Pilatecise: A Journey to Centre Bow

By S. Y. Harris

Parents and teachers, let, Pilatecise: A Journey to Centre Bow, be your guide to discover and inspire you all to explore the wonderful world of Pilates together. Join us on this adventure as we explore our superpowers of movement, discover what Pilatecise is, travel through magic portals, visit far away l

• Language: English
• Publisher: Book Writing Founders
• Release date: Jan 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781957547329

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Pilatecise: A Journey to

Centre Bow

Written by S. Y. Harris

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Joseph Pilates for his movement method and the legacy of Pilates that he left for us all to enjoy and benefit from. Below are two well-known inspirational quotes from Joseph Pilates, the first; has always made sense to me, especially when spending time with my family, and the second quote resonates within my own personal movement practice and as I completed this book.

By all means, never fail to get all the sunshine and fresh air you can

Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor

My deepest gratitude and thanks for the time that I shared with Lolita San Miguel, Pilates Elder and 1st Generation Master Pilates Teacher. I proudly completed my mentorship with Lolita in Florida, USA, in 2013 and learnt so much about how Lolita was taught directly from Joseph Pilates. Within this 2-year mentorship programme, Lolita requested that we present our own unique ideas; this sparked my imagination to embrace Pilates for my whole family to enjoy through a creative, fun and inclusive style, and so the concept of Pilatecise was born. It has taken me a full decade since that moment to complete my first Pilatecise book, but the seed was sown, and it has been so much fun getting to this point. Thank you Lolita, it is always a pleasure to spend time with you and listen to your wonderful memories.

To all the children (including my own three children) who, over the last ten years, have attended Pilatecise sessions and shared their flair for creativity and movement, a massive thank you. I would like to thank the teachers and pupils from Curridge Primary School in England for their constant support as I fine tuned my ideas. A special shout out to Sofia, who has ‘independently’ loved this story from its earliest form. To Harry, who first helped to bring the Pilatecise characters to life and to my parents for always believing in me and their help, along with my parents in law for always being on hand to help with childcare.

About the Author

Harris, a 2nd Generation Master Pilates Teacher, is an official disciple of Lolita San Miguel and has always been a movement enthusiast.

In the mid 90's Harris started her teaching journey as an aerobics instructor and then became a qualified coach in badminton, swimming and trampolining. Harris completed her education degree with hon-ours from Oxford Brookes University and then went on to work as a School Sports Development Officer, a post funded by Sport England.

In 2003 Harris was so inspired by the Pilates method, during an around-the-world trip with her husband Phil that on her return to England, trained and qualified as a Comprehensive Pilates Teacher through Polestar Pilates, Body Control Pilates and then with Lolita's mentorship in the USA.

Harris would continue to add to her bow as a qualified 200-hour Yoga Teacher, Tai Chi Shibashi Teacher, a Thai Massage Therapist, Level