Linda Reiff, Director of the Pilates Zone, has completed her Level 2 training in the Ron Fletcher Program of Study, the culmination of more than 1,000 hours of training. She has taught the Pilates Method and Fletcher Work for three years at the Pilates Center of Cincinnati where she received her original Pilates certification. Linda is Gold Certified by the Pilates Method Alliance, the licensing organization for the Pilates community.

Linda’s background as a dancer and choreographer gives her an affinity with the Fletcher Work™. She produced and performed her own dance work in New York City and co–founded TADA!, an award–winning children’s theatre. Since moving to Cincinnati with her husband Bert Goldstein, Director of Education for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Linda has received grants from The Ohio Arts Council, City of Cincinnati Arts Grant Program and Kentucky Arts Council for her modern dance work. With a Masters Degree in Dance and Dance Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College, Linda has taught movement and theatre in schools and arts programs for 25 years. Her broad range of experiences enables her to merge her knowledge of dance with the beneficial fitness aspects of the Pilates work for her students. Her private and group classes have a sense of the flow and precision of the Fletcher Work™.

The following independent practioners and teachers offer their services at Pilates Zone…

 Patricia La Rosa,Certified Pilates Instructor and AFAA-certified Group Fitness Instructor, is currently completing her Level 2 training with The Ron Fletcher Program of Study, or Fletcher Pilates™, having completed her Level 1 training in March 2008. She sees this experience as the culmination of her Pilates training , having received her initial Pilates Certification from Pendleton Pilates in 2004, and has taught at Pendleton Pilates and worked as the Pilates Director at Revolution Fitness, as well as teaching a corporate fitness class at Forest Pharmaceuticals. 

     Patricia’s education and performance background give her invaluable experience as a Pilates instructor.  Patricia’s wide interests and varied experiences merge into sharp focus in bringing the mind, body, and spirit together through her teaching. She began vocal study at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music at age 15, performing widely in the Greater Cincinnati area and beyond.  She went on to earn her BA in Theater and MA in Education from Northern Kentucky University before pursuing a career as an elementary and secondary teacher in Northern Kentucky for 9 years. Patricia’s performing and teaching experiences with diverse populations equip her for the wonderful variety of students she encounters while teaching Pilates.

• Jennifer Painter
  Instructor, Energy Yoga, Energy Healer

Jennifer Painter, of the Light Body, is an energy healer. She trained for four years with world–renown energy healer, Barbara Brennan. Hands of Light, Barbara’s first book, has remained one of the most influential books in the international holistic medical community over the last twenty years. (For more information, visit www.barbarabrennan.com.) Jennifer is also trained in the Reike modality of energy healing. She has taught stretching and core strengthening classes for the past several years. Currently, she is completing certification with the National Yoga Alliance to become a registered Ashtanga yoga teacher. Jennifer has recently been featured in local publications such as Promise Magazine, Cincinnati Women’s Magazine, and Jewish Living.

What is energy healing? Our physical bodies exist within a larger “body,” or aura. The aura contains seven primary energy vortices, called chakras. These are the circles you see depicted as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and gold. The chakras, when healthy, metabolize energy for the body to use. When they are functioning sub optimally, problems can result. Because the chakra system is related to physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual aspects of being, improving the energy dynamics in the aura can have a profound effect on achieving wellness in all of these areas.

Anne Schuster, LMT
Instructor, Massage Therapy

Anne is a Licensed Massage Therapist specializing in deep tissue massage, sports massage, Swedish relaxation massage and on–site seated massage for personnel and staff of organizations and companies. She is a licensed massage therapist in Kentucky and Ohio and is a member of the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals. She received her training from East West College of Healing Arts in Portland, Oregon in 1997. Her massage therapy practice includes experience working in salons/day spas, businesses, retirement communities and at sporting events.

In addition, Anne received her MBA from the University of Cincinnati with an emphasis in Management in 1987. She has over 15 years of experience in Human Resource Development and has worked in a variety of industries including health care, education, hospitality, retail and manufacturing. Currently, Anne serves on the adjunct faculty for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College teaching Anatomy and Physiology.