Alison has always loved movement, but she never found comfort in a gym.

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Determined to find an exercise method that would help her body feel and perform better, she decided to give pilates a try - and has never looked back!

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As her practice progressed, she found she was interested in understanding the intention behind the movements and how they were helping her body feel stronger, her limbs feel longer, and her spine feel taller.

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Inspired by the women and men at The Pilates Greenhouse, whose stamina, strength and coordination regularly humbled her, Alison realized pilates would be available to her despite age, injury, or restrictions, and she wanted to learn more to maximize the method's impact.

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She initially enrolled in an instructor training program to deepen her knowledge and improve her personal practice.  To her surprise, after she got over her initial jitters, Alison loved conducting practice teaching sessions to introduce her friends to pilates.  Watching clients grow stronger, and become more confident and comfortable in their movements, brings Alison great joy.  Hearing from her clients about how they have incorporated pilates principles into activities or movements outside the studio fills her with pride.

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Alison has earned her Certificate of Pilates Instruction designation in All Populations Mat 1 & 2, All Populations Reformer 1, All Populations Cadillac 1, and All Population Barrels 1, from Pilates Academy International.

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Alison moved to Ridgefield in 2005 with her husband and two young sons.  A few years later, she left her corporate job in NY to spend more with with her young family.  Since then, she welcomed her first family dog, learned to be a hockey mom, ,led the Ridgefield Arts Council for several years, helped to establish the Ridgefield 9/11 Memorial, and has been involved in a number of volunteer efforts in support of her sons' schools.  She currently serves as Chair of the Ridgefield Library Board of Directors and the Chapter Coordinator of the Ridgefield Brighter Together Chapter.  She is a perpetual student who loves to lose herself in a great read, keep up with her boys on the ski slopes, float in the ocean, and play on the Reformer.

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She looks forward to introducing you to this movement method, or welcoming you back to a pilates studio.