Pilates in the Pines

ALANA NORMAN, Founder and Co-owner, Master Pilates Teacher and Certified GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESIS®, and specialized Gyrotonic® equipment teacher. Alana brings more than 25 years of dedicated Pilates, wellness and medical experience to Pilates in the Pines. She began studying Pilates in the early 1970s under the tutelage of its premier disciples including Ron Fletcher, Bruce King, Romana Kryzanowska and Eve Gentry. She went on to graduate from the Chinese School of Medicine with an emphasis on neuromuscular, Swedish and deep tissue massage.
“My philosophy of looking at the whole person is founded in the neuromuscular retraining from the inside out that Pilates offers,” she says.
Most of the students that Alana trains suffer from some kind of condition or issue with their body, from stroke victims to athletes with sports injuries. The refinement of pure Pilates is not something Alana takes lightly. “Pilates is best under the instruction of an expert,” she says. “Our approach at Pilates in the Pines is classic and clinically safe.”

CATHY BOSSON, Founder and Co-owner of Pilates in the Pines. Cathy is certified in the practices of Pilates as well as GYROTONIC®, and specialized Gyrotonic® equipment. Cathy makes a point to visit and workout at Pilates studios throughout the country on her travels.  Several years ago, Cathy was referred to Alana for rehabilitative training having injured both of her knees. The manifold benefits of Pilates soon became evident and were the major factor in a shortened recovery for her injuries. It took three years for Cathy and Alana to locate the perfect site for  their enterprise and in 2003, the pair opened the doors of Pilates in the Pines.

JULIE DOZOIS, Certified Pilates Teacher. Julie graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver and honed her interest in human anatomy and physiology in LA where she practiced and eventually taught Pilates and yoga. She is a voracious reader of books on health, nutrition, exercise, the mind-body connection and overall wellness. Julie studied Pilates under Alana Norman, crediting it with realigning, strengthening and streamlining her body.

KRISTINA BOUDREAU, Certified Pilates Teacher. Kris has been teaching Pilates for ten years, eight of which were spent in different studios in Chicago. She joined Pilates in the Pines a year ago, after visiting the studio and falling in love with the location, the earthy energy and the welcoming personalities of Alana and Cathy. Kris is extremely passionate about what Pilates workouts can do for men and women of all ages, especially those with injuries. She says, “I believe in the work – that it makes a person strong. It makes people feel good in their bodies.”