition. That is when she fell in love with helping others through pilates and was able to see the positive physical and mental impact pilates has on the human healing process. She has also furthered her education by completing workshops in Pre/Post Natal Pilates, Exercising with Scoliosis, Core Control, Forward Head, Pilates to Facilitate Neuroplasticity, Myofascial Release for Pilates Instructors, Pilates for Neurological Disorders, MOTR Training, and The Janda Approach to Gait Control. Christie also completed the Balanced Body Barre training program as well and is TRX certified.

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  Ivor E

  Instructor

  As a Master of Gendai Reiki Ho, a Level II Usui Reiki Healer, an E-RYT 200 certified Vinyasa Yoga Instructor, certified Qi Gong and Kemetic Meditation Instructor and Pilates Instructor, Ivor has taught seminars, corporate wellness programs and classes at Boston Public Schools, Oberlin College, Harvard Divinity School’s Reiki Association (2006), St. Francis House, Action for Boston Community Development, Tewksbury State Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Ivor ran his own wellness and yoga studio in Brighton, called Taireiki, from 2016-2019, and has also created and implemented many programs integrating traditional healing methods in modern contexts, including an ongoing yoga program for the MIT Track/Field and Cross Country Teams. Ivor has been connected to the Monadnock region since 2003 and moved to Peterborough with Brianna and her daughter to offer the benefits of his healing modalities to this community as Sága's Co-Founder. Ivor is an Apprentice Pilates instructor and completing his full certification through Club Pilates.

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  Brenda K

  Instructor
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  Allison M

  Instructor

  Allison is comprehensively certified through Balanced Body Pilates. Her favorite Pilates apparatus is the Reformer because it is so versatile and built to suit everyBODY. Focusing on mind-body awareness, Allison’s classes are fun and uplifting! As an experienced barre instructor, Allison teaches a high-energy and low-impact class fusing Pilates with ballet choreographed to upbeat music. Originally from Pennsylvania, Allison is the mom of 2 boys. She has a baby girl Wheaten Terrier, loves beauty products, astrology and tacos.

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  Laura P

  Owner & Instructor

  Laura grew up in Methuen and her parents lived in Andover for 20 years. She is a life-long athlete who fell in love with Pilates after the birth of her third child, Ken. For Laura, it was the single, most effective form of exercise to help her slim down after giving birth. Since then, Pilates has helped her to perfect her sports which include cycling (a 16-year PMC rider), running and golf. Laura has been in financial services for more than 30 years and decided to couple this experience with her love for fitness and bring Pilates to the community. Laura is an apprentice instructor completing her full certification from Club Pilates.