Training in Pilates is for the individual looking to achieve balanced, total body conditioning.  With an emphasis on the muscles of the body's center, or "powerhouse," The Pilates Method strengthens and stretches the whole body while teaching muscle control.  A regular semester of 60-minute classes is 10 weeks long and progressive.(Summer and Holiday Semesters differ.)  Class size is limited to 7 students to provide enough individual attention. Classes are held on Wednesdays and Fridays. The Friday Intermediate level at 9:30 is for ongoing students and those who have taken the Basics class. The Wednesday 9:30 Basic level is for both absolute beginners, those with some experience who need to review, or those who need to work at a slightly slower pace.

Experienced students may come as a drop-in to any class on a space-available basis. Missed classes may be made up in any other class offered at The Abbott Center.

Click on Pilates in the sidebar above for more information about Pilates.

Instructor: Nicole Burns

Featured in the Globe November 13, 2004.

Integral Yoga is a mixed level class. Monday morning class from 9:30 to 11 is a good way to start your week in a peaceful state of mind. Thursday evening class from 7:30 to 9 is a perfect way to calm the stresses of the week and prepare for a refreshing weekend.

WAKE UP AND RELAX. If you are feeling stress in your life, if you have aches and pains, if you have trouble sleeping, or if you are feeling low on energy our INTEGRAL YOGA CLASS is a perfect class for you. So many yoga classes are simply focused on the poses. Integral Yoga integrates the experience of the total you by focusing not only on the body but on the breath and the mind. Through this approach you will discover the source of your stress so that you can wake up to a deeper awareness of what it means to be alive. You will find yourself relaxing even in the midst of all the activities of your daily life. This is not just a yoga class. This is learning how to use the yoga practice as a guide to becoming more in tune with yourself. The classes are small and held in a beautiful, quiet studio so that the instructor can focus on individual attention. All levels are welcome, including beginners. No matter who you are or where you are in your life, if you want to wake up to your true self and relax into the moment, this is your yoga class. If you have any questions before registering please feel free to call and talk to CM Brown, the instructor.

Private and Semi-Private Yoga sessions are available for the able-bodied and disabled with CM Brown (see individual services). Learn one-on-one or bring a friend or two to join you.

Stretching Classes are held by request. Put a group of friends or fellow athletes together (minimum of 4 students).

The class is designed to teach the basics of stretching so that the active person can repeat the stretches outside of class. Each class will go over Active Isolated Stretches for the whole body with more detailed instruction on a featured area. Learning AIS in class or in personal appointments will prepare you to do the full routine on your own.

Minimum size for all classes is 4 students with a maximum of 10. 

Go to our home page and click on the Calendar link at the top of the page to see dates and times. Go to our Staff page to read about our teachers. Go to our Events page for other spring class information.