Lindsay Schwab, Pilates Instructor

Lindsay is a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor with a B.A. in dance and communication studies from the University of Iowa. Lindsay completed the essential, intermediate, and advanced levels of STOTT PILATES® Mat and Reformer work at the STOTT PILATES® Training Center in New York City. She continued her STOTT PILATES® education after moving to Chicago in February 2008, completing training for Injury & Special Populations as well as Cadillac, Chair, and Barrel.

Lindsay was introduced to Pilates as an undergraduate dance major. She soon realized the lasting benefits of Pilates while rehabilitating a back injury, and has been a devotee ever since.

Gillian N. Humiston

Gillian received her B.A. in acting from Columbia College in 2005. While in school, she fell in love with stage combat; Gillian reached Advanced Actor/Combatant status in 2004 and spent a year as a teacher assistant in this field. In the spring of 2006, Gillian became a member of Chicago’s only all-female stage combat theater company, Babes With Blades.

Gillian was introduced to Pilates by her dance instructor in 2001. She has continued to study Pilates on her own to stay injury-free while performing and in her everyday activities, and is very much looking forward to teaching! She recently completed training to teach mat classes in the STOTT PILATES® method of Pilates and is very excited about teaching!

Patricia Staszak, PT
Email: pstaszak.apt@gmail.com

Pat graduated from The University of Illinois at Chicago in 1994 with a B.S. in Physical Therapy. She then worked at The University of Illinois Hospital and The University of Chicago Hospital, specializing in orthopedics and sports medicine. Her areas of interest and specialty include the rehabilitation of overuse and sports injuries; specifically, musculoskeletal injuries and pain syndromes resulting from postural dysfunction, abnormal joint mechanics, muscle imbalance, and inefficient movement patterns. Pat is a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor in mat and reformer and has recently completed training in Cadillac, Chair, and Barrel.

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