Pilates Center News 2008

updated 8/15/08

Pilates Center celebrates Five-Years of Business in Champaign in September

All events free and open to the public!

Free Lectures and Demonstrations!
Wednesday, September 3   Pilates for the Active Person   12 noon - 12:50
Thursday, September 11   Pilates for the Baby Boomer   8 - 9 AM
Thursday, September 18    Pilates for a Healthy Back    7 - 8 PM
Thursday, September 25   Everyone Benefits from Pilates 7 - 8 PM

Free Mat Classes!
Saturday, September 6   9 - 10 AM
Saturday, September 20   9 - 10 AM

Classes limited to 15 participants. Call to register 239- 2694

Open Houses!
Saturday, September 13   9 AM- 10:30
Saturday, September 27   9 AM - 10:30

Meet the instructors and try a Pilates exercise!

Pilates Center News:

Congratulations to Shari Wample, newly certified instructor
Former client, Shari Wampler, passed the final hurdle to become a Certified Romana's Pilates Instructor. Shari ventured to New York in late May to take her final practical test after passing her final written test. Shari passed and came back home excited to get on with teaching! Shari has been doing a wonderful job as an apprentice teacher, but now with the certification program behind her, she is excited to focus on soley on helping her clients.

July 7 - 13, Intermediate Seminar and Guest Teachers arrive at the Pilates Center
Trina Link and Kirk Smith will be working on their intermediate seminar in early July. Kirk had a hiatus in his training due to physical issues last year, but is returning and will go immediately on to his advanced seminar by August. The Pilates Center is welcoming apprentices Brenda Nahon (Paris), Laura Bruekner (Los Angeles) and several from Chicago, as well as invited teachers Melissa Flores (St. Louis) Cathy Thomas (Kansas City) and Cheryl Miller (Tucson) to come and observe for the week.

Plans for our Five-Year Celebration Underway!
October 2008 marks The Pilates Center LLC's 5th year of serving Champaign/Urbana! We will be taking the month of September as a month-long celebration with free lectures, classes and demonstrations which will be open to the public. Stay tuned for details as they unfold this summer!

Noél Chase teaches at Women's Wellness Week
Noél Chase will be teaching a class in Pilates for the Champaign Urbana Public Health Department as part of their Women's Wellness Seminar. The seminar will be held on May 15 and is open to all women in Champaign County. For more information contact Nikki Hillier nhillier@cuphd.org or by phone: 217-531-2914

Janice in Tuscon
Janice will spend the day, April 11th teaching teachers and clients at Ariella, a pilates studio. For more infomation, please contact Cate Morales at (520) 319-1922.

Trina Link accecpted as new apprentice
Trina Link has just passed her assessment test and has been accepted into the Romana's Pilates Independent Teacher Training Program. She will take her seminars with Janice at The Pilates Center, and serve her apprenticeship at the studio under the supervision of both Janice and Noél Chase.

Janice in California
Faye Stephenson has spearheaded a trip to California for Janice. Besides the "Pilates for Dressage Rider Clinic" for the California Dressage Society, Janice will be teaching at Faye's Bayside Pilates studio in Alameda. For more information on Bayside Pilates, please go to www.baysidepilates.com Janice will also be teaching in Southern California at Travoti Pilates. For information, please call Titziana at (714) 865-4499.

Janice and Noél teach at Pilates Connection, Evanston
Rhonda Celenza has invited Janice to do a repeat of her Las Vegas Pilates Convention "Getting The Juice Out" seminar for Chicago area teachers Friday, February 8th. Noél and Janice will also be teaching lessons for the apprentices of Pilates Connection on both Friday and Saturday. For more information on the seminar, contact Rhonda at (847) 492-7200.

Noél Chase promoted to Pilates Center Manager
As senior instructor, Noél has been promoted to studio manager. Her contributions as manager will include overseeing apprentice training schedules, managing the studio's instructors, creating opportunities to present workshops at the studio for Janice and other health professionals. She will work closely with Office Manager, Corla, to be sure all of the Pilates Center clients are well taken care of.

Apprentice update
After completing her Stage 2 requirements for Romana's Pilates certification at the Pilates Center, Shari Wampler has just returned from New York City where she finished her Advanced Seminar. Shari will now begin her last segment of her apprentice work with teaching and studying for her final test for certification.

The Pilates Center joins Champaign County Wellness Wire
In an effort to raise awareness of wellness in Champaign County, The Pilates Center joins Health in Motion, I Power, Living Yoga Center, Savoy Recreation Center and Vitality Coaches in presenting an e mail Wellness newsletter. The newsletter will feature articles, Q & A, and tips on making better choices for your quest for a healthier lifestyle. If you would like to subscribe to Wellness Wire, visit Champaign County Wellness Wire

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Pilates Center News 2007

Pilates Center instructor Noël Chase recieves Level 4 Romana's Pilates Certification
     Noël Chase, who has worked with Janice since 2001, was promoted to Level 4. This certification entitles Noël to oversee apprentice observation hours which are required to become a Romana's Pilates instructor. This recognition of Noël's excellent work and teaching by Romana's Pilates is well deserved! Congratulations!!!

Pilates for the Dressage Rider Clinics: November 8 & 9 Pennsylvania
     Janice will present a Pilates for the Dressage Rider Clinic for Doylestown and Lehigh Valley Pilates. The clinics will be Thursday and Friday evenings. For more information contact June Hines jamorf@aol.com

Pilates for the Dressage Rider Clinic: Springfield, IL November 3 & 4
     Janice will present a Pilates for the Dressage Rider Clinic for CenterLine Dressage in Springfield, IL on November 3 & 4. The clinic will include both "Pilates Ground Work" sessions which will be held at The Pilates Studio of Springfield in the mornings and "Pilates Mounted Work" which will be held at Star West in New Berlin, IL. Physical therapist and certified Pilates instructor, Kim Scholl will be assisting Janice at this workshop which is designed to help riders find and use their core muscles to help better their seat and aids in riding dressage. For more information go to http://www.centerlinedressage.com.

Romana to visit for Continuing Education
     On October 13 and 14th, Romana will grace The Pilates Center with her indomitable presence. Honored to host her for the third time, she will conduct a two day continuing education seminar for 16 certified instructors coming from Chicago, St. Louis and even Jackson Hole!

Pilates for the Dressage Rider Clinic: Bloomington, IN October 6 & 7
     . At the request of Nancy Kleiner, USDF certified dressage instructor and rider, Kirk Smith will host a Pilates for the Dressage Rider Clinic at the Kirk Studio in Bloomington, Indiana on October 6 & 7. Janice will conduct "Pilates Ground Work" sessions at 9am and 2 pm both days. For more information go to http://www.kirksmithstudio.com.

Generations of Hope Community Retreat
     Generations of Hope, a national recognized planned intergenerational community in Rantoul, IL will be holding a retreat for staff members on Wednesday, Sept. 5th. Janice has been invited to sit on a panel with Stephen Rudawski, MDO of Carle Clinic and Cathy Donovan, Massage Therapist in which they will discuss the importance of "Taking Care of Yourself" to the staff, seniors and care givers who live and work at the Generations of Hope Community. Janice has, in the past, taught Pilates to the seniors in the community.

Pilates at Cunningham Children's Home
Megan Guenther is beginning her second year as a volunteer teaching Pilates to 6 or 7 wonderful girls who live at Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana. Known affectionately around the studio as “The Girls”, the students, aged 15 to 17, take their Pilates seriously. All of them participate in a weekly Mat class at CCH, while one or two also receive at least one weekly individual lesson at the studio. The Girls work hard and some have advanced to the high Intermediate level. In mid-August, our instructors put on a choreographed group “performance” for some of them, demonstrating the Advanced work on the Reformer, Cadillac and Ladder Barrel. We hoped to inspire them to continue their good work and, perhaps, even begin one-on-one lessons at the studio. The Girls described the performance as “very cool” and “off the chain” (which, by the way, is a really, really good thing).

Janice presents at Romana's Pilates Convention in Las Vegas
     Janice presented two lectures for the annual Romana's Pilates Convention which was held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas August 9 - 11. Her lectures "Getting the Juice Out" and "Pilates for Sports and Dressage" were attended by teachers from around the country as well as from around the world and were met with great enthusiasm! The annual convention qualifies as the required continuing education for Romana's Pilates certified instructors. Noel Chase of The Pilates Center joined Janice at the convention and came back refreshed, enthusiastic and ready to take her clients up to the next level of work!

Welcome Shari Wampler, the studio's new apprentice
     Long time client of The Pilates Center, Shari Wampler has decided to start the training to become a certified instructor. She has completed her Basic seminar and passed her Stage 1 test and plans to work hard this fall to attend her Stage 3 seminar in New York this coming January. Everyone is happy to have Shari join The Pilates Center!

Megan Guenther and Leigh O'Malley finish certification!
     After a full year of hard work and study, Megan and Leigh pass their oral and written tests and are offi5cially Certified Romana's Pilates Level 5 instructors. The Pilates Center congratulates them on this accomplishment and welcomes them as "New Talent" instructors! New Talent instructors are a great deal if you are looking to start Pilates! Call the studio for more information.

Janice presents at Columbia Dressage and Combined Training Association Adult Dressage Camp, June 20-22
     On Wednesday June 20th, Janice will open CDCTA's adult camp at William Woods College in Missouri with her presentation "Pilates for the Dressage Rider," which explains the principles put forth in her book. Janice has been a member of CDCTA since 1995, although she has since moved to Illinois. Dressage instructors at the camp include Wick Hotchkiss, and USDF certified instructors Gina Krueger and Sarah Martin.

Janice at the World Cup Championships in Las Vegas
     We hope you got a chance to meet Janice at the World Cup in Las Vegas April 18-21, 2007, at the Equissentials booth! Janice only rides in Equissentials Breeches (see our Links page)! If you missed her, look for her at upcoming events.

Noël Chase Returns to The Pilates Center
     Noël Chase, a long time teacher for Janice, has returned from a year stint teaching Pilates in New Zealand. Although Noël loved New Zealand, her quest for deepening her knowledge of Pilates brought her back to the States, and thankfully, to The Pilates Center! Although almost fully booked within one month, Noël does have a few openings in her schedule. Please call the studio to book an appointment with her!

"Continued Learning" workshop March 10 & 11 at The Pilates Center

On March 10-11, 2007, Janice held a workshop for 16 Certified Pilates instructors at her studio. Instructors came from Chicago, St. Louis, Springfield, IL and included Toni Manzanares from Barcelona, as well as the instructors at the Pilates Center. Janice taught lessons on Saturday and gave a workshop in "Training the Eye" on Sunday. Kim Scholl, PT and recently certified Pilates instructor, added her insights from the physical therapy point of view. Sunday began with an advanced mat and then three of Janice's clients volunteered to come in and be scrutinized by the group. Discussions then ensued on how to find the best way to help each client with their particular issues.      Given the success of this seminar, Janice and Kim are planning the next "Continued Learning" seminar for early fall. If you are interested in being on the email list of teachers that will be notified of these seminars, please contact Janice through this website.

Lecture on "Pilates for Better Riding" at Illinois Horse Fair, Springfield, IL
      Janice spoke on the principles in her book, Pilates for the Dressage Rider, at the Illinois Horse Fair in Springfield, IL, on both Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3. Copies of her book were available for purchase at Greyhorse Books at the trade fair where Janice was available for a book signing on both days.

Pilates Center News 2006

PILATES WORKSHOP FOR DRESSAGE RIDERS at Pure Pilates, Kansas City, MO
     Don’t miss this rare opportunity to participate in a Pilates workshop led by Janice Dulak, author of the book Pilates for the Dressage Rider. Class size is limited. For more information, contact Susan Hard at Pure Pilates (816.531.1950)

Janice to Attend USDF Convention in Kansas City
      Janice will be attending the USDF Annual Convention in Kansas City during that last week of November. Look for her there if you're interested in Pilates for the Dressage Rider.

Romana visits Champaign again
     The living Pilates legend, Romana Kryzanowska, visited The Pilates Center once again. On October 21, she conducted a continuing education session for 14 Romana’s Pilates certified instructors. There was a champagne reception for her at the Center that evening where she and Janice signed Janice’s newly published book “Pilates for the Dressage Rider.” Having just returned from Brazil, Romana enjoyed her weekend at Dulak’s Amber Waves Farm where she was to be treated to a Prix St. Georges performance by Pilates Center client, Nancy Blake on her horse Dante.
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Janice Presents a Second Clinic for the St. Louis Area Dressage Society
     The workshop, Pilates for the Dressage Rider, was held on October 28th, 2006, at Pilates For Life, O'Fallon, MO. Fee is $40. It was followed by a free book signing and lecture.

Janice Teaches at the International Pilates Convention
     From August 3-6, Janice taught at the International Pilates Convention at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City. She taught three sessions on "Pilates for Athletes." This gathering of Pilates professionals from around the world boasted such renowned Pilates instructors such as Romana Kryzanowska, Sari Meija Santo, Jaunita Lopez, Mari Windsor, and others.

Horsing Around...
     In her ongoing quest for knowledge in the area of Pilates and the Dressage Rider, Janice is currently competing with her four-year-old Oldenburg gelding Rubaiyat. At the Missouri Dressage Classic and at Silverwood Dressage in Wisconsin in July, Janice and Ruby earned qualifying scores for the US Equestrian Federation Markel Young Horse Championship.

Pilates For The Dressage Rider available August 19
     Janice's book, Pilates for the Dressage Rider. was published August 19 by Half Halt Press. It has been chosen as one of the main selections for the Doubleday Books Equestrian Edge Book Club. You can find more information about this exciting book at www.halfhaltpress.com. More...

Apprentices Reach Next Level
     Congratulations to apprentices Megan Guenther and Leigh O'Malley, who recently passed their Stage 2 testing towards certification. This fall Megan and Leigh will be heading to New York for their final test. Meanwhile, they can be found teaching "Apprentice Specials." Apprentice specials are opportunities to try Pilates with an apprentice at a reduced rate.

Teaching Teachers
     Once again, Janice Dulak took time from her busy schedule in June to teach a seminar for Certified Instructors at Melissa Flores' studio, Pilates for Life, in St. Louis. She taught private lessons and presented a five hour seminar in "Pilates and Posture."

Teacher Leaves for Adventure
     Noel Chase, the Pilates Center most senior instructor, is leaving for adventures in New Zealand. Noel will be teaching at Pilates Unlimited in Auckland and will nuture her love for the great outdoors. Her presence will be sorely missed by her collegues and clients at the Pilates Center. We sincerely wish her well and hope that New Zealand can't really compete with the open spaces of the mid-west and that she will be back soon!

Pilates for Life and St. Louis Dressage Society
     Janice starts off 2006 guest teaching at Pilates For Life in St. Louis. She will be giving a seminar and teaching private lessons to Certified Pilates instructors. At the request of riders from the St. Louis Dressage Society and in cooperation with Melissa Flores, owner of Pilates for Life, Janice will also conduct a two-hour Pilates seminar for dressage riders.For more information contact: PilatesForLifeMF@aol.com.

Pilates Center News 2005

New Apprentices
     Please welcome Megan Guenther and Leigh O'Malley, the Pilates Center's newest apprentices. Megan has left her lawyering practice to become certified in Pilates so that she can donate her teaching time to high school girls at risk. Leigh is an exercise nut from way back and although she is still a professional at the University of Illinois, wants to teach Pilates on her off hours.
     Watch for "Apprentice Specials" to be offered by spring of 2006! Apprentice specials are opportunities to try Pilates with an apprentice at a reduced rate.

Janice Teaches Teachers
     Janice Dulak took time from her busy schedule to teach two seminars this year for Certified Instructors. In the summer, Janice visited Melissa Flores' studio, Pilates for Life in St. Louis. She taught private lessons and presented a five hour seminar in "Understanding the Basics for Advanced Work." In the fall Janice presented the same seminar for over 25 instructors at Linda Tremain's Fitness Foundations in the Chicago area.

"Pilates for Dressage Riders"
     Janice Dulak book, Pilates for Dressage Riders, will be available in 2006. Janice had a little too much fun this summer riding her home-bred Oldenburg Verband gelding, Rubaiyat, and was a bit remiss in getting the final manuscript to Half Halt Press, the publishers of the book. The work on Rubaiyat paid off with the three year old competing and winning the Introductory High Point Champion of the Indiana Dressage Society's fall show in October.
     Janice has limited availability for clinics to introduce the Pilates work to dressage riders. Please call the studio for more information. More...