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Pilates Instructors - Certified Trainers in New York
New York

Lesley Powell
Lesley
Powell, the founder and director of Movements Afoot, is a Certified
Laban Movement Analyst and a certified PhysicalMind Pilates teacher.
She has been a trainer at Sports Training Institute, Doral Fitness,
Plus One, Dr. Bachrach's Osteopathic Center for Sports and Dance
Medicine and JRW, a physical therapy practice using Pilates for
rehabilitation. Lesley has been on the faculty of Drew University
from 1990-2002, teaching classes in modern dance, dance history
and choreography. Lesley is a guest lecturer/teacher internationally
about her unique knowledge of the body and fitness.
Since its inception in 1993 by Lesley Powell, Director, Movements
Afoot has appeared in many articles about body/mind fitness in Elle,
Newsday, Manhattan Spirit, Metro Sports, Glamour, Longevity, New
Age Journal, Village Voice and Shape Magazine. In addition, Movements
Afoot has appeared as a feature story on Fox 5, Lifetime and America's
Talking.
Movements Afoot is a certifying Pilates studio of the PhysicalMind
Institute. Lesley Powell and Doris Hall Pasteleur are responsible
for the teaching for the certification of Pilates Teachers. Lesley
has been a consultant with Joan Briebart, the President of the PhysicalMind
Institute, on Pilates' educational materials.
PILATES PRINCIPLES
Pilates is a philosophy of connections. It is not about doing a
quantity of reps for each exercise. The quality of performance of
each rep is the most important concept. Pilates principles in all
Pilates exercises will lead to physical change of tone, posture
and flexibility.

Pilates
- private and group training
- Physical Therapy
- PhysicalMind Pilates Teacher Certifying Studio
- Somatic Fitness Certificate
- Other classes in Yoga and other Somatic modalities
- Franklin Method Training
Lesley Powell
Movements Afoot
151 West 30th Street Room 200
New York, New York 10001
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