The Role of Fascia in Everyday Life --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- lead by guest artist Chris Aiken --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $40 - $50

Chris Aiken is an internationally recognized performer and teacher of dance improvisation and contact improvisation. His approach has been guided by the effort to link our poetic sensibility with the capacity to engage ecologically through perception, action, and imagination. In this sense, ecology includes our sense of self, our sense of other beings, and our sense of the world around us. It includes culture and human artifacts. Chris has performed and collaborated with many renowned dance artists including Angie Hauser, Kirstie Simson, Nancy Stark Smith, Peter Bingham, Andrew Harwood, Ray Chung and Steve Paxton. His work has been shaped by years of practice in the Alexander Technique, Gyrokinesis, ideokinesis, yoga, and fascial body work and movement training. He is a Professor of Dance at Smith College.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location: St. John's Grace 51 Colonial Circle Buffalo, NY 14222 register for Mission Improvable: Contact Improv Intensive: http://buffaloci.weebly.com/mission-improvable-2023.html

Buffalo - How do you recover from sitting all weekend or shoveling your butts off? Maybe practicing some splits!?!? sign-up for your personal practice at Center Pilates!

Are you looking for individual attention? At Center Pilates we create workouts based on your goals. Through September 5 we have a 3-individual session special. Go to appointments before September 25.

Have you heard? We have so many Pilates offerings you can move with us all the time now.

Center Pilates NY: Workshops

Center Pilates NY: Workshops: Register Now! First class starts on June 14.

Dates: June 14, 21 & 28 7:15-8:15 am (arrival starts at 7:00 am) This class is for Pilates beginners as well as Pilates practitioners who want revisit fundamentals of invigorating and meditative movement with a focus on Pilates. Workshop focus: 1.breathing in relationship to the respiratory system 2. Mat work and equipment work 3. Individualized exploratory movement 4. challenging exercises The rate is $220 for the series. This includes one private lesson with Nancy Hughes. There is a pay via installment option.

photo by Mark Duggan

Scoliosis Workshop!

New Scoliosis workshop! May 25, June 1 & June 15 Link to workshop in Bio It is Three Class series with one private lesson option. The focus is on you understanding your curves better and how to work with them in comfort and power.

Photos: by Jared Of Nancy Hughes and Kelly Cornelius Photo 2 by Nancy Hughes of @kleinhansmusichall Photo 3 by Hannah Cain

I have scoliosis. I have spent time in my life embracing it, ignoring it, not understanding, fixing it and working to understand it. I have learned how to help my body get more gel-like and enjoy my movement practice more. I would like to share my practice with you. There is a new workshop starting on April 6. email us to sign-up: nancy@nancypilates.com

My scoliosis has caused pain, caused me to not be able to balance and confused me. It is great to move the body and I understand needing a knowledgeable outside perspective to collaborate on how to make movement more comfortable and feel less limitations and pain. Our spines and bones move just like everyone else’s however ours our “facing” different directions. Do you want to understand your curves and move with them? Sign-up for scoliosis workshop.

Monday Night Class

Every Monday Nancy Hughes teaches a Mat class 4:45-5:45 pm Lisa Taylor Academy of Ballet 97 North Park Ave. Buffalo, NY 14216

photo courtesy of Mark Duggan

Make it a point to trust your body always! It is always going to be with you on this earth. Message us to sign-up for classes.

I am doing a "special" for Pilates. So it is a good time to invite people. It is $100 for 6 sessions and $140 for 6 Monday sessions with a magic circle included. If people sign up then as a current student you get $25 off for your next package buy. I myself am not really into specials or discounts but it might be a good thing some folks. Classes are 4:45-5:40 pm Mondays! IRL or Online It starts on January 10. Register HERE

For the Better your Balance challenge we use a Pilates practice you that can help you to move better doing what you love. The series is 6 Mondays of live classes as well as supplementary info to practice at home or add to your gym workout for best results. Link in bio for more information on how to sign up!!