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Are you pregnant?
Congratulations!
Now more than ever is the time to stay strong, fit,and relaxed for a healthy delivery and quick recovery. |
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Cathy Ferrara
specializes in pre-natal and post-natal fitness, having trained in Pilates with Kelly Kane through Core Integration and Debra Goodman, MSPT in women’s health issues and Pilates Through Pregnancy as well as Pilates Post-Partum. She is also a mother herself.
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| Benefits for the Body
Pelvic floor-strengthening to support the growing fetus and prevent unnecessary episiotomies.
Relief of lower back pain by gently working the transversus abdominus, a muscle that gives extra support to the baby.
Knowledgeable hands-on-teaching that is customized for each client and the changing needs as the pregnancy progresses.
Reducing the chance of diastisis (where the lengthwise abdominals start to separate as the baby gets larger) by gentle strengthening.
Knowledgeable workout guidance through an ongoing dialogue between client and teacher.
Increased energy levels despite the extra weight of carrying the baby. |
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Consistently studying Pilates during your pregnancy will give you both physical and mental benefits. |
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Cathy’s skill and intuitive understanding of body mechanics makes her an excellent teacher. She helped me throughout my pregnancy especially during my third trimester with the more extreme postural changes and shifts in my center of gravity. I have referred several of my patients to her who have all benefited from her expert instruction.
~ Dr. Shawn Tepper-Levine D.O.
Osteopathic Physician |
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Benefits for the Mind
Feeling empowered by listening and staying in touch with the body and the many changes pregnancy brings.
Feeling more relaxed and confident, guided in every possible way to stay strong and flexible for a healthy delivery.
Working with someone post-natal who is knowledgeable about the recovery process, when to be gentle and when it’s safe to be pushed.
Reducing the stress and anxiety that often accompanies new motherhood. |
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Come prepare both your body and mind so that the birth of your baby as well as your recovery is an empowering and positive experience. |
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My Own Personal Pre-Natal Pilates Testimonial
“Studying Pilates and Gyrotonic exercise methods during my pregnancy was so important for me in that it allowed me to not only stay centered during the crazy changes one’s body goes through with pregnancy, but also gave me the strength, endurance, and confidence for the marathon of the birth process and the whirlwind after.” – Cathy |
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| “Belly Phenomenon” Cathy Ferrara is a foremost expert in pre-natal and post-natal exercise and conditioning. She conditioned herself for the physical demands of her own pregnancy and bounced back quickly enough to continue her other career as a professional bellydancer. |
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Each of these avenues of her life are
focused on empowering women.
Cathy’s background in bellydance in which a woman’s body is her sacred instrument resonates in the same way as the spiraling Gyrotonic movements as well as with the Pilates methodical breathing and focusing on one’s own center of power, the belly.
 Cathy feels strongly that helping empower women throughout their pregnancy avoids some of the common pitfalls such as diastises, episiotomies and C-sections.
Studying Pilates and Gyrotonic methodologies throughout one’s pregnancy prepares the pre-natal body for the birth process. |
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Focusing on pelvic-floor strength and flexibility as well as addressing postural changes in the body as the pregnancy progresses helps immensely.
Cathy also assists her clients with individual issues so that they have every opportunity to have the kind of birth experience they would like to have as well as a quick recovery. |
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| Balancing your life once you’ve had your baby is the ultimate challenge. Managing time and stress levels are strong concerns of every new Mom. Cathy’s post-natal workouts not only de-stress the body but also the mind, facilitating a more organized thinking process needed to deal with the many roles a New York City Mom has to juggle. |
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 Cathy also realizes that mental and emotional recovery are just as important as the physical aspects. She teaches her new Moms that they can feel good about healing themselves, getting their bodies back and in shape, and most of all being proud of their accomplishments; that they have joined the ranks of being “belly phenomenons” themselves. |
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