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Vicki Koutalianou has been conditioning and changing bodies successfully using the Pilates Method for over 10 years. She has studied and worked alongside the best in the business; in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Athens.
Vicki is a graduate of Basi Pilates and The PhysicalMind Institute and has studied movement and The Traditional New York Pilates Method for many years. She has been fortunate to have studied and worked with top notch international instructors, medical professionals and the few remaining students of Joseph Pilates. No stranger to movement Vicki was a figure skater in her native Canada for many years where she also completed her BA in Mass Communications. She has traveled extensively over 3 continents having worked in Airline and Advertising Industries and in 2000 came to Pilates as a way to stay in shape while on the move.
Years ago Vicki began training Greece’s elite in their homes and has since trained men and women of all ages, abilities, and fitness levels, including professionals, athletes, performers, and the mother next door. Now in Palaio Faliro, Greece, she specializes in private instruction where clients flock to her for effective personal training in the traditional Pilates Method using the special apparatus. She’s known for having an ‘eye for the details’ and for her genuine and giving nature.
Throughout the years Vicki has been featured in numerous Greek Publications such as Prevention, Mommy and Madame Figaro etc... and regularly writes articles educating the public on the value of movement and Pilates. Only a few months after her pregnancy Ms. Koutalianou spoke of the importance of Pilates and Pregnancy on Mega channel’s TV Show, Mommy, with hostess and model Noni Dounia. Furthermore she has volunteered her time to the International Breastfeeding Organization, La Leche League, creating awareness for new mothers on posture while breastfeeding. She is one of the founders of the Pilates Association in Greece and an active member of her community having volunteered her services during the economic hardship in Greece.
Following are some internationally recognized instructors in the industry that Vicki has had the opportunity to train and study with. They have greatly influenced her teaching style in the Pilates New York Method.
Jay Grimes Is an internationally renowned Master Pilates Teacher who studied with founder, Joseph Pilates. He taught in the original New York studio in the 1960's and is now the director of Vintage Pilates in LA.
Read more...Siri Galliano Is one of the leading Pilates Trainers in North America and Europe and is a protégé of Romana Kryzanowska, the Master Pilates teacher who was trained by Joe Pilates. Famed for getting tangible results, she is one of the most sought-after experts on Pilates Method. Ms. Galliano has traveled the world helping to sculpt the bodies of celebrity clients such as Madonna, Sting, and Uma.
Read more...Mari Winsor, dubbed 'The Queen of Pilates', is one of the foremost Pilates instructors in the world. She is known for her many high profile clients via her Hollywood studio and is credited for making The Pilates method accessible to the public at large.
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