PILATES WITH GRACE

Grace

 

Grace is a former New Yorker who moved to London in 1996. Always active and healthy, she discovered Pilates after the birth of her children, and then fell in love with the method. So much so, that after the support of her classically trained teachers, Daphne Pena-Higgs, Johanne Bjorgvinsson and Serena Bobowski, she decided to train in the same method she had been practicing, The True Pilates method, Romana’s Pilates®

 

The True Pilates Method (or Romana’s Pilates® as it is also called, is the teaching of the Classical and Authentic style that stays true to the exact movements and beliefs of Joseph Pilates. Romana Kryzanowska, considered one of Joeseph Pilates most gifted protégés, continued to teach right up to her death at the age of ninety in 2013. She is considered to be one of the most renowned Master teachers of all.

 

Grace trained in Holland under the tutelage of Marjorie Oron a level 2 instructor, in London with Ketty Bucca (level 3) and Stephanie Gulimond (level 3), and in New York at the home of True Pilates, Josephs’ original studio, Dragos with Sari Mejo-Santos (Romana’s daughter) level 1, Jerome Weinbergand (level 2) and with Romana herself. Throughout her extensive training, she has also worked with and attended many workshops by numerous other incredible teachers. Jay Grimes, Peter Fiasca, Brooke Siler, Brett Howard, Kathryn Ross-Nash, Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt to name a few. After completing well over 700 hours of observation and practical work, she was certified as a level 4 instructor by Juanita Lopez (level 1) in Holland in 2009. She also teaches out of NY Pilates studio (Daphne’s Studio) in Queens Park.