Professional Organisations
Australian Pilates Method Association (APMA) Australia’s premier voice for the professional Pilates Practitioner. Includes an on-line directory of it’s members.
PIlates Method Alliance (PMA) The Pilates professional organisation for practioners in the USA.
GYROTONIC® International Official website; register of licensed practitioners and information on courses.
Body-Mind-Centering® / BMC® Official website of Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen’s ground-breaking work
Local Friends
The Yoga Space, West Perth Owners Dr. Jean Byrne and Rob Schutze are authorized by K. Pattbhi Jois to teach Ashtanga Yoga. They also offer Hatha Vinyasa teacher training and a wide range of classes.
Equipment
The Joint Workshop Quality, hand crafted Pilates equipment; based in Sydney NSW.
Diet & Nutrition
Maca Root An amazing supplement from Peru (Maca Gold brand). I’ve been using it the past 6 months with incredible results: Increased, long-term energy without the ‘buzz’ from stimulants like caffeine and guarana. Purported to balance and increase hormonal levels. The only supplement I have given any endorsement for. For more info, try this link.
Ultra-Metabolism Throw away all of those fad diet books and programmes… Dr. Mark Hyman has written an easy-to-read (though NOT dumbed-down) book that scientifically supports why eating a healthy diet of organic food in reasonable quantities will speed up and support a sluggish metabolism and assist in negating the hidden allergic effects of many of our ‘favorite’ foods. His easy to follow system worked wonders for me the past 3 years. I wholeheartedly recommend this book, and it’s companion Ultra-Metabolism Cookbook.
Food Rules “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” The author of this amazing, tiny book says that these seven words are all you need to keep you eating healthy. Michael Pollan’s newest book distills the conflicting and complicated nutritional advice from sources as widespread as old wives tales, cultural values and eating habits, to current scientific research… and puts them into 64 ‘rules’ to help you determine what is real food and how to eat it. Want my simple advice? Read it!
Media
‘Core Promises’ in The Age Agrees! A brilliant article regarding Pilates for stability training. It is one of the best I’ve ever read, particularly it’s support of the APMA’s criticism of poorly trained Pilates and fitness instructors and the risk they represent to the public. You don’t have to worry here at Revolution; before being allowed to instruct you, our studio and floorwork practitioners have done a rigorous 2-year training process or equivalent. This is a longer and more detailed study than the Cert IV’s on offer.
GYROKINESIS® on American television Watch Master Trainer Chantal Deeble introduce Gyrokinesis® to the presentors. Funny stuff and a great way to get a peek at the work.
