My name is Sandra, Eileen Larose. I am a mother of 5 kids. I love sport and I practiced long distance running, tennis, aerobic, zumba, boxing and yoga. I was first introduced to Pilates exercise 10 years ago. I practiced it twice a week and felt rapidly the benefit of such exercises for my body and mind. I have lived in various countries. When I moved to South Africa I decided to go further in Pilates and I followed courses to become a certified comprehensive BASI (basipilates.com) Pilates instructor. My mentor was BASI chief faculty for South Africa, Ms Theo Van der Riet and I benefited also from trainings by Ashley Richie, Tash Barnard and Ed Botha. Pilates is a real passion which I want to share with people to help them to better know their body and to strengthen it for fitness and wellness. Joseph Pilates was born near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1883. In 1926 Joseph and his wife Clara set up the first Pilates studio in New York City, USA. During his career Joseph developped more than 600 exercices for the various pieces of apparatus he invented. His guiding philosophy was that with the apparatus the whole body must be exercised to achieve good health. Pilates equipment is designed to condition the entire body using positions and movements which ultimately correct body alignment and balance.My name is Sandra, Eileen Larose. I am a mother of 5 kids. I love sport and I practiced long distance running, tennis, aerobic, zumba, boxing and yoga. I was first introduced to Pilates exercise 10 years ago. I practiced it twice a week and felt rapidly the benefit of such exercises for my body and mind. I have lived in various countries. When I moved to South Africa I decided to go further in Pilates and I followed courses to become a certified comprehensive BASI (basipilates.com) Pilates instructor. My mentor was BASI chief faculty for South Africa, Ms Theo Van der Riet and I benefited also from trainings by Ashley Richie, Tash Barnard and Ed Botha. Pilates is a real passion which I want to share with people to help them to better know their body and to strengthen it for fitness and wellness.