Risa Sheppard
Pilates Master Teacher since 1975
One of the first to teach THE PILATES METHOD, Risa received her formal
training in the early 1970's under the tutelage of legendary master instructor
Ron Fletcher in Beverly Hills, Calif., where she taught for five years.
Her work with Ron Fletcher gave her intimate knowledge of the integrated
movements of the body and led to the development of THE SHEPPARD METHOD,
a unique blending of the body, mind and spirit.
THE SHEPPARD METHOD PILATES is an accumulation of nearly thirty years of
personally training thousands of individuals, celebrities, professionals,
children, disabled and the elderly, enabling all to develop their own
physical potential.
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Pilates - What is it ?
The Pilates Method (or simply Pilates), is a physical
fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. As
of 2005 there are 11 million people who practice the discipline regularly
and 14,000 instructors in the United States. Pilates called his method
Contrology, because he believed his method uses the mind to control the
muscles. The program focuses on the core postural muscles which help
keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for
the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and
alignment of the spine, and aim to strengthen the deep torso muscles.
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Lehua Harrison
Sheppard Method Pilates Instructor
PMA Certified |
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