Pilates Fit Tips: Christmas Prayer

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Christmas Prayer

Dear God,

For Christmas, all I ask for is a big, fat bank account and a slim body.

Please don't mix these up like you did last year!

Amen.

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Quotes to Note

"Leave it at the door. When you walk into the studio, it is your time. Take it." - Kathryn Ross Nash, Pilates teacher trainer in Allendale, NJ

"Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor" - Joseph Pilates

"You've got to go through what you're going through to get to where you're going." - Ron Fletcher, first-generation teacher and founder of Fletcher Pilates

"Think BEFORE you move". - First-Generation Teacher Kathleen Stanford Grant, as remembered by beloved student and master Pilates teacher Jillian Hessel

"At times you may feel tempted to 'take a night off'. Don't succumb to this momentary weakness...decide to remain true to yourself". - Joseph H. Pilates in his book, Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

"We have only reached the tip of the iceberg with this work." - Clara Pilates

"A few well-designed movements properly performed are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contractions." - Joseph Pilates

"You can say what Pilates is in three words: strength, stretch and control. And the control is the most important part because it makes you use your mind." - First-generation teacher Romana Kryzanowska

"First and foremost, always be a perpetual student." - BASI Pilates founder Rael Isacowitz, who learned the sentiment from first-generation teacher Kathy Grant