Marilyn Miller - Pilates on Hudson Owner
Stott Pilates (tm) Certified Instructor, A.C.E. Personal Trainer
Marilyn was first introduced to pilates at the University of Utah's prestigious ballet training program, and continued with it as her dance career took her from Ballet West in Salt Lake City to Eugene Ballet in Oregon and finally San Francisco, where she was a soloist dancer with the San Francisco Opera. "Pilates always got me back onstage, dancing better than before I got injured", says Marilyn, who was fortunate to have access to the Center for Dance Medicine at St. Francis Hospital. There she did pilates as part of the orthopedic-postrehabilitation aspect of her physical therapy. She was priviledged to have had some great instructors, including Elizabeth Larkham, now the head of Balanced Body's Pilates Education Department, Director of Pilates and Beyond at the San Francisco Bay Club, a senior consultant to Pilates Style Magazine and Pilates Pro.com.
Marilyn's personal experience doing pilates in a post-rehabilitation setting sold her on the benefits of pilates, particularly in muscular re-strengthening and realignment. She chose to certify through Stott Pilates as it takes a biomechanical approach to teaching the classical exercises of Joseph Pilates. "It's not that I don't believe everyone can benefit from the traditional exercises - I know they can. But with our sedentary society, there are a lot of people who simply don't have the strength or understanding of physical exercise to do them immediately. That's why I try to find someone's 'Zero Point', the level that is best for them to start at, and that may or may not be a traditional pilates exercise."
Shortly after she moved to New York her dance career came to an end, thanks to numerous long-standing injuries. Not giving up her love of fitness, she first became certified with the American Council on Exercise as a Personal Trainer in November 2000, and completed her full Stott Pilates Comprehensive Certification in 2003. After training at numerous clubs and studios in Westchester and New York, including Club Fit JV and Briarcliff, Bedford Pilates, and the New York Health and Raquet Club, she opened her own studio in 2003.
Marilyn is a Master Trainer and specializes in working with clients who require detailed attention to specific orthopedic problems. She is available throughout the week for private or partner lessons and consultations.
Marilyn teaches Advanced Core Conditioning Tuesday mornings at 10:00, and Open Level Pilates Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. She also trains private clients by appointment throughout the week.
Marilyn's personal experience doing pilates in a post-rehabilitation setting sold her on the benefits of pilates, particularly in muscular re-strengthening and realignment. She chose to certify through Stott Pilates as it takes a biomechanical approach to teaching the classical exercises of Joseph Pilates. "It's not that I don't believe everyone can benefit from the traditional exercises - I know they can. But with our sedentary society, there are a lot of people who simply don't have the strength or understanding of physical exercise to do them immediately. That's why I try to find someone's 'Zero Point', the level that is best for them to start at, and that may or may not be a traditional pilates exercise."
Shortly after she moved to New York her dance career came to an end, thanks to numerous long-standing injuries. Not giving up her love of fitness, she first became certified with the American Council on Exercise as a Personal Trainer in November 2000, and completed her full Stott Pilates Comprehensive Certification in 2003. After training at numerous clubs and studios in Westchester and New York, including Club Fit JV and Briarcliff, Bedford Pilates, and the New York Health and Raquet Club, she opened her own studio in 2003.
Marilyn is a Master Trainer and specializes in working with clients who require detailed attention to specific orthopedic problems. She is available throughout the week for private or partner lessons and consultations.
Marilyn teaches Advanced Core Conditioning Tuesday mornings at 10:00, and Open Level Pilates Tuesdays at 6:30 pm. She also trains private clients by appointment throughout the week.
Carter Celente, Simonson Technique
Carter Celente began studying the Simonson Technique at Barnard College/Columbia University in 1994 and continued her training under Lynn Simonson and Katiti King at Dance Space Center/Dance New Amsterdam. She has performed her own work as well as choreography by Katiti King.
Simonson Technique, created and developed by master teacher Lynn Simonson, is an organic approach to movement that prepares the body to dance in a way that is anatomically intelligent and somatically aware. The goals of Simonson Technique training are to eliminate the pre-disposition to injury from previous mis-alignment patterns, develop and support the body in a way that allows efficient and free movement and to experience the joy of dance with longevity and wellness. A teacher of Simonson Technique recognizes that each student is unique. Rather than ask students to fit a pre-described ideal, they are guided and taught as to what is anatomically correct for their bodies. Hailed as an intelligent and logical method to prepare the body for dance, the Simonson Technique has received recognition throughout the world since 1970 and is taught by certified faculty in 20 countries worldwide.
Carter teaches Simonson technique Thursday evenings at 7:30
Simonson Technique, created and developed by master teacher Lynn Simonson, is an organic approach to movement that prepares the body to dance in a way that is anatomically intelligent and somatically aware. The goals of Simonson Technique training are to eliminate the pre-disposition to injury from previous mis-alignment patterns, develop and support the body in a way that allows efficient and free movement and to experience the joy of dance with longevity and wellness. A teacher of Simonson Technique recognizes that each student is unique. Rather than ask students to fit a pre-described ideal, they are guided and taught as to what is anatomically correct for their bodies. Hailed as an intelligent and logical method to prepare the body for dance, the Simonson Technique has received recognition throughout the world since 1970 and is taught by certified faculty in 20 countries worldwide.
Carter teaches Simonson technique Thursday evenings at 7:30
Beth DeWit, RYT-200; Vinyasa
Embracing her ongoing status as a student of Yoga, Beth offers her class a connection to Yoga philosophy with humor and sincerity drawn from a personal journey of transformation and self-investigation and her love of dharma. Her teaching stems from a desire to support and empower others to experience growth and healing on their own terms through clarity and perseverance in the physical and spiritual practice of asana.
Beth is a 200 hr RYT and received her training from Liz Schulman and Richard Villella at Living Yoga in Garrison, NY. She is registered through Yoga Alliance. She is also an artist, jeweler and decorative painter living in Peekskill, NY.
Beth teaches Level 1 Vinyasa Mondays at 7:15pm
Beth is a 200 hr RYT and received her training from Liz Schulman and Richard Villella at Living Yoga in Garrison, NY. She is registered through Yoga Alliance. She is also an artist, jeweler and decorative painter living in Peekskill, NY.
Beth teaches Level 1 Vinyasa Mondays at 7:15pm
Alison Jolicouer; Kundalini
Alison Jolicoeur has been a yoga teacher for 10 years and is a lifelong holistic living advocate. Upon completing her Kundalini Yoga teacher training with Ravi Singh in 2002, she successfully started her own class in Queens, which met weekly for 8 years and still meets on occasion today! Over the past 10 years, Alison has taught a variety of classes and workshops at Manhattan venues including New York Yoga and private classes for the prestigious Paul Taylor Dance Company. After witnessing her nephew's birth, she was inspired to attend Pregnancy Yoga Teacher Training and was certified in "The Khalsa Way" in 2007. Upon moving to the Hudson Valley, Alison began teaching locally and especially enjoyed teaching Mommy and Me classes after the birth of her daughter in 2010. She also began the website EarthBabyYogaMama.com, which includes recipes, instructional videos, and articles on holistic living and parenting. Alison is currently enrolled at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and is excited to be offering health coaching sessions! She is dedicated to helping people achieve optimum health through nutritious food, yoga and holistic living.
Alison teaches two classes on Sundays: PreNatal Yoga: The Khalsa Way at 10am and Kundalini Yoga at 12:15pm. She also offers integrative Health coaching & private yoga instruction.
Alison teaches two classes on Sundays: PreNatal Yoga: The Khalsa Way at 10am and Kundalini Yoga at 12:15pm. She also offers integrative Health coaching & private yoga instruction.
Deborah Layton, LMT, E-RYT 200, RYT 500; Vinyasa & Restorative
Deborah believes that Mind-Body fitness and Wellness that begins with the breath is the most natural way to get in touch with how you feel in your body, how it moves most easily and efficiently and how to transfer what you learn in your practice to everyday life. Placing the breath at the center focuses and calms the mind while it energizes and relaxes the body.
An avid outdoor sports enthusiast, Deborah first became a licensed massage therapist in 1990, studying accupressure, neuromuscular therapy and shiatsu. Continuing her studies in Mind-Body modalities, she completed her B.S. in Theraputic Recreation at Virginia Commonwealth University, working with people suffering from acute brain injuries and strokes. Pursuing her passion for plants, she also holds a certification in Aromatherapy, and has furthered her knowledge of how to use them by studying traditional Chinese Medicine.
Deb began studying yoga years ago, and that led her to work with Charles and Lisa Matkin. She received her 200 hour teacher certification from them, and followed with studies at The Breathing Project and Body Mind Centering© Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga. Now a 500 hour RYT, her studies have evolved into the world of pilates, where she has received her Level 1 Certification from Balanced Body Pilates. She has studied pilates with Leslie Powell at Movement's Afoot in NYC, and with Marilyn Miller at Pilates on Hudson. You can learn more about her at www.breathcenteredfitness.com
Deborah teaches group Pilates reformer classes Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm and Saturdays @ 10:00 am.
An avid outdoor sports enthusiast, Deborah first became a licensed massage therapist in 1990, studying accupressure, neuromuscular therapy and shiatsu. Continuing her studies in Mind-Body modalities, she completed her B.S. in Theraputic Recreation at Virginia Commonwealth University, working with people suffering from acute brain injuries and strokes. Pursuing her passion for plants, she also holds a certification in Aromatherapy, and has furthered her knowledge of how to use them by studying traditional Chinese Medicine.
Deb began studying yoga years ago, and that led her to work with Charles and Lisa Matkin. She received her 200 hour teacher certification from them, and followed with studies at The Breathing Project and Body Mind Centering© Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga. Now a 500 hour RYT, her studies have evolved into the world of pilates, where she has received her Level 1 Certification from Balanced Body Pilates. She has studied pilates with Leslie Powell at Movement's Afoot in NYC, and with Marilyn Miller at Pilates on Hudson. You can learn more about her at www.breathcenteredfitness.com
Deborah teaches group Pilates reformer classes Wednesdays @ 7:00 pm and Saturdays @ 10:00 am.
Janice Livingston, Stott Pilates Mat Instructor, RYT - 200 - Vinyasa
Utilizing skills she honed as a Fith Grade teacher in New York City during her first career, Janice brings her natural teaching ability to Pilates on Hudson. After retirement as a formal educator, she decided to pursue her passion of fitness, and became certified as a Stott Pilates (tm) Mat Pilates Instructor. She received her 200 hour Yoga Instructor certification from Lisa and Charles Matkin at Satsang Yoga. Teaching for the last six years at Pilates on Hudson, she guides clients through intensive workouts on the mat and more recently on the Stott Pilates Stability Chair. Janice loves working with people of all ages, and enjoys adding a bit more "zing" to a typical Pilates workout by incorporating small hand weights, bands, foam rollers, and doing a few more reps, or challenging you with the various pilates props.
Elisha Simpson, RYT, Laughing Hearts Yoga - Kid's Yoga
Elisha has been drawn to yoga since her late teens. She began taking classes when she went to college, thankful for the foundation it gave her during the transition into her new life.
Her classes are creative, exhilarating, and peaceful aimed to release one from their inhibitions and elevate one’s strength, spirit and self-esteem, offering an invitation to connect to your heart, body and mind. Her teaching style is healing and sensitive to the needs of those participating in her class, providing hands-on experience that can be learned and brought into student’s own lives. Once connected within, daily challenges are easier, and feeling good about who you truly are is natural way of being.
Her ambition is to always be a student and teacher. Elisha is certified by YogaKids, Street Yoga, is a Master Level Certified Storytime Yoga Instructor, and Prenatal yoga. Elisha’s training continues to evolve with Circus Yoga, Little Flower Yoga and Grounded. Her inner child is always present, ready to play, laugh, connect, breath and yet empower her students. You can learn more about Elisha at www.laughingheartyoga.com
Elisha teaches Family Yoga 1st Saturdays of the month
Her classes are creative, exhilarating, and peaceful aimed to release one from their inhibitions and elevate one’s strength, spirit and self-esteem, offering an invitation to connect to your heart, body and mind. Her teaching style is healing and sensitive to the needs of those participating in her class, providing hands-on experience that can be learned and brought into student’s own lives. Once connected within, daily challenges are easier, and feeling good about who you truly are is natural way of being.
Her ambition is to always be a student and teacher. Elisha is certified by YogaKids, Street Yoga, is a Master Level Certified Storytime Yoga Instructor, and Prenatal yoga. Elisha’s training continues to evolve with Circus Yoga, Little Flower Yoga and Grounded. Her inner child is always present, ready to play, laugh, connect, breath and yet empower her students. You can learn more about Elisha at www.laughingheartyoga.com
Elisha teaches Family Yoga 1st Saturdays of the month
Siena Siegel, Adult Beginning Ballet
Siena trained in ballet at the School of American Ballet until the age of seventeen, then attended Brown University where she continued to study ballet, modern dance and choreography. She graduated with a B.A. from Brown in the Department of Theater, Speech and Dance. More recently Siena worked as the Director of Training Programs for American Ballet Theatre, which included running the Summer School program for hundreds of young dancers around the country. She helped to found the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, ABT’s year-round dance academy. She is also the author of “To Dance,” a graphic-novel memoir for children, and winner of the American Library Association’s prestigious Seibert Award Honor. For the past two years Siena has been earning credits towards becoming a certified dance/movement therapist and teaching ballet and creative movement classes for Something Good in the World’s programs at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown.
Siena teaches Adult Beginning Ballet workshops
Siena teaches Adult Beginning Ballet workshops
Melissa Tatge, RYT 500, Restorative Yoga
We get so busy every day, we quickly forget that we are part of the whole, the Divine. Amidst the activity of our daily lives, we disconnect without noticing, and begin to separate from our selves, from each other and from our spiritual right. Through pranayama (breath practice), meditation and restorative yoga, we can begin to reconnect - to uncover the divinity within and reconnect with our true selves.
Melissa Tatge has been practicing yoga since 1995 — studying Iyengar, ashtanga, vinyasa flow and hatha yoga with numerous teachers along the way. Melissa received her 200-hour and 500-hour teaching certifications from Birchwood Center in Nyack, NY. She is currently studying with Liz Schulman at Living Yoga in Cold Spring, NY and Jivamukti Yoga in New York City.
Melissa teaches Restorative Yoga two Fridays per month (starting 01/13). Learn more and pre-register here: www.divyananda.com.
Melissa Tatge has been practicing yoga since 1995 — studying Iyengar, ashtanga, vinyasa flow and hatha yoga with numerous teachers along the way. Melissa received her 200-hour and 500-hour teaching certifications from Birchwood Center in Nyack, NY. She is currently studying with Liz Schulman at Living Yoga in Cold Spring, NY and Jivamukti Yoga in New York City.
Melissa teaches Restorative Yoga two Fridays per month (starting 01/13). Learn more and pre-register here: www.divyananda.com.
Margaret Ann (Peggy) Zern, Feldenkrais Method
Margaret Ann (Peggy) Zern is a graduate of the Feldenkrais Institute of New York City. She is a Guild Certified Practitioner of the Feldenkrais(R) Method of Awareness Through Movement(R) and Functional Integration(R). She teaches group lessons of Awareness Through Movement as well as private Functional Integration lessons to individuals presenting with balance and neurological issues.
She was first introduced to the method after exhausting many avenues of therapy for a severe case of sciatica. That was the beginning of her journey to recovery as well as a new career and a new way of looking at life in general.
Margaret teaches Awareness Through Movement, a workshop starting 2/28/13
She was first introduced to the method after exhausting many avenues of therapy for a severe case of sciatica. That was the beginning of her journey to recovery as well as a new career and a new way of looking at life in general.
Margaret teaches Awareness Through Movement, a workshop starting 2/28/13