Marcia is originally from Brazil where she worked for several years as a personal trainer and exercise physiologist and held a BA in Physical Education and Graduate Diploma of Exercise Physiology and Sports Training. She was first introduced to Pilates in 1996 at University but it wasn’t until she moved to Israel in 2003 that […]
Liz started her career in movement as a professional dancer 16 years ago touring throughout Australia, Asia and America. Liz has always used Pilates to stay in shape and often for injury rehabilitation. On her return back to Australia Liz taught movement and Pilates at various acting schools throughout Sydney. While upgrading her Pilates qualifications […]
“A MOVEMENT OF MOVEMENT” The Movie Directed by Mark Pedri. The idea to make a film about Pilates was born out of a dinner conversation Mark Pedri had with Michele Dorsey and Jana Weber, who are both Pilates instructors. He randomly asked them about the guy who invented “what they do”. Little did he know […]
Last year I had the privilege to attend a four hour anatomy lesson with cadavers at the Bastyr University in Washington as part of Rebecca Leone’s Excel program. Spine safety is a big concern for me and at that point I was still experiencing lower back pain from my 2 disc bulges, so I went […]
The PAA conference 2013 was a good 14months in the making and judging by the delegate feedback forms and feedback during the weekend, the hard work paid off. The PAA conference 2013 was extremely well received with record attendance. It successfully unified different schools and methods of Pilates. Our international guest presenters Blossom, Brent, Brett […]
Well we must say that this was the largest conference the PAA have hosted to date and from your feedback, the best. This is simply due to the striving efforts of the committee and the commitment of our members. Much fun was had and we all left feeling united and informed. Our four presenters from […]
Well thank you all for electing me as your new President. I have very large shoes to fill indeed, Sally Anderson’s and Lanette Gavran’s. My first goal is to continue with, and duplicate, the amazing work they both have instilled into this organisation to date. I have the PAA torch to carry for the coming […]
Another twelve months has passed, in which time I believe that members of the PAA should be experiencing benefits from changes that have been made in almost every area of the association. The most significant improvement for members involves the on-line administration for the association. For many years Carolyn, our Administrator was contracted for only […]
BASI celebrated its’ 25th anniversary in June this year at the ‘Learn from the Leaders’ conference at the Hyatt Regency. Newport Beach, CA. The conference drew over 250 participants from 20 countries, including delegates from Australia, Greece, South Africa, Japan, and Italy. It was a delight to meet and work with like minded teachers. Four […]
On Friday 26th July we all gathered together for the final site survey of Technology Park (location of the PAA Conference) and our annual face to face meeting before the big event begins on the 6th September! It was a wonderful experience to be able to walk the area that Mejo Wiggin, Brent Anderson, […]
