We are super excited to welcome Noelle to the Bodytonic Pilates Team. Noelle brings with her a great wealth of movement knowledge and experience!
Bodytonic's Newest Instructor
Noelle Wood is a certified pilates instructor who has been teaching for 9 years and has over 13 years of classical dance training. Wood owned a highly successful studio in the San Francisco Bay Area teaching elite athletes and rehabilitation clientele. Following her true love of movement, she trains in the aerial circus arts and is also an advanced pole fitness dancer. Wood hopes to help other discover new physical challenges and achieve greater fitness.
It’s only October but once the Holidays roll around everything just flies by with all the hustle and bustle! We thought we would let everyone know what Bodytonic’s Holiday Closure Schedule will be now so they can adjust their calendars accordingly.
Bodytonic Pilates will be closed on the following days in observance of the Holiday Season:
November 26th
December 24th & 25th
December 31st & January 1st
Have a great Holiday Season!
As many of you know traffic and parking all over town can really be effected by sporting events, especially in the Pioneer Square and SODO neighborhoods. For everyone’s convenience here is a list of the remaining Seahawks home games:
Seahawks 2009 Schedule
Oct 11th – Sunday – 1pm
Oct 18th – Sunday – 1pm
Nov 8th – Sunday – 1pm
Dec 6th – Sunday – 1pm
Dec 20th – Sunday – 1pm
Jan 3rd – Sunday – 1pm
The Mariner’s season ends Oct. 4th and The Sounder’s last game is on Oct. 24th at 7:30pm.
If you are planning on coming into the downtown area for Pilates or any other reason taking public transportation or getting dropped of may be your best option.
Bodytonic Pilates - Top 5 Pilates Studio in Seattle 2008
In 2008 we were voted one of the top 5 Pilates Studios in Seattle, specifically we got 4th place. A position we are super proud of! We are aren’t a mega-studio, rather a boutique studio in a vintage Pioneer Square loft, so we are so thankful for every single one of our supportive clients and fans.
This year’s contest has already started, we caught it a little late in the game – there is only about a week and a half left in voting, but in just 2 days we more than doubled our standing and are close to getting into the top 5 again! Woohoo! Help us go all the way, cast your vote for Bodytonic Pilates – Best Pilates Studio in Seattle!
Thanks again to everyone who already voted for us and especially for all the wonderful comments.
<3 the girls at Bodytonic
Bodytonic Pilates Seattle - Amanda Weisberg
Amanda Weisberg has danced for most of her life and began working in the fitness industry at the age of 18, teaching a broad range of group exercise formats, including kickboxing, spinning and Nia. She discovered pilates in 2000 at the Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado. While witnessing the profound personal changes resulting from a consistent pilates practice, she began to see physical fitness in an entirely different light.
After that she moved to San Francisco and became certified through the Ellie Herman Studios in 2004. Teaching movement and learning about the body on a deeper level inspired Amanda to pursue a career in medicine. In 2008 she moved to Seattle to study naturopathic medicine and acupuncture at Bastyr University.
Amanda brings her diverse background in movement, physical rehabilitation and extensive anatomy education to her instruction. She caters to all fitness levels and ages, including pre and post- natal clients. She believes Pilates to be the most beneficial form of physical medicine and plans to include it in her medical practice in the future. Her ultimate dream is to act as a much-needed bridge between the worlds of Pilates and medicine.
Read more about it here!
Bodytonic Pilates is located only 2 blocks away from the Pioneer Square Light Rail & Bus Station!
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You’ve probably heard the term: GYROKINESIS®
Enjoy freedom of movement, flexibility, and strength using the GYROKINESIS® exercise method. The GYROKINESIS® movement system is a form of body conditioning that utilizes elements of dance, yoga, and swimming. It will tone, stretch, and revitalize your body! Exercises utilize breath and motion, which creates a fun, rigorous flow that will stay with you even after you are done!
Adrienne White has joined Bodytonic’s team as their exclusive Gryokinesis instructor. Adrienne is a dancer/choreographer who was first exposed to GYRTONIC® movement concepts during her dance training with Summer Lee Rhatigan in San Francisco. Later, she moved to Minneapolis where she immersed herself in dance, Pilates, and yoga while apprenticing for Minnesota Dance Theatre. Upon moving to Seattle, she had the great fortune to work with GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer Karen Mullen before becoming fully certified in the GYROKINESIS® movement system. Adrienne now takes and teaches GYROKINESIS® classes on a regular basis, which brings her great joy! Adrienne also teaches ballet at Washington Contemporary Ballet and is dancing with
Karin Stevens Dance.
Currently Adrienne is teaching GYROKINESIS® Saturday afternoons at 1:30pm. The class is an hour long and by registration in 4-week series. The July series is closed, but August registration is currently opened.
GYROKINESIS is a registered trademark of GYROTONIC® Sales Corp and is used with their permission.
Hi Nadia,
I was a client of yours back in summer of 06. Not sure if this will help you remember but I was the Asian girl with psoriasis. I just wanted you to know how I really appreciate your services during that stint when I was training with you. Looking back now, I realize that I hadn’t done much to keep myself healthy up until that point where I started to take sessions with you.
From the first meeting, I was able to see the power of connecting the mind to body. Pilates was just the thing to help me feel more capable and confident to pursue an active lifestyle – or at least it helped to conquer the inactive and unhealthy demon inside of me. Unfortunately, my psoriasis has developed even greater over time and now I’m about 80% covered in this stuff. 
But not to fret, I’ve decided to fight back by staying strong and even pushing myself to go through a Pilates teacher course in the area. Because of my condition, I have a 30% chance of getting the psoratic arthritis. I’m hoping that by seriously practicing Pilates I will be able to prevent or at least eleviate some of these ongoing issues.
Though I know there is no cure yet I choose to remain optimistic. A disease like psoriasis can make a person feel helpless, defeated and powerless. Pilates has been one of the small ways I’ve been able to take back control. Through each workout I can apply myself to focus and concentrate on muscle isolation, posture and mind-body connection.
I’m sharing all of this with you in hopes that you can pass it on to any of your current clients that might be going through similar health issues or are just facing some sort of road block. I sincerely thank you for being a part of my journey to finding true worth in well-being. Best wishes to you and your studio!
May you keep on spreading the love!
Angela
Angela is a true joy and has reminded me how meaningful our work has the potential to be, thanks Angela! ~Nadia
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