Van Halsema Pilates Gift & Greeting Card

Business Description

My first name is Amahl but since modeling days I've been called "Van" as a nickname from my Dutch last name. I've been teaching Pilates for 25 years. While growing up and traveling in more than 50 countries, I became fascinated with body movement in different cultures, watching everything from Sufi whirling dervishes to the Bolshoi Ballet. I began to see how physical activity could both center me and strengthen and heal my body. I had fun learning Pilates while working as a model in Europe in the 1980s. I became an instructor while living in New York City. I have studied with many teachers. My most recent certification is from the Physical Mind Institute in Manhattan. Later in my life, as the victim of 2 car crashes, I learned the value of Pilates during my recoveries from multiple surgeries. This experience propelled me to further studies in anatomy and physical therapy and both expanded and enriched my teaching. I have a great balance of new, medical and athletic clients.

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