Teachers
Laura Pennock
Laura is a fully certified Pilates instructor with a long history of studying movement and dance. A graduate of California Institute of The Arts, Laura began studying Pilates in 1983 while pursuing a career as a professional dancer in NYC. She has performed and taught movement both nationally and internationally. She was on staff at several schools including the United Nations School as a Creative Movement/ Dance instructor for children and adults. She has studied Pilates with various teachers and schools including: Deborah Lessen, Paula Macali, Doris Pasteur Hall, Lesley Powell, Shelly Studenburg and Cindy Green. She has studied Kinesthetic Anatomy and Anatomical Problem Solving with Irene Dowd, and Movement Impairment Syndromes with Shelly Sahrman.
Suzanne Mailhot
Suzanne is a certified PhysicalMind Pilates instructor she has taught at New York City's innovative and widely respected Movement's AFOOT under the guidance of master teachers Lesley Powell and Doris Pasteur-Hall. Her ongoing dedication and exploration of the healing arts are reflected in her work, through opening pathways and cultivating deeper connections. Suzanne's teaching emphasizes the restorative, balancing and invigorating aspects of movement. Suzanne combines Classical Repetoire with modern developments in Rehabilitative Science and Core Conditioning. She continues her studies in Clinical Massage through the Connecticut School of Massage Therapy and Body Reading under the guidance of Thomas Myers to bring her clients a holistic blend of fitness and mind/body awareness.
Megan Bascom
Megan is a fun and cheerful true Florida Native. She received her Pilates certification through the Kane School of Core Integration in NYC and her BA in Dance Studies focusing on Dance Injury and Prevention from the University of South Florida. She is newly transplanted to Connecticut where she and her husband reside and loves being this close to a beach! Megan has had a passion for anatomy for as long as she can remember and enjoys sharing her anatomy knowledge with clients to help them better understand exercises and how the body moves. Her experience as a dancer provides her with a detailed sense of movement, allowing her to facilitate a thorough movement experience and workout for each client. Megan spends her extra time teaching dance to kids and dancing professionally with a Brooklyn-based modern company that she has performed with since 2003.
Billy Davidson
A fitness instructor since 1983, teaching classes in aerobics, step, kick-boxing, strength training, as well as specialty classes for seniors. Billy is certified as a group fitness instructor with the American Council on Exercise (ACE), working with Nancy Strong Fitness and Fitness Partners teaching fitness classes in schools, businesses, and community centers throughout Fairfield County.
Billy's Pilates certifications include:
Intensive and Advanced Mat – Stott Pilates
Intensive Reformer (in training) – Stott Pilates
She has been teaching Pilates for ten years and loves it!
Doris Pasteleur Hall - Now Taking appointments on Wed. for "Physical Therapy & Pilates Combine" is internationally known as a teacher's teacher. Her Pilates training began in the 1970's with Alan Herdman famed for opening the first Pilates studio in Britain and introducing Pilates to the UK. Subsequently, Doris came to New York to study with Romana Kryzanowska and then Carola Trier, who became her mentor.
Through her work with New York's Movements Afoot and Japan's Pilates Movements Space, Doris has been using her instincts as a Movement Educator, instructing teacher training programs and professional continuing education workshops. Naturally blending different movement modalities, she creates workshops that balance anatomy, observation, cueing and hands-on work.
Myles MacVane - T'AI ChI CH'UAN Instructor
Myles has been studying and practicing T'AI Ch CH'UAN since 1968. Myles's teachings derive from his teachers in the Yang Lineage, specifically the late professor Cheng Man-ch'ing, his disciples, William C.C. Chen and Benjamin Lo, and his current teacher, Alex Dong. Myles has taught T'AI CHI CH'UAN since 1973.
Lamont Thomas -New Tai Chi Easy Qigong
Retired from the U.B. history classroom in 2004, Lamont now directs his passion of Qi Cultivation to enhance health and wellness. He was certified at Omega by Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD, of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi, Santa Barbara, CA. Lao Shan, “Old Mountain,” is on the board of directors of the National Qigong Association.
Leigh Scott - Feldenkrais Instructor
Leigh is a liscenced Massage Therapist, Health Consulant, and educator with over thirty years experience. A liscensed Feldenkrais instructor Leigh is now finishing her practitioner certification at the Feledkrais Institute in New York City. For more information go to www.leighmscott.com