{"id":6903,"date":"2025-02-12T11:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:58:12","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6903\" class=\"elementor elementor-6903 elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33499aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33499aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aea031e\" data-id=\"aea031e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e59e3c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e59e3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c935d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c935d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christina\nIredale\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-125d0e3 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"125d0e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34608e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34608e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b592cb9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b592cb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e048056\" data-id=\"e048056\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29075c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29075c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Born in London<\/strong> to an Italian mother and an English <em>father<\/em>, I grew up in <em>Imperia<\/em> (Italy), where I began studying dance at the age of 9\u2014first classical, then modern. Becoming a professional dancer was my dream and, aged 20, I moved to Milan to pursue it. Sadly, it was not to be: following a serious knee injury and multiple surgeries, I had to stop and give up dancing<\/p><p>It was in Milan, though, where I met <strong>Anna Maria Cova<\/strong> and where, in 1990, I began practising the discipline in her Pilates studio. <strong>Anna<\/strong> helped me get back on my feet\u2014not just physically. She welcomed me during a period of insecurity following the end of my dance career and motivated me to regain my strength.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cda3300 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cda3300\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:3,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9684aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9684aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How I discovered Pilates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9bbcbe elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9bbcbe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-224c1ea animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"224c1ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:3,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89eafaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89eafaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My rebirth <br>through Pilates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbdf6d9\" data-id=\"dbdf6d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2beff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2beff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I immediately fell in love with <strong>Pilates<\/strong>\u2014it\u2019s a fascinating, creative, and precise technique. I experienced first-hand the benefits of the <a class=\"sott\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/covatech-pilates-method\/\">CovaTech method,<\/a> which not only succeeded where rehabilitation had failed but also gave me a stronger, more flexible body and renewed my physical and mental energy. This new strength allowed me to re-imagine my life beyond dancing.<\/p><p>At the time, my <strong>career as a publicist <\/strong>in the music industry was thriving. I managed public relations for artists like <strong>Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Lopez, and Ricky Martin.<\/strong> In 2004, the record label I had been working for shut down. I had been considering a career change for some time and this event gave me the push I needed.<\/p><p>Anna Cova suggested I become a Pilates instructor. I went back to studying and undertook the extensive training necessary to turn my <strong>passion into a profession<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90fb8cf elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90fb8cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fd05d6\" data-id=\"2fd05d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243f7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"243f7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In January 2006, I became a certified <strong>CovaTech<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Pilates<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Teacher <\/strong>at the prestigious<a class=\"sott\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covatechpilates.com\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CovaTech<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Pilates<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> School<\/a> in Milan, the first such training school in Italy. From 2006 to 2008, <strong>I taught at the Studio Pilates Srl of Anna Maria Cova and Silvana Lucca in Milan<\/strong>. <br>In 2008, I left for a long sabbatical trip to Argentina and, upon my return, I moved back to my home town, Imperia.<\/p><p>At the <strong>beginning of 2009<\/strong>, I opened Studio Pilates Aires in Imperia, my first studio equipped with all the machines designed by <a class=\"sott\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/studio-pilates-aires\/\"><\/a><a class=\"sott\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/pilates\/\">Joseph Pilates.<\/a> The name &#8220;Aires&#8221; pays homage to <strong>Buenos Aires<\/strong>, a fascinating city where I lived, learned Spanish and danced tango.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-474f0aa animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"474f0aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:3,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612cb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"612cb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The opening of Studio Pilates Aires: a tribute to Argentina<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f0df8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f0df8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd0f0ad\" data-id=\"fd0f0ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1abd8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1abd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0f04c2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0f04c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2ad084 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a2ad084\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:3,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10234b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10234b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Continuing education: staying up to date<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25c9beb\" data-id=\"25c9beb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506a022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506a022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Studio Pilates Aires <\/strong>was an instant success, but I continued studying. Every year, I attended education at the CovaTech Pilates School in <strong>Milan<\/strong> and participated in seminars in Italy and abroad, in places like <strong>Monte Carlo, London, and New York,<\/strong> with world-renowned teachers such as <strong>Elizabeth Larkam, Alan Herdman, Karin Gurtner, and Ilaria Cavagna.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35dd0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"35dd0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5641\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5641\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2005-2012<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5641\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5641\"><ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\">\n<li><strong>LOLITA SAN MIGUEL<\/strong>, a direct student of Joseph Pilates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JONATHAN URLA<\/strong>, with whom I became certified as a <strong>Yogilates Instructor<\/strong> (Yogilates Training and Education Department, New York) in 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">In both instances, I was both a <strong>student and interpreter<\/strong> for the two Master Teachers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5642\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5642\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2013-2021<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5642\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5642\"><ul>\n<li><strong>ELIZABETH LARKAM<\/strong>, an American Master Teacher and a major innovator of the method since the 1980s.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ALAN HERDMAN<\/strong>, a pioneer of the technique in Great Britain, where he was the first to open a Pilates studio.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BLANDINE CALAIS GERMAINE<\/strong>, creator of the <strong><em>&#8220;Anatomy for Movement&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> program and author of numerous books that have become essential references for Pilates instructors worldwide. Between 2014 and 2018, I attended her workshops: &#8220;<strong>Perineum<\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong>Safe Abs,<\/strong>&#8221; &#8220;<strong>Breathing Kinetics<\/strong>&#8220;, and &#8220;<strong>Spinal Column<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>I became a <strong>CARDIOLATES <em>INSTRUCTOR<\/em>,<\/strong> an aerobic activity developed by <strong><em>PILATES ON THE FIFTH<\/em> <\/strong>(New York) that combines the alignment principles of Pilates with the cardiovascular and physiological benefits of rebounding on trampolines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5643\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5643\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2022-2024<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5643\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5643\"><ul>\n<li><strong>KARIN GURTNER<\/strong>, creator of Art of Motion Academy and developer of Contemporary Pilates, which applies Tom Myers&#8217; studies on &#8220;fascia.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>January 2023<\/strong>, I participated in the <em>Pilates Tour <\/em>in <strong>New York<\/strong>, an advanced training course for instructors held at various New York studios, including <em>Rolates<\/em>, the original <strong>Joseph Pilates studio.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ILARIA CAVAGNA<\/strong>, Master Teacher (New York) for the annual training courses organized by CovaTech Pilates School: &#8220;<em>From Head to Toe<\/em>,&#8221; October 2023 \u2013 &#8220;<em>At the Heart of Pilates<\/em>,&#8221; October 2024<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b35d752 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b35d752\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4a4dd4\" data-id=\"f4a4dd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b5dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94b5dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both in my personal and professional life \u2013 first with music and now with Pilates \u2013 I have always been used to working in an <strong>international environment<\/strong>, where I feel particularly at ease. In addition to being <strong>bilingual in Italian and English,<\/strong> I have learned French and Spanish, which allows me to <strong>teach Pilates in different languages <\/strong>and collaborate with international organizations.<\/p><p><strong>Passion, determination and expertise<\/strong> are the main driving forces behind &#8220;my world,&#8221; pushing me to further my studies of the human body, even at an academic level through the Faculty of <strong>Sports Science, specialising in Biosanitary <\/strong>studies.<\/p><p>I believe in the saying:<em> <strong>a good teacher is an eternal student<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23e8dea animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"23e8dea\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"453ef46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpening new Pilates studios in every corner of the world I love and spreading this incredible technique as widely as possible\u2014a bold dream that says much about who I am.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de64a10 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"de64a10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:3,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ac90b 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Becoming a professional dancer was my dream and, aged 20, I moved to Milan to pursue it. Sadly, it was not to be: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6903","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6903"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7352,"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6903\/revisions\/7352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christinairedale.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}