Pilates, Gyrotonic & Yoga Instructor

Sheri Katz received her teacher training in Pilates from pioneer/master instructor Marie-José Blom-Lawrence at L.B.D.C. in 2001.  Sheri is also a certified pre/post-natal Pilates instructor; a certified Gyrotonic trainer; and an instructor of  Prajna Yoga (accreditation in Spring 2008 from Tias Little of The Yoga Alliance).  She has taught Pilates fulltime, to private clients and small classes for the past seven years.

Through her study of Pilates, Yoga, Gyrotonics, and 20 years as a dancer, Sheri developed an intense awareness of the physical body that enables her to help her students create their own ‘best body’ as they work to meet their individual goals.

Sheri teaches her students to incorporate Pilates into their day-to-day lives.  Her use of guided imagery is limitless, instructive, and effective.  “I want the work I do with my students to be memorable, so that it stays with them when they leave the studio,” she says.

A perennial student, Sheri takes classes and workshops to expand her knowledge of the physical body and the mind/body connection and then, with great enthusiasm, incorporates her new learning into her own teaching, keeping it exciting and innovative.

Sheri is a seasoned world traveler, and most recently visited India with her husband, Eric.  When she isn’t teaching or studying, she spends her time with Eric and with their Standard Poodle, Phylo and cat, Gita.

Sheri is masterful and draws on her extensive knowledge of yoga, pilates and gyro-tonics and integrates them into a balanced approach to conditioning and healing. I am most impressed with her dedication and have made major improvement is my body structure which has given me core strength, flexibility and increased energy.

She utilizes a home exercise program to augment her individualized sessions.  This home program enables one to make progress at a more rapid pace.  Sheri is dedicated and comes prepared to each session after giving thought to your goals and has a plan tailored to your issues and goals.  She is an outstanding instructor and I enjoy working with her.

- Paula Ray