Instructor, Owner

Maggie Moore

Maggie Moore is particularly skilled at influencing how you functionally ENJOY your embodied life -because of her exposure to masterful teachers:

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Dr. Ben Smith, PsychoCybernetics, curriculum author and mentor.

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Dr. Joan Hays, Texas State University, Bachelor of Science degree in Dance.

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Erick Hawkins, NYC Studio, modern dance training.

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Swedish Institute, New York License of Massage.

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Swami Rama, Himalayan Institute, Yoga Teacher Training certificate.

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Romana Kryzanowska, Authentic Pilates, direct Second Generation instructor program.

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Dr. Gil Hedley, human cadaver dissection director and spiritual leader.

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Bonnie Cunningham MA, MPA, PT, HPCS Functional Applications.

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Kinespirit Riverside Studio, GYROTONIC® teacher training to enrich this studio with the benefits of spinal rotation on the GYROTONIC® Pulley Tower.

These concordant somatic studies give substance to the form of Pilates and GYROTONIC® choreography.

Instructor

Mavon Caldwell

Born in Texas and began studying dance at age five.

Lived in New York City for 25yrs. Graduated from Barnard College.

At Barnard, I met my primary teacher, Sabrina Pillars, and began to study Biomechanics, Pilates,
GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS®

I started teaching in 2005. My studies and practice are always ongoing.

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I design sessions to meet people where they are and build towards a consistent, conscious practice.

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I am honored and thrilled to be working with Maggie at Barn Swallow Studio.

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My Certifications:

Polestar Pilates Certified - Comprehensive Mat and Equipment

GYROTONIC®

GYROTONIC® Level 2

GYROKINESIS®

GYROKINESIS® Level 2

GYROTONIC® Special Applications Certifications:

Applications for Runners
Exploration into the Extremes
Pathways of the Shoulders, Hips, and Spine Applications for Osteoporosis
Applications for Dancers Level 1

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GYROTONIC® Specialized Equipment Certifications:

Archway Level 1 & Level 2
Jumping-Stretching Board
Gyrotoner
GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive GYROKINESIS® Level 2

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I have had the incredible honor and benefit of working with the following

GYROTONIC® Master Trainers:

Chantal Deeble
Erika Hassan
Naoko Moriyama-Robbins Justine Bernard
Adrianaa Thompson
Abel Horvath
Angela Crowley

Instructor

Leah Maidenbaum

Leah Maidenbaum, a certified Authentic Pilates Instructor, has taught at Pilates of New Paltz studio, Stardust Ballroom Convention, various studios in New York City as well as in Estudio Lara, Madrid (the first Pilates studio in Spain), and at the Art of Control, in Barcelona (the first certifying Authentic Pilates Studio in Spain). Ms. Maidenbaum has taught teachers of Pilates at various INEF Conventions (National Catalonian Institute of Physical Education) as well as at the CAR (High Performance Center for Sports), and at the New Fitness Era Convention in Barcelona.

Leah became interested in physical fitness training and went on to train as a Personal Fitness Trainer at Marymount Manhattan College where she was certified by the National American Council on Exercise (ACE) in 1991. While dancing, she worked as a fitness instructor at various fitness centers in NYC including Crunch Fitness, West Village Workout, Vaillancourt Studios, and Cor Fitness. She discovered the Pilates method for herself when, as a dancer, she worked out with several Pilates Trainers in NYC, and ultimately decided to train intensively with Master teachers Romana Krysanowska and Sari Pace. Romana Krysanowska, the direct successor of Joseph H. Pilates, was Leah’s trainer and she was certified by her in 2001 in the method that Ms. Krysanowska named Authentic Pilates. In addition, Leah, was an International Flamenco Dancer, known as La Leah, who danced as a soloist with Jose Greco, Antonio del Castillo, and Carlotta Santana Company in NYC. She started her Flamenco studies with Jose Molina in NYC.and then moved to Spain to study Flamenco at the school of Amor de Dios with master teachers: Ciro, Maria Magdalena, La China, Antonio Reyes, Joaquin Ruiz and Carmela Greco.