Ep 19: Taylor Lamanna | Pilates for spinal cord injuries

In this episode, Janet and Nikki talk with Taylor Lamanna, Balanced Body Pilates Educator about her experience working with clients with spinal cord injuries through the CR Johnson Healing Center / High Fives Foundation. They discuss: What it means to be a movement optimist How Pilates can compliment the rehab process to help people recover function after a spinal cord injury What a Pilates session for someone with a spinal cord injury might look like Continuing education options (and challenges) when seeking more information to work with spinal cord injuries Correction: Client referenced with transverse myelitis is a psychiatrist, not a physiatrist. About Taylor Lamanna As an adventurer at heart, Taylor brings her life experiences and caring personality into her almost 15 years of teaching Pilates. She began her passionate career at a young age, after years of extensive ballet training and received her comprehensive Pilates training through Core Dynamics. Soon after, Taylor opened her Pilates studio, InnerPeace Pilates in the suburbs of Chicago. During it's successful 8 years of operation Taylor became a Certified Pilates Teacher through the Pilates Method Alliance, a Master Trainer with Balanced Body Education, and opened her second business, InnerPeace Retreats.  Looking to spread her wings she relocated to beautiful, Lake Tahoe, NV. This move has helped Taylor start her transition into specializing in working with clients who have suffered spinal cord injuries or who have neurological conditions at Purely Pilates in Reno, NV and at the CR Johnson Healing Center/ High Fives Foundation in Truckee, CA. She has seen the healing capabilities of Pilates transform so many lives and looks forward to sharing this gift with as many people as she can. To connect with Taylor say hello on Facebook or send her an email at [email protected].