From Stacy Sims
This is an important time of the year for me. On
December 29th, I will celebrate seven glorious years of sobriety.
And if I think back to seven years ago, I can see
myself so clearly it hurts. I was a daily drinker. I smoked over a pack of
cigarettes a day. I took serious amounts of anti-anxiety medication just to
leave the house. Not surprisingly, I was a
spiritless, broken person.
With every betrayal of my body, it tried
to tell me to stop. But I wasn't listening. I didn't listen to what the
panic attacks were telling me. I didn't listen to what the weight gain was
telling me. I was disconnected from my body so I was disconnected from grace
and hope.
I started in a 12-step program right before the
New Year and began taking Pilates a few weeks later. And so I began my
wonderful journey back into my body.
It is with great joy that I watch all of you kick
off 2005 with a bit of the medicine that healed me - the powerful Pilates
medicine. And it is with great joy that Lou
Buschle, Pendleton Pilates co-owner, and I will again donate 5% of fees from
our new clients during the month of January to First Step Home - a residential
treatment program for women recovering from drug and alcohol
addiction. Our current clients can help too. Please read below and
see what items you might bring to the studio in January to donate to First
Step Home.
We are also committed to helping you take
care yourself so that you can better serve your family, your
community, and your causes. So we are continuing our popular Stay Centered For
the Holidays promotion into the New Year - read more below!
Finally, please don't hesitate to ask us for a
donation to your favorite charity. We try to honor all of our client's
requests and have provided gift certificates for services
to Summit Country Day, MayFest, Make a Wish Foundation and many more
worthy causes this past year.
I hope you have the happiest of holidays. And
before you make that huge list of New Years Resolutions - that inventory of
all that you have not yet done - take time to celebrate your
accomplishments and your gifts. They are many. That's why it feels so good to
be at the studios! We all benefit from the grace and the good intentions of
each other.
Thank you for your support!
Stacy Sims
p.s. I neglected to thank a very important
teacher in the last newsletter. Thanks to Sheila Sims - my mom. I figure the
only saving grace to forgetting to thank your mom is the ability to single her
out at a later date!
p.s.s. Welcome back Kate Hoge! We are thrilled to
have Kate back with us after her recovery from a bicycle accident and
subsequent surgery. You have been missed.
p.s.s.s. Save the date! Swimming Naked comes out
in paperback in February and Joseph Beth Booksellers in Rookwood has invited
me back to do a reading and signing on Wednesday, March 9th at 7:00
pm.
Take The First Step
Let your first step toward a better body help
someone else take their first step toward a better life. Pendleton Pilates is
donating 5% of new client fees received in January to First Step Home. First
Step Home (www.firststephome.org) is a non-profit, long-term
residential treatment for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.
The residence also houses the women's children during their recovery so they
can build healthy lives and new parenting skills with their family
intact.
Please make a donation in January by bringing any
of the following items to the studios: diapers (newborn and up), personal
supplies (toothpaste, lotion, gloves, hats, scarves), items to begin
housekeeping after the women successfully complete the program (dishes, bed
linens, pots and pans, cleaning supplies).
Staying Centered in the
New Year = More Free Classes in 2005!
Our holiday promotion was so successful we
are continuing it during January and February!
Starting January 3rd, if you maintain
an average of three classes a week until February 25th (that's 24
classes total), we'll give you six (6) free classes with the purchase of
your next package in 2005. If you maintain an average of two classes a week
until the end of the year (that's 16 total), we'll give you four (4) free
sessions with the purchase of your next package in 2005. If you maintain an
average of one class a week (8 classes), we'll give you two (2) free sessions
with your next 2005 package.
Again, the only catch is that you need to let Shannon know by December
30th if you will be participating in our STAY CENTERED FOR NEW
YEAR promotion so she can track your sessions separately from our
standard system. Call Shannon at 513-478-3232 to get started.
Teacher
Training Class Starting Soon - Join Us!
Our next four-month session
starts on January 15th. We have a few spots left in the class and our clients make the best teachers. Pendleton Pilates' nationally
recognized Teacher Training program is a wonderful way to expand
your knowledge, earn a lifetime of free Pilates, and give back the gift of
Pilates. Check out the website at http://www.pendletonpilates.com/workshops/index.php. Call Shannon
or Stacy to ask more about this awesome program.
Refer A
Client, Get A Class
So many of our clients are coming to us
because of your recommendation. Please make sure to tell us if you have referred
someone to our studio and we will give you a free class or a Pendleton Pilates
t-shirt!
Still
Shopping? Don't Forget Our Holiday Gift Certificates
Seriously, can
there be a better gift? Ask your friends and loved ones to help you support
your own Pilates habit and then pass it on! Give a gift certificate for an
Initial Consultation Series, a Pilates For Golf assessment, a Mat Class, a
Yoga pass or a Thai Yoga Massage!
Trust us. This is
truly the gift that keeps on giving.
Call Shannon at
513-478-3232 to make arrangement for your gift certificates. And ask about our
Pendleton Pilates Gift Pack! We'll put together a gift bag with our "Look
Better Naked" tote bags, t-shirts, water bottle and gift
certificate.
And Don't Forget ...
We've got more Reformer and Mat classes than ever, plus Yoga with Donna
Covrett, Thai Yoga and Traditional Massage, Pilates for Golfers, our
world-famous Triple XXX class, Teacher Training, workshops and more.
If you haven't visited us in awhile, make sure to stop by and find out
what keeps us the busiest Pilates studio in the region and why the cast of
Mamma Mia and Chicago work out with us every day when they are in town!
How It Works
Listen to what some of our clients have to say about Pilates! Please
share your stories with us. You never know who you might inspire to take the
first step with us.
Ann Firestone writes:
All I knew about Pilates was what I saw on the infomercials that Mari
Winsor has. I said "there is NO way I can do that" (balancing self on
tailbone, legs at 45 degree angle and arms in front, neck in C -curve. My
friend said, "I don't think that's what Pilates really is." He mentioned
Pendleton several times to me, over the course of the summer. When I
met Stacy in September, and she introduced me to
breathing/stretching/spine lengthening exercises, I thought "well, if this is
Pilates , I can do it." I called the following Monday and was participating in
my first lesson by that Wednesday.
Looking back, if I had known what
the teachers were going to have me do, I would have said "NO WAY." Yet, I
would return each time, knowing (inspite of aching muscles and soaked
teeshirts and headbands, how good this felt for my big body.Sarah and I both
agreed, I needed more lessons on the reformer.
One thing led
to another. I really like my teachers, I really like the way I have been
feeling and looking. People are noticing the changes (more open chest, longer
spine). At 15 sessions, several colleagues noticed the differences through my
middle (I liken it to 10 pounds of flour in a 5 pound sack theory-or how to
redistribute your weight.) My weight is a big issue. I have calmed down
considerably about food. With more mindful eating, increased activity (I also
go to Curves, and swim laps) , I have managed to lose 15 pounds since
September. I committed to being weighed and measured at Curves before 2004 is
over (I have been a bit shy of such activities since a large weight gain from
May-September). I committed to 10 more privates which I will space over
December. I look forward to reporting again after I reach 30
sessions!
Ben Clark writes:
After a year's worth of
procrastination (and some weight gain), I finally signed up for the 10 mat
classes, as I promised you I would last winter... had my first one
last night (with Kate, who was wonderful), and the immediate
result has been so good that I am actually excited about getting to
my next class. Today I feel more relaxed and limber than I have in some
time, and that has improved my outlook as well.
We Are Getting
Busy!
Please make sure to let us know 24 hours
in advance if you need to cancel a session with us. Our classes are filling up
and those Reformer spots are becoming an increasingly valuable commodity. And
we know that you certainly don't enjoy paying for a class that you were unable
to attend.
Finally ... A
Code
This is a long newsletter! Thanks for
reading all the way to the end. Please remember to ask your instructor or
Shannon for the code to the Downtown Studio door. Starting this Friday,
December 17th, you will need the code to enter the studio.
Pendleton
Pilates
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