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OWNER | INSTRUCTOR BREE SCHENKEL Bree is a fully certified STOTT PILATES Instructor with a focus for post-rehabilitation conditioning, & is also a Prenatal/Postpartum Pilates Specialist. She has been teaching for more than 14 years & has logged over 17,000 hours teaching private sessions & group classes. Prior to her certification, she trained as an apprentice in the classical Pilates method. Bree was first introduced to Pilates as a method of core conditioning and injury prevention in 1997, during her first year as a BFA student in Ohio University’s School of Dance. Her clients include men and women ranging in age from 9 to ’80-something’. She has designed successful programs for prenatal woman, postpartum woman; healing from a Cesarean, & others with diastasis recti, clients “prehabbing” & rehabbing hip & knee replacements, & spinal fusions, clients with Parkinson’s Disease, Erb’s Palsy, rotator cuff injuries, scoliosis, herniated vertebral discs, spinal stenosis, & facet syndrome. She has trained athletes including; Ironman participants, dancers, golfers, runners, & swimmers. Pilates is an intricate balance of anatomy, biomechanics, kinesiology, and breathing. Supporting clients as they gain awareness of these elements is Bree’s passion. INSTRUCTOR ROBIN BAARTMAN As a Movement Insights Certified Pilates Instructor, Professional Dancer, and biomechanics enthusiast, she is fascinated by movement. She believes Pilates works to educate & balance the muscles of the body, serving as a bridge between mind & body, everyday life & optimal performance. Robin utilizes imagery & breath work to encourage students to delve deeper into their kinesthetic awareness. Her goal as an instructor is to give students the skills & knowledge to help themselves attain their ideal of balance & reside in a happy, healthy, aligned body. INSTRUCTOR KATHY SHERMAN Kathy Sherman is an enthusiastic, seasoned Pilates Instructor who trained and taught in the Philadelphia area before moving to Waunakee 2-1/2 years ago. She is a graduate of Penn State’s School of Health and Physical Education, and after a lengthy detour through Corporate America, returned to her “fitness roots” in 2005 to complete a 700+hour Full Pilates Certification Program at Body Precision, an affiliate to the Pilates Center in Boulder, as well as a Pilates Masters Program with the brilliant Second Generation teacher, Karen Carlson. “Living on the east coast, I was very fortunate to have a thriving Pilates community in which to learn and grow,” As such, Kathy has studied with dozens of high profile, highly-respected Pilates teachers: a lengthy list including four Pilates Elders and world-renowned movement experts. Earlier this year, Kathy became a certified instructor in Buff Bones™, a medically-endorsed workout that combines Pilates with bone-strengthening and balance techniques to optimize the health and safety of bones and joints. It is an excellent workout particularly for those with osteopenia/osteoporosis or bone density concerns for the future. Training, deeply rooted in anatomy, physiology, and Pilates choreography, complemented by a thorough understanding and appreciation of the history and variety in Pilates methodology has provided Kathy with an excellent platform to successfully address the multitude of issues and concerns her clients have presented over the years. “Joseph Pilates’ work profoundly changed my life and it is incredibly rewarding for me to guide others along their own personal journeys to, in Joe’s words, “the priceless gift of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace.” I love this work! BE WELL DEEP PILATES & INTEGRATED WELLNESS, LLC |
