Anya’s daugther, the third Pilates baby in the Scheflan family, was born February 24, 2014. I had the pleasure of visiting Anya and the proud Pilates-Baby-Daddy, Eran, on a recent sunny afternoon and am proud to share a few of the lovely images of Ayla Iris Scheflan along with a few blast from the past memories of the other two….just so they won’t be left out!
Anya and Eran started Pilates Mat together as a newlywed couple a little more than six years ago. Their first child, Jacob, who turns six years old in June of this year, was also my first “Pilates Baby.”
Very appropriate in many ways, as Anya and Eran were actually the first Pilates couple to take classes together and frankly, Eran was one of the first men to join one of my mat classes. I am sure Anya dragged him, but he hung in with her for a full 20 sessions.
Eran and Jacob joined the Pilates Breakfast club regularly after mom finished mat class on Saturday mornings for almost two year’s prior to the studio opening. Jacob can be seen in 2011 having a blast with mom and his then, brother-to-be, Nathaniel, along with a few of the other Pilates Mom’s and babies in the inaugural year of the studio opening.
Anya was in her regular Saturday morning mat class, just two days prior to the delivery, albeit struggling a little more than usual; thus, we knew the baby was preparing for her “grand entrance to the world.”
At this writing, Anya tells me, if dad Eran, can handle the three kids on his own for an hour, she is planning to come to mat class in the morning. Pilates works when you work it! Anya & Eran are the “Three-Peat” winner couple that show it.
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Gina Jackson, is a classically trained Pilates Teacher and has been teaching along the Gold Coast of Hudson and Bergen County, NJ for the past fifteen+ years.
Certified by Power Pilates of New York, Gina has trained with Master Teachers Bob Liekens, Susan Moran and Brett Howard; loved workshop training with Cary Regan and Blossom Leilani-Crawford and has particularly enjoyed listening to the personal stories as told by Pilates Elders, Kathy Grant and Lolita San Miguel.
An active teacher and blogger, Gina manages a private personal training business supporting a myriad of clients, teaching all to honor their health, strength and life with the principles of Pilates at its core.