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Our Staff
“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body.”
~Joseph H. Pilates
Joy George-Bryden, M.S.
Owner and Studio Director
Joy George-Bryden was Certified under the tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska as an Instructor of the Authentic Pilates Method and through Romana’s Pilates Instructor Training Program, and is also a Pilates Method Alliance Gold-Certified Pilates Teacher. Joy has completed more than 1600 hours of comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, and is regarded as a second-generation Pilates teacher. She traces her Pilates “lineage” back to Joseph Pilates himself through her teachers Romana Kryzanowska and Sari Mejia Santo, who learned directly from Joseph Pilates at his original studio in New York City. Joy has also studied with Pilates Elders Mary Bowen, Kathy Grant, Jay Grimes and Lolita San Miguel, as well as master teachers Bob Liekens, June Hines, Peter Fiasca, Jerome Weinberg, Brooke Siler, Alycea Ungaro, Michael Fritzke and Ton Voogt, and continues to travel to New York City throughout the year to continue her studies with Romana's Pilates program at True Pilates New York (formerly Drago's Gym). Joy was first introduced to Pilates as a dancer in 1978, and has been teaching since 1993. Certified in all levels of Pilates mat and apparatus work, she is dedicated to maintaining and teaching the original system of exercises and philosophies developed by Joseph H. Pilates — what is today called True Pilates.
Joy is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Reflexologist, Certified in Orthopedic Massage and Certified by the National Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Her technique incorporates many years of training in sports massage, orthopedic massage, myofascial release, trigger point & deep tissue therapy, Swedish massage, reflexology, shiatsu and Thai massage.
She is a Licensed Personal and Corporate Wellness Coach and Certified Nutrition Specialist, an ACE-Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist, and a Personal Trainer, Certified by both the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. A former professional dancer and NIKE-sponsored fitness spokesperson, with over twenty-five years' experience in the health and fitness industry, Joy's background includes extensive training in exercise physiology, kinesiology, strength and conditioning, post-rehab fitness, nutrition, and stress management, as well as practical experience in health club, sports medicine, physical therapy and hospital settings.
Joy completed her graduate work in Health Psychology and Holistic Studies after receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. She lives in Harwich with her husband Jay, their dog and four cats, and has two beautiful stepdaughters. For relaxation, she spends time in her home studio producing oil paintings and drawings, primarily studies of the human figure and the body in motion. She is currently at work on a series of figure drawings to depict the artful movement patterns of Pilates.
Debbie Billings
Senior Certified Pilates Instructor
(photo and bio coming soon)
Pam Kowalski
Certified Pilates Instructor
(photo and bio coming soon)