"She took a high heel recovery course that trains women to walk in heels. Tim Driscoll, founder of Backbone and Wingspan, started the class that incorporates Pilates-based exercises. Women often treat their feet like blocks to stuff into their shoes and push all their weight into the front of the feet, he said.'Draw the heel back and get in touch with the hamstring,' Driscoll advised."   
                     - CNN.com Health    April 2009
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Driscoll's advice on walking easier with heels

 
“Backbone owner, Tim brings his experienced background with resistance band training, and a strong understanding of the universal principles of movement to his unique Pilates-based teachings. Backbone and Wingspan focuses more on sustained work, allowing you to find your deep, posturally supportive core strength.....
“In a Pilates studio overlooking W. 30th Street, Tim Driscoll of Backbone and Wingspan hosted a high heel recovery clinic. He explains that the back of the heel is a part of our bodies that needs some … um, healing — especially with fashion’s push for 6-inch heels this season.” 
- WNYC September 2009


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“I have discovered as a teacher of movement and spinal support that I cannot tell you anything that you do not already know or sense on some level in your own body. It is my job to guide you to the utilization of your own imagination in order to create changes that better support the spine and changes that better support your life on many levels: confidence, ease, empowerment.” 
-   Tim Driscoll

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By doing these sustained poses with light resistance, you can more actively engage your mind into your workout, allowing you to forge a connection with the exact muscles, even the exact parts of the muscle you wish to work.”

- Healthy Living NYC
“Thankfully, movement studio Backbone and Wingspan’s instructor Tim Driscoll... combined respective talents for the High Heel Workout, a private, one-on-one Pilates program designed to restore your posture. The stretches, done with the Cadillac and a fitness ball, are equal parts full-body massage and toning session.”

- Gotham Magazine September 2009
 

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“The intriguingly named Backbone and Wingspan Universal Principles of Movement Studio has a Pilates-based approach in its light-drenched loft space for private one-on-one lessons. Driscoll's approach makes a person visibly taller and less hunched-over after a session."
             - Time Out New York   August 2003
“At this ‘principles of movement’ studio, Tim Driscoll take(s) clients through back-related stretches and exercises, an oft-neglected muscle group…. working with the back and neck, while focusing on the transfer of power from the frontside (chest and shoulders) to the backside. Since this technique focuses on specialized core stability, it can be beneficial to anyone on the fitness spectrum.”
 - Metro Sports New York Sept 2006

“Another small and specialized studio is Chelsea’s Backbone and Wingspan. Founded two years ago by former dancer Tim Driscoll, the focus here is on helping clients achieve a ‘back body’ – meaning enviable posture via a strong skeleton and a well-supported spine... customized one-on-one sessions that incorporate elements from Pilates, Feldenkrais, and Bioenergetics.”
                      - W Magazine June 2005
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