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Lilia Browning, Director 
Lilia Browning
is the founder and director of Lilia's Pilates™, Southern Vermont's
only Classical Studio, located in Manchester Center. She is an
authentically certified Pilates Instructor. Lilia studied under
Master Instructor Romana Kryzanowska, Joseph Pilates'
chosen successor.
In addition Lilia is a certified
GYROKINESIS®
teacher and is working on her
GYROTONIC®
certification under the guidance of Juliu Horvath,
the founder and educational director of
GYROTONIC®. Her love of
movement is informed by her BFA in Modern Dance from Marymount
Manhattan College. Lilia's post graduate dancing with the Martha
Graham Institute adds to her unique teaching style.
"I'm constantly amazed at the ability of therapeutic movement to help
people maximize their physical and spiritual lives."
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Rhonda Pagnucco, Pilates Instructor
Rhonda Pagnucco, MS,
has been a student at the studio since its opening and she is excited
to be involved in its continued development. Rhonda is an energetic
and inspiring movement instructor who creates inviting, relaxed and
supportive environments for exploring movement. She is certified by
Power Pilates® in New York City to teach Pilates and is a
certified Kripalu DansKinetics®/Shake Your Soul instructor. Rhonda has
studied many styles of dance including ballet, tap, modern, salsa,
ballroom, Afro-Caribbean, African and Irish step dancing as well
Movement Therapy at the Phoenix Rising School of Yoga and Movement
Therapy. Rhonda moved to Vermont from New York City in 2004 with her
husband, Paul. They live in Landgrove with their puppy, Vito, where
they can frequently be caught dancing!
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Erika Ott, Pilates Instructor
Erika Ott
has enjoyed dancing and performing from a very early age. Erika
trained at the Joffrey Ballet School through high school and continued
her studies under the instruction of members of the NYC Ballet,
American Ballet Theater, Martha Graham and more. She received a BFA
in Dance from S.U.N.Y. Purchase with a concentration in Ballet. Erika
has been a student at the studio since 2006 and quickly developed a
passion for Pilates. She is certified by Power Pilates® in New York
City to teach Pilates mat classes. Erika and her husband Frank moved
to Manchester Vermont in 2004 upon the birth of their son Chris.
Taking advantage of the local landscape, their favorite activities
include skiing and hiking.
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Kate Logan, Yoga Instructor
Kate Logan
fell in love with yoga the very first time she did it in high school, and it has been a vital dynamic of her life ever since. Kate first formally trained with Godfrey
Deveroux in Ibizia, Spain, where she both worked and studied yoga for two summers, and completed her first teacher training. Since then Kate has been blessed to
have studied with various teachers and to have had the opportuntiy to explore several styles of yoga. Most recently Kate has been studying with prana vinyasa flow
guru Shiva Rea, and is in the process of completeing a 500 hour training program with Shiva, which has been an inspiring and transformative process to say the least.
Kate has been teaching yoga since 2001, and in her classes invites students to integrate meditative awareness, fluid movement, attention to alignment, and creativity
into their yoga practice, as well as in their daily lives. Personally, Kate calls upon the powers of yoga to cultivate healthy transformation, personal as well as universal
evolution. Kate has recently moved back to Vermont after living in North Lake Tahoe, CA, and is excited to offer her vinyasa style of teaching to the Manchester
community.
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Yvonne DeSario, Yoga Instructor
Yvonne DeSario moved from New York City to Vermont, discovered Iyengar
Yoga and the flames of Tapas became ignited. She is a dedicated
student of the eight-limbed system of yoga and a practitioner of
Vipassana meditation. Yvonne has completed both a 200hr. training
program in Iyengar-based yoga and Kundalini yoga. She is currently
enrolled in an advanced 300hr. teacher training to complete the Yoga
Alliance 500 hr. certification. Eileen Muir, director of Karuna Center
for Yoga & Healing Arts in Mass. is her Guru. Yoga means union of body,
mind & spirit. Yvonne's classes emphasize correct physical alignment,
use of breath and intentional awareness of the body to begin an inward
journey towards health, vitality, equanimity and personal growth. She
believes the continuous practice of yoga promotes strength,
flexibility, increased mental & emotional clarity, bringing each
individual into closer harmony with their True Nature.
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