About Pat Guyton and her Pilates studio
Pat was a modern dancer, gymnastic coach, and physical medicine assistant in Colorado. Pat has been teaching Pilates for 24 years. She has had the opportunity to work with First Generation Master Teachers Bruce King, Kathy Grant, Mary Bowen and Ron Fletcher. In 1995, Pat met Ron Fletcher. She studied and became his apprentice teacher for eleven years. Pat has presented at many studios and conferences nationally and internationally and served on the Pilates Method Alliance Board of Directors from 2002 until 2008. Pat is a Franklin Method® Level II Educator.
Pat Guyton Pilates, Inc. is a full service Pilates studio and center for movement education. Pilates Conservatory® is a comprehensive teacher training program.
Pat works with a full spectrum of clientele from seriously injured patients and advanced athletes seeking performance enhancement. She mentors teachers and students of all lineages in the application of the Pilates principles for movement and health. Pat enjoys running, hiking, skiing and scuba diving.
Joseph Pilates's mission is current for today! People are living longer and are enjoying more vitality and health than any preceding generation. Pilates offers an exercise system for everybody.
"If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old; if it is completely flexible at 60, you are young." Joseph Pilates - Return to Life Through Contrology
Pat Guyton's CV
Pat's Story
Pat's Story: As a dancer, I understood that there was a "peculiar" method of rehabilitating dancers that was called the Pilates method after the man who was the originator of this regimen, Joseph H. Pilates. I did not understand that Pilates is an exercise system and philosophy of health developed by Joseph Pilates for all bodies.
I was working as a dancer and as a choreographer for gymnasts, dancers, bodybuilders, and ice skaters. In 1985, a health club in Boulder, Colorado hosted an evening lecture and demonstration featuring the Pilates method on the reformer by Stephan Frease. I was captured! My work with athletes and dancers usually involved postural evaluation and correction as an integral part of the process inherent in training a superior artist of any sport or discipline. I was seduced by the methodology and system of Pilates. The concept of using equipment was not foreign to me given that I taught on the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise and vault. I began taking classes and have continued to practice and teach.
This past year I have graduated from the Franklin Method® Level II Teacher Training. This has profoundly influenced my knowledge of movement. Currently, Pat Guyton Pilates, Inc is enrolled in Franklin Method® Level III Teacher Training. Pat Guyton Pilates, Inc. is also hosting Franklin Method® Level I and Level III Teacher Training in 2011.
The history of Pilates continues to be written by each student who will study and continue to practice this work. May your journey be provocative, filled with joy, and prosperity.
We can only bear witness to our own stories...
"My butt is lifted! My husband says I have a six-pack stomach and I have more strength, balance and flexibility. My posture has improved. I no longer feel shoulder strain, don't get migraines any more and I feel more alive!
Pat Guyton is a true master of Pilates. She brings gravitas, dedication, enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of Pilates to every class. She is open and has humility. But don't let that fool you! ;Pat has a great critical eye. She is tough but she is on a mission: to help her students understand how to develop a strong and healthy body for life. She is a truly talented, committed and dedicated teacher."
Caty Metzger, Alteryx Corporate Class Member
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