East Coast Pilates and Yoga :: Instuctors and Staff

Carol Myers is the Program Director and owner of East Coast Pilates and Yoga Center.

She completed her first Pilates Teacher Training Certification Program from The Physical Mind Institute of New York in 2001. She furthered her education to receive a second certification from The Pilates Center of Boulder, Colorado in 2002, completing a combined total of 1200 hours of teacher training. The Pilates Center of Boulder has been recognized as the most comprehensive and rigorous Classical Pilates training program available today. There she received extensive training on all Pilates apparatus and Matwork, along with in-depth instruction on teaching methods for all levels, making her a skilled and inspirational instructor. Carol received her PMA Certified Pilates Teacher designation from the Pilates Method Alliance in 2006. She completed the Pilates Center of Boulder's Masters Program in 2010.

Carol has continued her study of Pilates by attending educational workshops and seminars on a regular basis with first and second generation master teachers. These have included workshops with Kathy Grant, Ron Fletcher, Lolita San Miguel, and Mary Bowen, known as the "Pilates Elders" who have studied directly under Joseph H. Pilates.

Carol has also been a Yoga practitioner since the late 1970s. She has explored and experienced all styles of Hatha Yoga including, Anusara, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kripalu, Kundalini and Sivananda. She completed her Yoga Teacher Training Program in Sivananda Style.

Carol received her B.S. in Business Administration from Georgian Court University.

Coreen began her Pilates journey in 2006 and shortly afterward enrolled in a Pilates Teacher Training Internship Program at East Coast Pilates and Yoga Center. She has since completed a Pilates Matwork Certification through the Kane School in NYC. With over 600 hours of training on all the Pilates equipment and Matwork, Coreen achieved her PMA Certified Pilates Teacher designation from the Pilates Method Alliance in 2009. She continues to attend workshops and seminars conducted by Master Pilates Teachers and remains committed to a diverse Pilates education.

Coreen was trained as a competitive gymnast at a young age, but soon turned her attention to dance. At the age of 15, she was one of a select group accepted to the Joffrey Summer Program in NYC. She performed for many years as a professional ballet and modern dancer. She has continued her studies in NYC, graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Coreen continues to work in several capacities as dancer, choreographer, actor, and assistant casting director.

Coreen has remained loyal to the art of teaching dance, and her progression to the study and teaching of Pilates was a natural fit. Along with her Pilates training and education, she continues to teach and choreograph all genres of dance. Coreen is a member of IDEA (International Dance Exercise Association).

Contact Coreen directly at...
cwpilates@optonline.net
646-765-5686

Barbara obtained a Bachelors of Arts Degree from State University of New York at Purchase. She has been practicing Yoga since the late 1990.s, and was certified to teach Yoga in 1999. She continues to attend workshops and seminars with master teachers in the field. Barbara is familiar with many types of Yoga, specializing in the Sivananda and Integral Hatha Yoga styles. She teaches both group and private classes, open classes, beginner classes and chair yoga classes. She has given workshops to New York City teachers and nursery school teachers as well. Her students range in age from 6 to 80. Barbara lives in Spring Lake Heights, NJ.
Contact Barbara directly at...
vonnegut46@aol.com
732-687-0299