Welcome to "the Studio etc." located at 
Pieces of Peace...
978 East Main Street, Shrub Oak, NY... in the upstairs loft at the Nail Garden...

Whatever your goal may be, let's begin here, at the Studio etc... 
the Studio etc., is small, tranquil and personal... offering focus, balance and hard core results... 

"within 10 sessions, you feel the difference
within 20 sessions, you see the difference
within 30 sessions, YOU HAVE A NEW BODY"
                                                                ...Joseph H. Pilates

Learn about Pilates...
The Pilates Method is a unique form of exercise founded by Joseph Pilates, born in 1880 which focuses on proper breathing, on the spine, the body as a whole, the mind and on the muscles that stabilize the posture and joints. They are the pelvic floor muscles, the transverses abdominals, rectus abdominals, erector muscles, latissimus dorsi, quadratus, luborum, glutes, internal obliques, external obligues and even intercostals muscles. The torso muscles are used to maintain our physical balance and are referred to as our core. As we learn how to strengthen these muscles, our bones begin to align correctly, our posture begins to get better, our coordination is improved, we breathe productively, we are stronger, we become leaner, and we feel more energetic. Because the proper muscles are used and mental focus becomes so strong, results are obtained without strenuous and painful effort.

The Pilates Method demonstrates how the body and mind work together. An insight develops of imbalances becoming balanced and of weaknesses becoming stronger. We can feel our progress. We learn how to utilize our core without even thinking about it. By learning how to expand different parts of our lungs, our chest opens to allow productive breathing. Proper physical alignment is reached by mental focusing.