The Studio Corpus Ray has been operating since 1995 as a specialized center in the Pilates Method. Since 2004 it has been the only Power Pilates Affiliate Training Centre in Greece of the New York Power Pilates® offering its teacher training programs. www.powerpilates.com.

Corpus Ray is the only center in Greece which is member of the Pilates Method Alliance the international non-profit organization for the Pilates Method professionals. The aim of this organization is to protect the public, by setting and supporting high standards in the education and continuing education in the certification a professional Pilates instructor should receive. www.pilatesmethodalliance.org

It is listed as one of the specialized centers in the application of the Method on the following sites: www.pilates-studio.com, www.contrology.de, as well as in the books of Sean Gallagher and Romana Kryzanowska "The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning", published by BainBridgeBooks, and “ The Pilates Body” by Brooke Siler, published by Broadway Books. The Greek publication of the latter under the title "Pilates êáé Óþìá" published by Patakis, has been proof-read and prefaced by Eugenia Papadopoulou.

The Studio is fully equipped with all the special Pilates equipment manufactured by Balanced Body in the US.

Studio Corpus Ray: 12, Spyrou Vikatou St. 11524 Athens
Metro Station Panormou
Tel: 210-6926209 Fax:210-6984779

F R E Q U E N T L Y  A S K E D  Q U E S T I O N S

Is the Pilates Method just another kind of workout? Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is a complete method of training. It comprises of a big range of correctly chosen exercises, which train and strengthen all the body harmoniously. Muscles get striated without becoming bulgy, they become more flexible. The trainee gains a very good physical condition, and develops greater stamina.

Can I practise Pilates if I have not exercised for a long time? If there is no health problem that may forbid this sort of exercise then anyone can begin the Pilates Method always under the supervision of an instructor. Being fit is not a prerequisite since the Method trains the body correctly and in a corrective manner.

How many times a week do I have to train? This depends firstly on the trainee’s needs and free time. Three times a week is the ideal frequency for any sort of exercise. Twice a week is a more realistic frequency for most of the people that work.

Will my body get tightened? Will I lose weight? No training method alone can result to the loss of intramuscular or subcutaneous fat if not combined with the appropriate diet. It is certain though that the Pilates Method causes tightening, so that even if someone does not lose weight one looks slimmer.

What should I wear? Soft and comfortable training clothes, socks necessarily but no shoes.

Is it for men too? What is the age targeting to? The Pilates Method just like any other form of exercise has no gender. It is suitable for adults, males and females of all ages, except for young children.

C V   /  R E S U M E

Evgenia Papadopoulou is a founding member and the President of the Greek Pilates Association.
In February 2010 she received the Pilates Methdod Alliance Teacher Certification.
In 2005 she became a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer. She enhances her training by attending the annual Power Pilates Conference in the United States.

She completed her education in Pilates Method in 1992-1993 in the Pilates Studio, New York, as a Pilates Guild Certified Instructor in Authentic Pilates. Her teacher was Romana Kryzanowska, dedicated student of J.Pilates, whose work is carrying on to this day.

She has taken classical and modern ballet classes (Ì. Graham, Å. Hawkins) at both Gregoriadou and Kontaxaki dance schools, as well as Indian dance classes with Lida Santala. From 1987 until 1994 she continued her dance education in Berlin taking classes with Riki von Falken (Limon Method), Elise Ralston (Danza Expresiva), as well as Tai Chi classes with Claudia Feest and Õoga classes with Anna Trokes .

At the same time she completed the Certification Program Term 1 of the School of Body-Mind Centering with Bonnie Banebridge Cohen in Amherst ÌA, U.S.A. She has also attended seminars of the Feldenkrais Method, Shiatsu in the Ohashi Shiatsu Center Berlin, Laban Movement Analysis with Katya Bloom, Dance Therapy with Anna Maracas.

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