Wolf Mountain Sanctuary

Maria and family recently visited Wolf Mountain Sanctuary. 

It is a sanctuary for rescued wolves located in Palmdale, and is primarily dedicated to saving the threatened species while lending a helping hand to at-risk local youth. It is also one of the few wolf sanctuaries that hosts interactive wolf educational tours.

Everyone learned about the wolves, about their life in the wild and most importantly, why save the wolf?

A wolf is so noble, so beautiful.

The wolves, as well as other endangered species, are ecological indicators.  It is by studying these species and learning how to preserve them that we learn the main factors affecting our environment.

Visit the organization's website to learn more.

http://www.wolfmountainsanctuary.net/home.html

Yes, you get to actually touch a wolf and could most likely get kissed by a wolf … if you want to!!

You can't buy your Mother's Love

Mother’s day will soon be here,

which means

it’s time to start thinking about how you are going to

cement your place as your mom’s favorite child. 

It's true...

that you can’t buy your mother's love – but we can help you by getting her the perfect gift.... we suggest a Pilates of Pasadena Gift Card to show your love. 

Call (626)765-6500 or email us to place your order.

Photo by J-S Romeo on Unsplash

This Mat Class is Not to be Missed....

Mat Class presented

by

Meredith Rogers, visiting Faculty BASI Sr. Instructor

Sunday, May 6, 2018

9am - 11am

Open to everyone!

(75 minute class with a Q & A) - $40

11:30am - 4:30pm Private sessions, $110 (SOLD OUT), 1 group class $40

Location:

990 South Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA  91105
626-765-6500
www.pilatesofpasadena.com

We hope you will take advantage of this top-notch Pilates line up and join us!

Quick Balance Test

To evaluate your own balance...

1. Stand up and imagine you're going to walk forward on a straight line, placing one foot directly in front of the other so that the heel of your front foot touches the toes of your back foot.

2. Keep both feet flat on the floor.

3. Hold that position and close your eyes.

If you can maintain your balance for 30 seconds, you are doing pretty well. Congrats!

If you are wobbling just about as soon as you close your eyes—or before—your balance is poor.

If you did not perform as well as you thought you should, it's OK.

Let’s work on this together!

Join  P/oP on Sunday at 9:30 am for Dorothy's

Sculpt, Tone and Balance group class with props. 

Text 626-818-0241 or Email info@pilatesofpasadena.com to reserve a spot.

Sculpt, Tone and Balance Class: $20

Love our Planet on Earth Day

Pasadena Earth Day

Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Armory Center for the Arts

For more information call: 626-229-9570

Or click here:

tinyurl.com/ycbf3fya

Celebrate Earth Day with an festival at two adjacent locations -- Pasadena Memorial Park for outdoor activities and, across the street, the Armory Center for the Arts for indoor activities. 

The festival features information booths about local grassroots environmental efforts and hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and interactive activities to learn about sustainable practices that include storm water harvesting, water-wise gardening, bike repair, healthy recipe demonstrations, clean energy options, and electric vehicles. 

Visitors can join in zumba dancing and drum circle beats while also listening to live music. 

Food trucks on hand too!

http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/

Be as Happy as You can Possibly Be

Release the child within you  so you can sing, laugh, and play.

List the things that you do best, and give yourself a hug.

Accept compliments.

Dance barefoot.

Plan to fulfill a secret wish.

And above all, remember you are loved.

- Jacqueline Schiff

From A Daybook of Positive Thinking, Blue Mountain Arts Collection 

Exciting New Mat Class Coming to Pilates of Pasadena

Sunday, May 6, 2018

9am - 11pm

Mat Group Class 

Presented by visiting BASI Sr. Faculty Member, Meredith Rogers

(75 minute class with a Q & A) - $40

We hope you will take advantage of this top-notch Pilates line up and join us!

To register for this Mat class: 

Email info@pilatesofpasadena.com or jeanne@basifit.com

or call Jeanne King at (818) 434.9180

Please note:  The 11:30am - 4:30pm $110. Private session segments, are SOLD OUT.

Sculpt, Tone and Balance Class

Join Dorothy Waterman

for a

Group Sculpt, Tone and Balance class with Props

Sunday morning ~ April 7 at 9:30am

Text 626-818-0241 or Email to reserve a spot.

Sculpt, Tone and Balance Class: $20

Dorthy Waterman, Instructor

Dorothy Waterman has been a health and fitness professional since 1991.  A lifelong athlete and dancer, she finds herself most comfortable engaging in many forms of healthy activities including dance, weight lifting, biking, swimming, running and group exercise.

Dorothy has certifications in personal fitness training, Zumba, group exercise, senior fitness, Pilates, restorative yoga, and laughter yoga.  She trains individuals ranging in age from 40 to 95 in healthy body movement and leads group exercise classes from Zumba to Pilates to water aerobics.

 In her pursuit of personal growth and healing, Dorothy has discovered that the healing power of laughter can be nearly as effective a mood elevator as a 5k run. Plus it’s a lot easier on the joints. 

Celebrating Spring Holiday Traditions

Season to celebrate Easter and Passover.

Both of these holidays bring an emphasis of nature, hope and history.

The renewal of nature that comes with spring amplifies the promise of redemption intertwined in the historical events being commemorated.

Passover commemorates events leading to the liberation of the children of Israel and is celebrated for seven to eight days. 

Easter, a festival in the Christian calendar, celebrates the events leading to and the resurrection of Jesus and is celebrated over a week which is known as the 'Holy Week.'

We can always admire the varying Easter and Passover traditions that are held around the world and here in our community. 

Whether you remember having ham or lamb, or as a kid you hunted eggs, had a chocolate bunny, or smashed dishes to indicate a fresh start during Passover, traditions are meaningful for how uniting and celebratory they are every spring. 

Join us in celebrating the tradition of sharing meals with family & friends.

Enjoy  one of our favorite traditional recipes.

Roasted Asparagus with Lemon and Olive Oil

• 1 1/2 Lbs. medium asparagus, peeled

• 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

• Salt & fresh ground Pepper

• 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

• 1 tsp. grated lemon zest

Preheat oven to 450.

In a baking dish lined with parchment paper, drizzle the asparagus with half of the olive oil and season with salt & pepper.

Roast for about 15-20 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. When done, drizzle the asparagus with the remaining olive oil, lemon juice and zest. Serve hot.

Enjoy!

Celebrating... Spring Fever

“It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!” 
― Mark Twain

It’s time to rediscover the undeniable benefits of mat work!

Are you just getting started with Pilates and wonder whether you want to take Pilates mat classes or try an equipment class?

Do you love equipment classes and wonder if you need, or are neglecting, your mat classes?

If you have the opportunity to use equipment, that's great, but don't knock the mat.

The equipment is definitely symbolic of Pilates, however that doesn't mean a good old fashioned mat class isn't worth your time.

Just about every benefit the Pilates method has to offer can be achieved through mat work.

Mat Classes give you the Benefits.

Benefits include a total core workout, but mat classes are not limited to just toning, improving flexibility, bettering posture and using more efficient movement, along with the body/mind connection.

Mat Classes cover the Basics.
Learn the integral basics such as neutral spine, properly engaged core, shoulder and pelvic stability, along with full breathing. Learning these basics on the mat, where there are fewer things to keep up, with makes it that much easier to use when you are on the equipment.

Mat Classes set you up for Success.

A mat class will give you the support to stick with it plus the instructor feedback you need to make sure you are doing everything right to reach your goals and to keep on going.

Mat Skills Are Equipment Skills.

All mat exercises teach skills that translate and relate directly to the equipment exercises.

Join us for P/oP Mat Classes on:

Saturday March 17th at 8am

Sunday March 18th at 9am

P/oP St. Patricks Day Recipe & Mat Class reminder

Reminder: 

St. Patrick’s Mat Class:   Get your green tights  (optional) and join Satoko for an early morning mat class.  Saturday, March 17 @ 8:00 am

After your workout, enjoy making our P/oP Irish Soda Bread at home!

The thought of making homemade bread may send you running scared, but baking Irish soda bread is one of the quickest and easiest bread recipes you can make because it is a “quick bread.” This quick bread gets its rise from baking soda instead of using yeast as in other bread recipes. You can also enjoy it anytime not just during St. Patrick’s Day holiday. To make Irish Soda Bread you’ll need the following…

 IRISH SODA BREAD

Ingredients:

• 1 and 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg, preferably Large
• 4 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (plus a bit more for your hands and work surface) 
• 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 and 1/2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed (don’t skimp on the butter)
• 1 cup raisins, golden and/or regular (instead of raisins, try 1 cup of nuts or dried cranberries/dried blueberries/currants.)

1.     Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a 8-10 inch cast iron skillet or cake pan with butter or nonstick spray.

2.     Whisk the buttermilk and egg together in a small bowl. Set aside.

3.     Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.

4.     Cut in the butter using a pastry blender, two forks/knives, or your fingers.

Work the dough until into coarse crumbs, then fold in the raisins with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon.

5.     Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Gently fold the dough together until dough is too stiff to stir. With floured hands, work the dough into a ball. Turn the dough ball out onto a floured work surface and knead the dough for about 30 seconds or until all the flour is moistened. Dough should be slightly sticky, but if it is too sticky add a little more flour as needed. Best to not over knead.

6.     Transfer the dough to the prepared skillet/pan. Using a lightly buttered serrated knife, score an + on the top of loaf.

7.     Bake until the bread is golden brown and center appears cooked through, about 45 minutes. Loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil halfway through baking if there is heavy browning on top.

8.     Remove skillet/pan from the oven and allow bread to cool for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Enjoy!

International Women's Day

P/oP would like to recognize the very talented women who support our studio including our wonderful ALL gal staff.  I'm certain that we cover an International variety  in our studio .

" Because you are women ...Make your own choices in the light of your own wisdom."

- Amitabh Bachchan

What's Happening at P/oP - March Edition

Now that we have settled into the new year and have made it through a couple of January and February holidays, it’s time to start thinking ahead.

New! Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Evening Reformer Classes!

Reformer classes continue to fill up at P/oP, so we are adding more evening classes. 

These faster, more upbeat and fun takes on traditional reformer exercises come with a cardio bonus. 

Get ready to sweat!

Monday evenings @ 7:00 with Samantha

Wednesday evenings @ 7:00 with Toni

Thursday evenings @ 6:00 with Amelia

St. Patrick’s Mat Class  

Get your green tights on, grab a leprechaun and join Satoko for an early morning mat class.

Saturday, March 17 @ 8:00 am

Massage Therapy

A massage therapist will be offering the Rolfing technique on Tuesday afternoons and evenings. This 75 minute treatment works the soft tissue or fascia. It’s great for pain management, realignments and overall body maintenance.

Ready for a Sunday Sculpt and Tone class? Details in P/oP’s April update.

I Hart Flying

Thanks to everyone who came out to this weekend's mat class to support I Hart Flying!

Here's a great article on the program!

2018 Workshops Not to Miss!

Have you checked out the P/oP updated Workshop Page!?

It's shaping up to be an exciting year, and there are a ton of great classes not to miss!

For more information you can visit the BASI website, email, or call us!

Fundraiser MAT CLASS THIS SUNDAY!

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has helped P/oP grow and voted to make the Pasadena Weekly's annual "Best of" list as the "Best Pilates Studio in Pasadena" for two years in a row! We are all excited about the year ahead.

We are kicking off this year with a fundraiser Mat class.

Join us in a Mat Class led by Jeanne King to raise funds for the I Hart Flying Foundation.  

The mission of this foundation is to assist young women in achieving their aviation goals by awarding flight training scholarships. They believe that by helping young women receive their pilot's license it will be a positive step toward increasing the number of women aviators. 100% of donor contributions go to the scholarship program.

To learn more about this foundation, please go to www.ihartflying.org.

• Sunday, January 21, 2018
   
• 1pm Mat class followed by a small reception
   
• $50 tax deductible donation

To register, please respond to this email or go to www.ihartflying.org , make your $50 donation, and bring your receipt with you to the class.

• Please join us in a fun workout for a worthy cause

Again, thanks to everyone who continues to support us and keep referring your friends and family.

All of the best to you in 2018.