Our Mission
The goal of all teachers at Balance Within is to work with each client in a partnership whose goal is better function for the client in their daily life. Each client coming to Balance Within is seen as an individual, with specific and unique needs and abilities. The studio specializes in private sessions and individual focus. Although group classes are offered to those with sufficient background to safely undertake them, most clients prefer the attention and focus of one-on-one lessons.
“You’ve created a wonderful healing place at Balance Within, and I’ve walked out the door each time with not only a better sense of my body (a better toned body too), but with the gift of an hour spent in a truly caring community surrounded by laughter, friendship, respect, and encouragement, and…so many things. I came to find a different body all those years ago. I found that, but I also found personal strength and joy that I didn’t really know I had. In short, you have created a place that let me become more like myself.”
» Michelle Curtis, client since 2002 (age 36)
“I first went to Balance Within on a recommendation from my chiropractor as a final phase in recovery from a car accident to improve core strength and flexibility. I found much more.
I have a successful career which means I spend long days in meetings and at my desk, and I spend too much time in the car. We all know that it is important to balance work and family. In that struggle it is easy to forget another piece of the balancing act—yourself. Working out at Balance Within evens my life out physically. Twice a week I end the day with a session at Balance Within. These two hours a week of “me time” keep me healthy and relaxed. I believe this allows me to bring more energy to both family and work.
As I age, sometimes gracefully and sometimes kicking and screaming, my goal is to be as strong and healthy as possible for as long as possible. Pilates at Balance Within is an important part of my plan to achieve that goal.”
» Barbara Cowan, client since 2003 (age 49)
What is impressive about Balance Within are the personnel. The overall atmosphere is set by Gail Anderson. She is very interested in education and doing the best for here teachers and clients. Both teachers and clients respect her. In my ten months at Balance Within I have seen many of the teachers in action and at play. They are very professional but also fun-loving; it is a close group that appears to keep on learning.
I have run into many friends and colleagues and they have told me how good I looked and asked what I was doing. I told them Pilates and many times I heard something like, oh I did that but the teachers were never the same and I just could not get into it. I have told them about Balance Within, because I believe it is a unique environment that is geared to empowering the individual to learn about their bodies proprioceptively thus making making long term changes. Each client is different and requires a different approach. I have seen that at Balance Within they understand that and tailor the approach to the client. There is also a very strong standard of excellence that the teachers hold themselves to that gives the place its credibility.
» Paula Mahoney, client since 2008 (age 53)