"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. At Backbone and Wingspan there are no group classes, only customized one-on-one sessions that incorporate elements from Pilates, Gyrokinesis, Feldenkrais, and Bioenergetics." - W Magazine June 2005

"Thankfully, movement studio Backbone and Wingspan's instructors Tim Driscoll, Cathy Ferrara, Gabriel Bobek, Karen Donelson, Luciana Achugar – have combined their 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

"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 and his trainers take their clients through back-related stretches and exercises, and 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 September 2006

"Yesterday 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

"We learned the ins and outs of the backbone, the tail bone, why they effect your posture, and why your balance and stability are what makes your feet ache. It's cause you're not walkin' right. I have worn heels a couple of times since our private class, and have consciously noticed less pain in my footsies, while using Tim, Cathy & Karen's advice." - The Luxury Spot

"I recently dragged my tired and swollen dogs to the Backbone and Wingspan Pilates Studio for a High Heel Recovery Clinic. I was greeted at the door by the zen countenance of Tim Driscoll the studio director and a respected teacher on the NYC Pilates scene. Tim along with fellow teacher Cathy Ferrara have developed the clinic in response to clients with all kinds of lower back pain, calf strain and shin splints related to wearing vertiginous heels." - Kendall Farr's Blog

"Tim Driscoll, a New York City Pilates studio owner, has begun High Heel Clinics. Tim Driscoll and his staff use Pilates principles and apply them to being atop of a pair of heels, as if balancing on pillars. And it doesn't matter how high the heel; it is posture, utilizing the correct muscle connection. As many of you know, Pilates exercises are easily taken to the road when we walk, stand, sit, take the bus, drive, do other sports etc…." - Mind Your Body Pilates Blog

"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. 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

"Forlines said she doesn't worry about such health problems. She took a high heel recovery course that trains women to walk in heels. Tim Driscoll, founder and director of Backbone and Wingspan, a New York studio, 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. Driscoll's advice on walking easier with heels Forlines changed her posture and weight distribution on her feet. They used to ache immediately after putting on her red glitter Christian Louboutins, but now they only tire after hours of standing. " - Tim practices his back-body and movement philosophies at his sun-drenched Pilates studio, Backbone and Wingspan, at 115 West 30th Street Midtown Manhattan New York City 212-647-8878 Healthy Living NYC

"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 practices his back-body and movement philosophies at his sun-drenched Pilates studio, Backbone and Wingspan, at 115 West 30th Street Midtown Manhattan New York City 212-647-8878 Healthy Living NYC