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	Lara Polsky Gillease Over 12 years experience Certified Pilates Teacher by the Physical Mind Institute (formerly The Pilates Institute) in New York City Advanced Pilates Training in Rehabilitation, Osteoporosis and Gait Guild Certified Feldenkrais practitioner, four year certification Anat Baniel MethodSM Certified on Teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais, four year certification Specialization in working with Children with Feldenkrais through Anat Baniel MethodSM Four year certification in Brennan Healing Science® Member of Physicalmind Institute (formerly Pilates Institute) since 1991 Member of Idea Fitness Professionals since 1991 Member of Pilates Method Alliance since 2004 Member of Feldenkrais Guild of North America since 1998 Eight year Vaganova Russian Ballet Degree - Boitsov Classical Ballet Bachelor of Science from University of Illinois at Chicago I was diagnosed with scoliosis soon after birth. This condition was extremely painful and limited my ability to function normally. My parents were desperate to help me and sought out the finest practitioners including osteopaths, chiropractors, orthopedic surgeons, accupuncturists, and massage therapists in an attempt to resolve the chronic pain of my condition. After a visit to one of these health practitioners, I would feel pain-free for a short period of time, ranging from an hour to a day or two. I loved the relief I would experience, yet I grew frustrated that none of these therapies produced permanent changes that would prevent the pain from coming back. I was enrolled in a Russian Ballet school and was told I would need to quit because of the threat of injury from the scoliosis. At that point, I committed with my head and my heart, to find a way to obtain ongoing relief. My self-healing became a passion for me, and it was during this intense exploration that I found and began to study Pilates and Feldenkrais®. It was as if a light bulb came on when I saw how habitual movement patterns would restart the whole pain cycle. I began to see that how I was moving actually created the pain. With this awareness, I began the process of re-educating my movement, and subsequently, my whole nervous and musculo-skeletal system began to change. As these integrated systems changed, and re-patterned, I finally began to experience the ongoing pain relief I so desperately sought. My own experience of deep, lasting healing through these movement therapies led to my professional training and development. Ultimately, I opened and have owned a full time practice since 1992. In addition to my certification as a Pilates teacher and Feldenkrais® practitioner, I studied the healing process at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing®, a four-year energy-healing program. I am fortunate to have had a happy resolution to my chronic condition. Because of the lasting relief of these movement therapies, I was able to graduate from the eight-year Russian-style classical ballet school, Boitsov Classical Ballet, allowing me to pursue my heart.s joy of dancing. I am co-director, dancer, and choreographer of .Wings Dance Company,. a lyrical modern dance troupe. Additionally, I graduated with a BS in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Home | Pilates | Feldenkrais® | Benefits | Availability | Bio | Comments | Contact