Call now and set up a Pilates appointment on the Reformer and other pieces of equipment with our popular instructor Nicole. Certified on the Advanced Level of training in the classical style of Power Pilates, Nicole is also a Registered Occupational Therapist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital working with chronic pain patients. How perfect for The Abbott Center!

Joining us is Phoebe Finch, Senior Power Pilates Instructor at the New England Teacher Training Center for POWER PILATES®. What a team with Nicole and Phoebe!

INTROUCTORY OFFER: 20% Off a package of 3 lessons with either instructor for new clients and for existing clients who haven't worked with Phoebe or tried Pilates on the equipment before.

Check our Services and Staff pages for more information.

The Abbott Center is proud to have Pilates as a part of our wellness offerings. Mat classes are held Wednesdays and Fridays. Private (Solo) or Semi-Private (Duet and Trio) lessons are scheduled with Nicole on Wednesday and Friday during the day. Phoebe schedules appointments on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, with additional early morning and evening appointments available by special arrangement.

Spring-resisted equipment is used for private lessons.  We have the Gratz top-of-the-line Reformer with a half Cadillac, a portable Reformer, and a Wunda Chair. Variety is created with non-spring pieces including a Ladder Barrel, a Mini Barrel, and a Spine Corrector plus multiple accessories. The portable Reformer allows us to offer resistance training "Duets" at a reduced per-person cost and with our new Wunda Chair we can accommodate "Trios".

Nicole and Phoebe are also available to teach small-group mat classes.

"Virtually anyone can use the word 'Pilates' without practicing the technique.
There are only about 500 people in the world certified as 'authentic Pilates' trainers" -- Newsweek, January 20, 2003. Power Pilates honors the authentic techniques with additional exercises and stretching.

Check our Staff, Services, and Information pages or call for more information.

Jen has been with us for four years and can do it all! She has six years experience since her graduation and has done extra training in Hot Stone Massage, Active Isolated Stretching, Neuromuscular Therapy and Hydrotherapy Massage. She is comfortable in all of the basic disciplines from Swedish Massage through Prenatal to Deep Tissue and gives a great Hot Stone Massage!

She can help you stretch out, get in the pool with you for an underwater massage and release stubborn Trigger Points. Like I said, she can do it all!

Jen has been raising her cute and talkative little boy Jordan who is now old enough that Jen can put in more hours here at The Abbott Center. She is also resuming her Neuromuscular Therapy training after taking two of the formal courses and being tutored by Christina.

We just love having Jen working with us and are proud of her accomplishments.

Livia Fontes brings over 4 years of experience to The Abbott Center in a variety of techniques. Her favorite work is an integrative massage that combines Swedish massage with deep tissue work and stretching. Livia is a graduate of the Palmer Institute of Massage and Bodywork in Salem, holds a double-major BS degree from Fitchburg State College and is a Specialty Instructor in Massage Therapy at MIT in Cambridge. She continues to increase her knowledge base with education in Neuromuscular Therapy. In her spare time, she enjoys taking long walks, cycling and spending time with friends and family and she just bought her first house!

Livia has completed all five training intensives in Neuromuscular Therapy and is studying with Christina in preparation for her certification exam. Neuromuscular Therapy requires an analytic mind to learn trigger point patterns and apply that knowledge to each client's pain puzzle. It takes an intelligent approach to bodywork to do it well and Livia has that capability.

Livia just completed a six day intensive workshop at Tufts Medical Center in cadaver dissection. The course is called Somanautics - exploring the interior space of the human form.

MBSR and Meditation Evenings

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a nationally-known and effective program created by author and Doctor Jon Kabat-Zinn at U Mass Medical Center to treat stress-related disorders . This program is offered throughout year at The Abbott Center on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings. SUMMER CLASSES begin JULY 7TH AND 10TH . A free orientation session or private consult is required. Orientation classes are June 16th and 19th. Please call for a brochure and for more information about the program.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION EVENINGS ARE HELD MONTHLY

These evening sessions are for those who want to try before you commit to the series and for those who have taken the class and want to stay involved with their meditation practice in a group setting. Go to the Calendar link at the top of the home page for dates of scheduled meditations.

YOGA

The popular INTEGRAL YOGA with CM BROWN is continuing on Monday mornings from 9:30-11 and Thursday evenings from 7:30-9.

CM also does private sessions for those with osteoporosis, disabilities or cancer.

Go to our Staff page to read about CM

go to our Services page for a description of the class.

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Certificates are nicely presented, tied with an orange ribbon in a green gift box with our orange angel logo.

A new series of lectures and workshops is being prepared. Patricia Howard, our Brennan Healing Practitioner and MBSR teacher will be conducting many of these interesting and informative sessions on such subjects as Deepening Intimacy in Relationships, Living Adult Lives through the Eyes and Emotions of a Child, Auras and Chakras, and Mindfulness.

Other staff members will be doing workshops in couples massage, infant massage, stretching, Pilates, various yoga variations, and exercise ball workouts. Classes will be taught in chronic pain management, nutritional support for your muscles, and repetitive strain injuries. There will also be invited guests presenting lectures and workshops in a variety of subjects.

New clients, you may deduct $5 from your first treatment by printing out this coupon and

presenting it to your therapist when you arrive.

Print out this coupon and present it to the instructor at your appointment or class.

Clients may try a FREE class by printing out this coupon and presenting it to the instructor.

                          MINDFULNESS MEDITATION EVENINGS ARE HELD MONTHLY

These evening sessions are for those who want to try before you commit to the series

and for those who have taken the class and want to stay involved with their meditation

practice in a group setting. Meditation Evening fee is usually $20 per person.