Kristin DeMarco

Path: I was introduced to pilates and yoga through an injury. While running on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2002 I fell and badly sprained my ankle, making it impossible to do my typical athletes fitness regiment. Luckily I was already close with a wonderful fitness instructor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and she introduced me to the wonderful and (for me) surprisingly challenging world of pilates and hatha yoga. I became very involved in personal practice of both pilates and yoga initially as rehabilitation but it quickly became a way of living for me and was incorporated into every work out I did. I have currently been teaching pilates, weight training and yoga in the area for about four years at various gyms and studios around the triangle and am certified for group fitness instruction, personal training and pilates mat (all levels) and pilates equipment. Inspiration: I feel good when I can help make other people feel good. I think most people are like this, especially anyone involved in physical fitness training. Being able to share some of my knowledge and love of yoga and pilates is such a joy for me: that is my Big Yoga!. Also,Salman Rushdie, planting bulbs, lizards, the way tomato plants smell, my dog Julius, and rhubarb pie. Favorites for kicking it: Integrating something really strange and superficially "un-yogic" into a yoga or pilates class and finding the applicability in our practice. Cartwheels. Favorites for grounding: Doing a very disciplined practice, classical pilates or ashtanga. Intention: To increase flexibility and total body strength in a relaxed, free and FUN setting where dynamic classroom interaction is encouraged and hang-ups are locked out. In class, we will work very hard, but it should be a pleasant journey to get there and we will look back happily. My classes are designed to be challenging for all levels, you must constantly challenge yourself or you never will know what you are capable of. Your yoga home in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina! Back to Home Page. Back to Bio Page Back to Schedule Page. .