Hayley has also taught private Pilates at The Buffalo Athletic Club, Hive Lifespan Center and in private residences.  Hayley’s experience includes working with people of all types from dancers and golfers to people struggling with sciatica and Parkinson’s disease. Hayley continues to build on her training and expertise, attending workshops on topics such as Sciatica, the Alexander Technique, the multifidi muscle group, and pre and postnatal Pilates.

Hayley received a Bachelor of Arts in dance from SUNY Buffalo and continues to teach, perform, and choreograph today. Hayley’s background as a dancer and dance instructor has given her in-depth awareness of the human body and its intricate movements.   With extensive training and course work including anatomy and kinesiology, Hayley focuses on proper alignment and targeting the deep, intrinsic muscles of the body.  Hayley’s Pilates sessions build balanced strength and flexibility, ease of movement, improved posture, and a lean, toned physique.

Cell Salts are packed with minerals which are the building blocks of our bodies.  They are considered homeopathic preparations of minerals we need to nourish our bodies. Cell salts are safe and effective. They have a very sweet taste and can be diluted in water, or melt instantly in the mouth. Because the salts are diluted, only very small biochemic amounts of the mineral salts are taken up by tissues and cells in the body., which results in better absorption of nutrients.  At the same time, the salts are energizing and repairing tissue.

Larissa, the owner of Stretch, was feeling absolute exhaustion the past few days…especially after her yoga classes. She could not figure out what was wrong with her. She assumed she was just very tired, but it was still unusual for her.  It wasn’t until she mentioned this to one of her clients (a chiropractor), who recommended cell salts to Larissa. It turns out that she was dehydrated and because cell salts also aid in water balance, (along with digestion, removal of toxins, and elasticity ofcells), she decided it was definitely worth a shot.

Ever since trying them, she now takes cell salts before each yoga class to ensure proper hydration. Larissa could not believe how much better she felt after trying the cell salts. Her energy level increased dramatically and she’s feeling fresh and replenished. Larissa would recommend cell salts to all of her clients at Stretch!

One of our staff members here at Stretch, Sarah Frank, will be receiving her STOTT Pilates ZEN*GA certification this June in Ontario! We hope to see you this summer at the studio toning up with a different kind of Pilates workout!  ZEN*GA will target every trouble spot for beautiful, long, lean muscles. STOTT Pilates has done it again!

TUESDAY: 9am with Gia

WEDNESDAY: 7am with Hayley

                              9am with Larissa

                              10am with Lana

                              4:30 with Larissa

FRIDAY: 9am with Hayley

                  12pm with Hayley

I personally suffer from tension in my neck and shoulders, the occasional low back spasm, tight hip flexors when I run, and an old rotator cuff injury that needs constant attention to prevent re-injury. I’m lucky, the gym, the pilates studio, and the yoga studio are my home. I’m a trainer, my friends are trainers, massage therapists, doctors, physical therapists, chiropractors, healers. So I know what to do when I’m hurting. Do you? I know the 5-10 exercises and stretches I need to perform on a regular basis to be pain free. When I get busy and stressed and I don’t make the time to do them I know why the pain is creeping back into my life. Life is full of obstacles and stressors that will keep you from functioning at 100%, there will always be other things you could be doing with your time. Chances are you are not surrounding yourself with the kind of people who can help you.

At STRETCH we want you to feel better. We want you to perform better in your life, to be pain free and fit!! EVERY BODY IS DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE. So make the time, devote a 1/2 or 1 hr a day to finding someone to help you, to teach you what you can do to help yourself. Don’t get discouraged by pain, the world is full of people who can help you, you just have to find them.

Call us to schedule an appointment or find a studio with a similar vision near you!

Love, SARAH

What do you do for a living?
If you are a surgeon, dentist, one who sits at a desk all day, construction worker, gardener, etc… You probably have some sort of pain from being in the same position morning, noon and night.
By learning the five basic principles of pilates and applying them to your daily movements you can begin to live a better life!
Let’s start with the neck. Think of having a peach under the chin. By having the peach you start to lengthen the cervical spine and bring some flexibility to your neck. Try practicing this through your day, and eventually muscle memory will come into play. Let’s not forget people who have good posture exude confidence and presence!

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