About Us

The Pink Ribbon Program

Core Pilates owner and instructor Kim McDonough is a Certified Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist through the Pink Ribbon Program, Post-Operative Workout Enchancing Recovery.

The program helps breast cancer survivors to meet the following goals:

Helps regain strength and mobility in affected shoulder and arm

Retrains musculature of trunk for postural improvement

Improves self-confidence

Reduces feelings of depression

Enhances energy levels

Decreases stress and tension

Enhances physical and mental well-being

Recent studies show a connection between moderate physical exercise and higher quality of life for breast cancer survivors. Often, survivors are sent home from the hospital with no formal program for rehabilitation. The Pink Ribbon Program is designed specifically to help women recover physically, mentally, and spiritually from the surgery, which ties in to the mission of Core Pilates to help create healthier mind, body, and soul.

We know the last thing you feel like doing is exercising, but you'll be so glad you did. Exercise does heal, and exercising under the guidance of Kim, a certified Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist, ensures that the exercises are right for you and your condition.

Read more about the Pink Ribbon Program and what it has accomplished for breast cancer survivors on the Pink Ribbon Program website: www.PinkRibbonProgram.com

Press Articles: (Click this link for the articles below & more)

Pilates Style Magazine (2005) Pink Ribbon Pilates

Grand Traverse Women (Oct, 2006) Pink Ribbon Workout for Breast Cancer Survivors

MAMM (March/April 2007) The Breast Cancer Workout

FitnessRXmag.com (April, 2007) How Pilates Can Improve Breast Cancer Survival

Women and Cancer (Winter 2007) Powered by Pilates

Yoga

A yoga class is a practice and yoga practice is forever ongoing. Every practice is a new learning experience. We practice yoga to relieve tension and stress, to create a stillness and balance within ourselves, and for some,to connect with our own Divine Spirit.

Yoga does not judge or discriminate. Core Pilates & Yoga is committed to teaching yoga to all people of all body types, ages and fitness levels. We respect you as an individual and give hands-on attention to all students, so you can be confident you are practicing safely and intelligently.

Kim Brown started practicing yoga in 1999 and has been a Yoga Alliance registered teacher since 2006.

It is only when the correct practice is followed for a long time, without interruptions and with a quality of positive attitude and eagerness, that it can succeed. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 1-14

Classes:

Tuesday 5:45 pm Yoga Lite A gentle practice for students with some experience.

Wednesday 5:45 pm Beginning Yoga A wonderful place to begin your yoga

practice learning poses and terminology.

Thursday 7:00 pm Yoga Practice A more active class for students with

more experience and good knowledge of poses and terminology

Friday 9:00 am Yoga Lite A gentle practice for students with some experience.

Sunday 7:00 pm Mixed Yoga Any level student may attend but

not recommended for new beginning students.

Class format will change week to week.

Pricing: All classes run in an 8 week session SEPT. 7, 2010-Oct. 31, 2010

Drop-in rate: $14

1 X week: $96

($12/class)

2 X week:

$144

($9/class)

Unlimited: $192

($8/class based on 3 x week)