Text Box: NOTES FROM INSIDE THE STUDIO After many years of great teaching and mentoring in the studio, Vicki will be leaving the studio to pursue her paper art career. Vicki has been such an instrumental part of our studio during this time, and we will miss her greatly. Vicki is a very accomplished fiber artist, and as many of you know, she has devoted her life to sharing her art with others across the country. She is in need of having more uninterrupted hours for work within her creative state and for travel time necessary to share her work. We will miss you, Vicki! The Tuesday evening class will continue with a new and awesome instructor. NEW PRACTITIONERS Laura McInnis PILATES “Coming from the dance world, I have always been interested in movement. This led me to teaching Pilates. My training began with Pilates Center Boulder and then moved to Core Dynamics in Santa Fe. I have taught classical Pilates/yoga fusion and yoga over a nine-year period. With the self-experience of learning Pilates post-partum, I love working with new moms and students with physical injuries. I have lived in Albuquerque for one and a half years and am from St. Louis, Missouri.” Laura will be teaching classes as well as available for private, duo and trio lessons by appointment. Welcome Laura. PAUL DARIN YOGA / MASSAGE Paul comes to us with a background in both Yoga and Massage. His focus in massage is on Shiatsu blended with myofacial and cranial sacral modalities. Paul is a well studied Yoga practitioner with a broad understanding of several Yoga styles. His teaching abilities that he has aquired over the past 12 years enable him to teach clients from beginning to advanced classes that range from relaxing and restorative to more intense strength oriented workouts. DISCOUNTED CLASSES! Join Paul for a class Tues or Thurs evening at 6:30-8:00.. or on Saturday 9:00-10:30. If you are interested in a Shiatsu/Myofacial treatment please call the front desk for appointment times. GYROKINESIS AGAIN! We are elated that we are able to continue our Thursday evening GYROKINESIS class series. The next 6-week series will begin on Thursday April 17 and be in session through May 22. . 6-week series Thursday evenings 5:15 and the fee is $112.50. Let your body be soothed and oxygenated to the core through this “spinal yoga” series of classes. SPRING HIKE As avid movers the studio staff is always looking for ways to entice our body, mind, and spirit to the pleasures of movement. PILATES albuquerque will be hosting a studio SPRING HIKE that will include lots of movement, a time for meditation, and a chance to enjoy the great out of doors. Our hike will take place on Saturday April 19 from 9-12. We will meet at the Shell station at the intersection of Hiway 14 and Frost Road. (Julie can give better directions if you need them). Please call to reserve your space on this hike. Hope you will join us. NOTES FROM THE FRONT DESK We are sorry to see Miri leave the studio so soon. She has taken another position at the Temple Albert pre-school. We are blessed to have Lorie Thomas as Miri’s replacement; Julie and Lorie have known each other for many years within the role of “soccer moms”. “I come to PILATES albuquerque after retiring from the public school sector where I taught for 26 years. So far, I am tremendously impressed by the sense of family and community that exists here at the studio. It truly is a most remarkable place. I look forward to meeting each of you.” Thank you Lorie for filling the front desk