“[Pilates] is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work.” –Joseph H. Pilates
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Pilates Studio
in Scottsdale, AZ
Welcome to the home of Authentic Pilates training in Arizona! I’m so glad you made it! I’m Rachael Shuford, a diehard apostle of the Original Pilates Method of exercise. I’m a 2nd and 3rd generation instructor with ten years of experience. I practice as Joseph Pilates preached, and it’s exactly how I teach. To find out more about my Pilates story, click here.
He called his work Contrology. Come and join me on a journey through his brilliant system, and let your body and mind see the light. You’ll be a believer in no time.
Develops the body uniformly
Corrects wrong postures
Restores physical vitality
What are the benefits?
Authentic Pilates not only works the “core”, or as we call it, the Powerhouse; but it demands the coordinated effort of your whole body, mind, and spirit to do it well. This is also what keeps it interesting. The tried and true health benefits and results of the original method are:
- a uniformly developed body that is free from the hassles of imbalances, aches and pains
- increased strength, and flexibility
- increased muscle mass, and metabolism
- increased mental focus
- endurance gains
- better balance
- increased athletic performance with less injury
- a stronger can-do attitude
- increased physical awareness, precision, and control
- and increased energy, just to name a few…
“In 10 sessions you’ll feel the difference, in 20 you’ll see the difference, and in 30 you’ll have a new body.” – Joseph Pilates
All that sounds great! But who is Pilates Apostle?
Rachael Shuford, your Pilates Apostle, is a Scottsdale-based Romana’s Pilates Certified Instructor with over ten years of experience. Rachael graduated from Romana’s Pilates with top marks under 1st generation Grand Master Sari Mejia-Santo, and 2nd generation Master, Roxane Richards-Huang.
Romana’s Pilates is the first Pilates educational center opened at Joseph’s request by his protegé, Romana Kryzanowska. He wanted her to carry on his work as he felt she understood it best– this was his dying wish.
It is now the oldest, most authentic, and most prestigious Pilates training program in the world. Romana’s Pilates is known for producing the world’s finest, and most sought after, Pilates instructors. So why choose Pilates Apostle? We are not fly-by-night fusion-oriented-fitness-folk on Instagram. There are many of those. We are highly trained, skilled technicians with true expertise in this systematic discipline, and we produce the results real Pilates is known for. Contact us today to get started.
“When you work with a Romana’s Pilates instructor, you can be confident you’re getting quality and experience, not an instructor who achieved certification over the weekend or using a fast track approach. Romana’s Pilates instructors will teach you much more than just the mat; they will teach you using all the key pieces of Pilates equipment.”
Sari Mejia-Santo, 1st generation Grand Master Pilates Instructor
Rachael lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her love. She’s a local artist and maker, who loves her family, the great outdoors, animals, comedy, crushing it…oh and chocolate and cheese are pretty awesome in her book too! As a true Pilates Apostle, she looks forward to sharing the light of real Pilates with you!
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