Premier
Pilates
and Yoga is
lucky to have truly amazing instructors, who are well-trained, fully-certified and who are
able to bring in their years of experience into every session.
Deborah Harris has a
strong background in dance. Her insight into the mechanics of body
movement tends to bring a unique perspective to a Pilates workout. She is deeply committed to helping each client reach their full potential
and to get the most out of every session.
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Deborah Harris - Studio Owner
Deborah
grew up in Lancaster, PA and has a very strong background in dance. She
was completing her BFA in Dance at Temple University when she had a
dance injury and used Pilates to rehabilitate from it. She was fascinated
by the technique's unique ability to concentrate its healing in the
specific area of the injury. She was also drawn in by the focus of
Pilates on complete physical, mental and spiritual well-being. |
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In 1999, Deborah was admitted
into the highly competitive and intense New York City Authentic PilatesTM
Training Program. Over the next year and a half she was instructed,
trained, tested and, ultimately, certified by Romana Kryzanowska, an
internationally acknowledged The Grande Dame of Pilates, who was a star
pupil of Joseph Pilates in the 1940s. |
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Deborah
was also taught by such Certified Teachers of Teachers as Sari
Mejia-Santos, Bob Likens and June Hines. As a part of her training, Deborah completed over 600 hours of
practical instruction in her certification program and clearly demonstrated an
excellence in working on all different Pilates apparatuses, as well as an ability
to work safely and effectively with women and men at all levels of physical fitness and
ability, including those with musculoskeletal injuries. |
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Deborah started to teach at the
Pennsylvania Ballet Pilates Studio in 2001. She worked closely with Greg
Taylor, a physical therapist. This relationship and proximity to the
world of professional dance gave Deborah a chance to apply her training
and perfect her approach to clients with such varying conditions as
dance injuries, scoliosis, multiple sclerosis, hip surgery
rehabilitation, chronic pain syndromes, fibromyalgia, and low back pain.
While
at the Ballet, Deborah has worked with Prima Ballerinas, principles from Cirque Du Soleil,
members of Broadway shows "Fosse" and "Contact." Deborah enjoys the challenge of the rehabilitation work and is
constantly amazed by the quality and of improvement her clients experience
with Pilates. |
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Kathy is a wife and mother of
two. She currently holds certifications through American Council on
Exercise in personal training and group fitness instruction. Her
experience in these fields range from training high school athletes to
the senior population.
She was first drawn to Pilates
when viewing a class at a corporate facility where she was a fitness
associate. After much research, she soon realized the many benefits it
held for the body, mind and spirit and began to pursue a certification
in Pilates. During that process and the many hours of
 self-practice
that are required she saw changes in her body that she was never able to
achieve before. Kathy has recently become certified through Peak
Pilates in the instruction of classical Pilates.
She feels very strongly about
the positive impact that exercise, especially Pilates, has on our
emotional health and physical well being. Her clients describe her as
someone who truly knows her stuff and makes every person and every
session feel wonderful and special. |
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Tara Orlando
Tara
Orlando is the newest addition to our facility. Tara graduated from Monmouth
University with a B.A. in Communications and minor in Psychology. After working
for 2 years in Pharmaceutical Advertising she had decided that this path was not
for her.
After
the initial exposure to Pilates, Tara fell in love with this technique. She
loved how her body felt after every class. She proceeded to get trained in
classical Pilates. |
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technique: from teaching a mat class to working with the equipment. Following
her rigorous training she passed the examinations to get certified in both
Pilates Mat and Pilates Equipment.
Tara
is now pursuing her teaching certification in Health and Physical Education
at Kean University. Tara has already taught at numerous New Jersey
locations. She has been complimented on her flow, personal connection with
the clients. Clients have enjoyed the way she ties in her knowledge of
Pilates with the information acquired through her health and physical
education courses. She is currently teaching the full spectrum of Pilates
classes: Pilates mat, Tower, and privates. We are truly lucky to offer her
skills, knowledge and expertise to our clients!
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 Swapna
Gangadharan
Swapna
first came to Yoga to cultivate a sense of balance and spiritual
awareness in addition to expanding her physical flexibility after two
years of competing in Triathlons.
After practicing Yoga for more than four
years, which she found profoundly transforming, she was inspired to
visit and learn from the source in India. In this process, she has
learned to teach Yoga from the direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda,
the founder of Sivananda Yoga in India. One her way to Yoga Shiromani
certification, Swapna has sharpened her knowledge on Advaita and Vedanta
teachings as well as Chakra Meditations.
Her teaching is a natural evolution of
her life path. She is passionately committed to healing the world on an
individual level. On her way to achieving this balance, Swapna has
mastered Ayurvedic healing in the beautiful Nilgiri forest of South
India. Swapna’ s powerful and spiritual classes will awaken your body
and inspire your soul, leaving you stronger, refreshed and de-stressed.
In her quest to blend Yoga with
spirituality and ancient herbal healing methods, Swapna has learnt
Transcendental Meditation in India from the Maharishi School of Healing.
Swapna emphasizes breathing, vigorous pose
sequences, detoxification and working intelligently. Her classes
exhilarate all levels and support emotional, physical and spiritual
wellness.
She
also specializes in offering private classes as well as duet classes
besides Group classes. In addition, she excels in offering pre-natal
yoga and working with kids and senior citizens. |
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Carly Hamlette
Yoga
has been part of Carly's life since she was a child. She was
introduced to yoga by her mom, who taught yoga for children. Carly
began teaching yoga six years ago and is a registered and certified
Yoga teacher through Stefani Pappas's Devalia Yoga. She teaches
various forms of yoga including Hatha, Vinyasa, Yoga Sweat &
Freedom, Yoga for Seniors, and Iron Yoga Fusion.
She
has worked extensively with all different types of bodies and has
always felt that the key to a good yoga practice is finding
playfulness and fun.
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Then,
six years ago, Carly began to suffer from low back pain and read
that Pilates can help to cure these types of ailments. After just a
few sessions, her back pain decreased significantly and she was
hooked! Carly was so intrigued with the way her body looked and
felt that she decided she wanted to share her experience with
others. She became certified in Mat Pilates through Pilates on
Fifth/ Pilates Academy International and has been teaching others
this classical method on the mat for five years.
Though
practicing Pilates and Yoga, she believes that the body can be
healed, nurtured, and can transform into a stronger, healthier
being.
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Sensei Oksana
Fitzmaurice is the only certified Budokon instructor in NJ
through Cameron Shayne the founder of the Budokon system. In addition to her
Budokon instructor certification, Oksana Fitzmaurice is also a certified yoga
instructor who has completed a teacher training program consisting of over 300
hours of yoga training. She is versed in instructing Hatha, Kundalini, and
Ashtanga yoga as well as her specialization in Budokon. Sensei Fitzmaurice has
instructed yoga students of varying age and ability and she is good at teaching
to students' strengths and compensating for their areas of difficulty. Oksana
Fitzmaurice’s martial arts background is diverse and well founded. She has
studied Aikido, Iaido, Hung-Ga Kung-Fu, and is a regular practitioner Zen
Meditation & Budokon. |
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