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Don’t forget that every time you buy a package with us, you receive a 20%
discount in the True Body Closet. And if you are an Unlimited client, you
receive that discount at the beginning of every month! So stop by and check out
our Usana products, workout clothes and inspiring jewelry and gift items.
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A month ago I was struggling to get my head around a few things.
I was trying to solve a few business and personal questions and was starting to
spend quite a bit of time spinning scenarios around in my brain in order to
deconstruct every idea I had about what was the EXACT right thing to do. As is
always the way with these kind of brain tussles, especially the
middle-of-the-night versions, I ended up feeling confused and fearful; not to
mention exhausted.
Then I had the seriously good fortune to spend a few days out of town immersed
in the luxury world where you get to ritually reconnect mind and body. I got to
go to a spa.
It was on my second day there when I remembered myself. I was lying on the
floor of a Pilates and yoga studio. I had been privately reminded for over an
hour to remember my chakras and to move my breath through my body. During the
session, my lovely instructor invited me to focus as much on the inhale as the
exhale. And somewhere during that hour of movement, I realized that if I
expanded my lungs and my chest just a tad more and if I rode the wave of that
expansion with my movements, I could feel, literally, the fullness and the
richness of the potential of every single moment and every single breath. I
could feel, finally, the divine wholeness of my existence. I could feel,
knowingly, the answers to the questions that had been troubling me.
And here is the thing. I have never ever had an epiphany of any sort while
staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night. I have never come to a place
of gratitude or knowing or compassion while exercising my thumb muscle on the
remote control. I have never come to a place of right action in inaction. I
find my way back to my right mind when I move my body with intention.
I know it is the same for you. That is why you keep coming back. And because
you keep coming back to remember yourself, we have been able to grow to offer
more classes for more people in more locations.
We thank you immensely for your patronage. And we hope you will enjoy our new
Madison Road studio, our upcoming True Body class and a host of other new
offerings.
Stacy Sims
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Madison Road Studio Now Open!
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New Madison Road studio now open!
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It is official! Our beautiful new studio is open for business at 5207 Madison
Road, near the corner of Madison and Red Bank next to the Rainbow Car Wash. We
want to thank everyone who made the renovation project a true delight,
especially Grant Johnson with Circle Development, Leah Spurrier and the gang at
High Street, architect Keven Speece and all the subcontractors who finished out
our studio with great care and craftsmanship. We want to especially thank Chris
Vorhees for his custom work on our desk and our benches. He recycled a Reformer
to make one of the benches and used wood scraps to create our stunning
reception desk. You can contact Chris at
www.objectdart.org. Stay tuned for information about our Spring
grand opening party!
New Classes
We have a ton of new classes to better serve you. They are all listed at
www.pendletonpilates.com so you can schedule yourself online. As
always, if you have any challenges getting signed in, contact us at your home
studio for assistance. You can call
513-478-3232 to reach the Downtown or Madison Road Studios. Call
513-240-7488 to reach our
West Chester Studio or call
513-677-1841 to reach our Loveland Studio.
New Classes – Madison Road
Tuesday, 12 noon, Reformer
Tuesday, 6:30 pm, Mat Class
Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Reformer
Thursday, 5:30 – 7 pm, True Body class (read more below)
Friday, 4:30 pm, Reformer
Saturday,10 am, Mat
New Classes - Downtown
Monday, 1 pm, Reformer
Tuesday, 1 pm, Reformer
Wednesday, 1 pm, Reformer
Thursday, 1 pm, Reformer
Friday, 1 pm, Reformer
Saturday, 1:30- 3 pm, Triple XXX
New Classes – West
Chester
Monday, 1 pm, Reformer
Tuesday, noon, Reformer
Wednesday, 1 pm, Reformer
New Classes – Loveland
Tuesday, 6 am, Reformer
Spring Sale!
Check out the True Body Closet to get some fantastic Tao
Freedom pieces and other great workout clothes on sale! We are making room for
our new Look Better Naked Capri pants, tanks and the last-ever offering of
Puma’s Nuala line. And don’t forget, you get an additional 20% off every time
you purchase a new package with us. For our unlimited clients, that means that
you get 20% off at the first of every single month.
Pendleton Pilates Reaches Out
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The women at First Step Home enjoy
mat Pilates classes.
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We are excited to offer free Pilates classes to those in the
community who are unable to visit our studios. This effort is coordinated by
Caitlyn Zivcovick, who matches instructor volunteers with community groups.
Caitlyn also teaches a weekly class for women at First Step Home, a residential
treatment center for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Soon, we
will place another instructor with the Clovernook Center for the Blind. For
further information, contact Caitlyn at
513-478-3232.
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Trainees and Trainers At the Blakely
Family YMCA
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Pendleton Pilates Takes Training On The Road
We had the good fortune of working with the staff at the
Blakely Family YMCA in Somerset, Kentucky over three intensive weekends in
January and early February to help them prepare to integrate Pendleton Pilates’
teaching style in a Group Reformer and Mat program within their fabulous YMCA.
Sarah Eastlake, April White-Plank, Stacy Sims and other Pendleton teachers
worked with the
Somerset team in
Kentucky and when they visited our studios.
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True Body Project to Offer Weekly Classes AND
Summer Camp
Weekly True Body Class
Starting March 15th, girls and women can attend a weekly True Body class!
Each week we will move and connect with our bodies. We might do Pilates or yoga
or Tai Chi or improvisation or learn some massage techniques. We will have
guest teachers to help us understand our bodies. We will also do writing and
other creative exercises from the True Body Project. Visit www.mytruespace.org to learn more about
the philosophy behind this non-profit program.
We encourage you to make reservations in advance for these weekly classes by
calling 513-478-3232.
If you can't come, please make sure to cancel to make room for someone else.
Weekly True Body Class for Girls and Women
Pendleton Pilates at 5207 Madison Road
5:30 - 7 pm, Thursday. Weekly. Beginning March 15th
Open to girls and women. Ages 12 and up. If you are interested in bringing a
younger girl, please contact the studio at
513-478-3232.
Karma Class. Suggested donation is $10 but pay what you can.
Ample Parking.
True Body Project Summer Camp
June 18-June 24th
Hope Springs Institute
Peebles, Ohio
Up to 16 teen girl campers will join True Body Project founder Stacy Sims and
guest artists for a weeklong journey to discover our true bodies, true voices
and true selves.
Each day, True Body girls will engage in movement including yoga, Pilates and
Tai Chi and will also do writing and art making activities to connect to their
artistic voices. True Body campers will also spend ample time outdoors, whether
walking the labyrinth or sitting in a fire circle at night. The week will
culminate in a session designed for family and friends and selections from the
girls' creative work will be featured on the www.truebodyproject.org website.
Hope Springs Institute is an hour and a half drive east of
Cincinnati, Ohio. They serve wonderful, organic meals and the
beautiful property features a yoga studio, a spirit house and a labyrinth.
Visit www.hopespringswomencenter.com.
The fee is $1200 and includes room, board, all meals and activities. There are
three full scholarships available and you can apply for a partial scholarship
as well. Contact
stacy@truebodyproject.org for further information or to reserve a
space. A $300 non-refundable deposit is required to hold your space. Final
payment is due one week prior to the commencement of True Body Camp.
Recommended ages: 13-19.
Leadership Training/Curriculum Guides
The True Body Project will have curriculum guides
available in May of 2007. If you wish to create a True Body Project in your own
community, please contact Stacy Sims at
stacy@truebodyproject.org for more
information about the guides and upcoming Leadership Training opportunities.
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True Body girls enjoy Karate!
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True Body Website
Visit www.mytruespace.org to learn more about
the True Body Project! True Body teens from the summer, 2006 program created
the site to commemorate their six-week experience. You can read about what they
did and the see the multi-media work they created for a one-time-only
performance at the
Contemporary Arts Center.
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Beyond Weight Loss
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Brenda Ziegler at the Downtown Studio
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The holidays were fast approaching and being at an all time high in my weight
as well as totally out of shape due to lack of any formalized exercise program
for a number of years, I knew I had to get serious about not gaining another
pound during this Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years season. I was in desperate
need of a new attitude and a different approach from my numerous previous
attempts to lose weight and begin exercising. I’ve never liked going to the gym
and the idea of another yo-yo diet effort was more than I could think about,
but, this was getting serious because it was beginning to negatively affect my
health. I’m ashamed to admit that between the excess weight and my inflexible
body, I could barely reach my feet, comfortably, to put on my socks and began
to feel all kinds of aches and pains associated with being an inactive and
overweight person. I felt overwhelmed and definitely out of control.
I decided my new approach for regaining control had to start with an exercise
plan and then add the food plan. I needed to find something I wanted to do
consistently and a place I wanted to go for coaching and assistance in gaining
back strength and hopefully some flexibility. A co-worker had been coming to
Pendleton Pilates for months and just couldn’t say enough about how great it
was, but I had been tuning her out because she is young and fit and I was
afraid it wasn’t something I could do. However, an article in the Enquirer
about Pilates that focused on how it is great for all ages and all fitness (or
unfit) levels helped me realize I needed to explore this with an open mind
because it sounded like what I was looking for. Since Stacy Sims and Pendleton
Pilates were interviewed for the article I went directly to the web-site to
learn all I could about Pilates and the next week made my appointment for my
introductory sessions.
Well, I’ve found my new attitude and the place I belong with Pendleton Pilates.
I knew after my first group reformer class that this was something I could do
for life and I trusted that consistency would provide me results. I
incorporated the South Beach diet into my plan and I’m happy to report I did
not gain one pound this holiday season and never made one excuse to miss a
Pilates class. To my surprise, I even scheduled extra classes during this very
busy time and found myself working my social calendar around my Pilates
schedule. To date, my overall results have far exceeded my expectations as I
have dropped an incredible number of inches all over my body and lost 23
pounds. I’m down two sizes in my tops and down one size, soon to be two in my
slacks. I am delighted, amazed and incredibly motivated by my success and even
more importantly, I’m thrilled by the fact that I am more flexible than I’ve
been in years. Getting my socks on is absolutely not a problem any longer. An
additional bonus has been eliminating my need to take the medication I was on
for chronic heart burn and acid reflux. I feel like a new person and I’m having
fun. Amazing!!
I can’t say enough about how much I appreciate everyone I’ve had the privilege
to meet and work with at Pendleton Pilates. Stacy, Shannon and all of the
Reformer instructors have been so personable and helpful not to mention they
all “kick butt” with their expertise and caring approach to making every class
a different, challenging and productive session. I’m amazed that no two
sessions are the same and they really do make it fun. While the classes are
“group”, I always feel like my personal needs are being met as the instructors
are attentive to each individual in the class to ensure we are maximizing our
workout through correct form and breathing techniques. I’ve just learned so
much about my body and its potential through the guidance and caring efforts of
the very first class staff here at Pendleton Pilates.
I am so excited to have finally found the place I actually look forward to
coming to for my workout. The tranquil, soothing environment, the friendly
clientele, and the superb staff, who truly care about me achieving my goals,
have all provided me motivation and helped me find the real mind and body
connection I’ve long been seeking. I know through my Pendleton Pilates
experience, I’m well on my way to achieving my long-term goals for a healthy
and fit lifestyle. I’m definitely looking forward to the journey because I’ve
got a great team by my side.
Brenda Ziegler
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