Kathleen Au
Pilates Instructor
"From Print Literacy to Mind-Body Literacy" Having served the community at various desks and at the wheel of the bookmobile during her two decades at San Francisco Public Library, Kathleen understands the toll that chair-based pursuits can take on the body. Although active in competitive swimming, horseback riding, running, hiking and martial arts in her early years, Kathleen devoted herself to reading and writing after her public library hours throughout her thirties and forties, until her declining muscle tone and posture resulted in a neck injury and chronic pain. At this point, she discovered Pilates and used it to restore health and balance to her life, becoming a certified Pilates teacher in the process. "No matter how much we believe in and love what we're doing, repetitive stress and other chronic health problems may begin to intrude on our enjoyment of life—unless we take action! Fortunately, Joseph Pilates literally wrote the book, Return to Life, invented several ingenious "Pilates Machines," and developed a repertoire of intelligent exercises designed to lead us to a freer, fuller, more joyously active life." Now that she has retired from the Library, Kathleen dedicates her time to teaching the Pilates Method. She is fully certified by Body Arts and Science International (BASI), and is proud to be teaching with her fine colleagues at Montclair Physical Therapy & Wellness Pilates Center. | 
