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Stefan
Knight & the VPC Staff
Stefan Knight began his fitness career as a personal
trainer in 1995 working in a small private health club with
a physical therapist. He began his practice with traditional
weight training and rehab exercises. Trying Yoga at the urging
of a friend, he started to question the effectiveness of his
work using "traditional" methods. Stefan was intrigued by
a technique he learned about called Proprioceptive Neuromuscular
Facilitation. Client response to the use of PNF stretching
was overwhelmingly positive. These experiences inspired him
to formally explore a new paradigm in fitness.
In 2000 he completed a 1060 hour program at the Massage Therapy
Institute of Colorado in Denver studying Swedish, Deep Tissue,
Myofascial, Neuromuscular and Reflex Therapies.
Jil Marie Matrisciano has been a teacher
with the VPC since 2004. Her certification included training
with Stefan Knight and Ben Basar, as well as with various
teachers from The Pilates Center in Boulder. She is a member
of the Pilates Method Alliance and will begin her Masters
Program through The Pilates Center this fall. As Artistic
Director of She-figured Dance, she has performed at The Yard
2006-2007, Choreographer’s Group 2004, TEN’S THE
LIMIT 2003, SUNY Brockport 2003, The 2002 Cape & Islands
Dance Festival, and Built On Stilts 2000-2007. A former member
of NYC’s Wood Dance, Jil’s performing credits
include Tribecca Performing Arts Center, Judson Church, St.
Marks Church, The Yard, UC Berkeley, and SUNY Brockport. She
has an AA in Dance and BS in Physical Education. In 2003,
she received her MFA in Choreography and Performance from
the State University of New York College at Brockport while
on scholarship as a Teaching Assistant for the college’s
dance department. Jil’s choreography has been recognized
by The American Dance Festival, naming her the 1999 recipient
of the Bessie Schöenberg Scholarship for Choreographic
Potential, acknowledging her solo work, Her Last Breath. Other
honors include The American College Dance Festival, SUNY College
at Brockport, and Dean College. She has performed the work
of choreographers, Shapiro & Smitth, Randy James, and
Susannah Newman. In addition to managing her dance company,
Jil taught as an adjunct instructor at Dean College, is a
free-lance dance writer and currently continues to teach dance
on Martha’s Vineyard.
Claire
Parkhurst is a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant
as well as a Licensed Certified Massage Therapist. She has
over twenty years of experience in health and wellness. She
is a graduate of Lasell College as well as the Massage Institute
of New England. Claire is the founder of Integrative Therapeutics,
a comprehensive wellness center located in Natick, Massachusetts.
Treatments are individualized and blend a combination of techniques,
including myofascial release, strain counter-strain, deep
tissue massage and therapeutic cold laser. Treatments plans
are therapeutic and goal-oriented, and include client participation.
Sessions can be booked for a combination of modalities or
specifically for laser and/or bodywork.
Daryl Owens began practicing Pilates in 1994
when she was in high school at North Carolina School of the
Arts studying dance. She danced and choreographed professionally
in New York where she also became interested in movement therapies,
yoga and developmental movement. She attended the Kripalu
School of Massage where she trained in Swedish, Therapeutic
and Deep Tissue massage. After Jil and Stefan rekindled her
interest in Pilates, she began training at Vineyard Pilates
and The Pilates Center in Boulder, CO to become a certified
Pilates instructor. She aims to make movement and movement
therapy study a lifetime occupation. This fall she will begin
teaching dance at Rise Vineyard Performing Arts.
Jennifer
Sanders is a teacher by nature. She has been living
on the Vineyard since she graduated college in 1994 and began
a 10-year elementary school teaching career. In 2004, in the
process of building her own home, she injured her back and
began physical therapy. As a part of the recovery process,
her physical therapist recommended that she try Pilates. After
participating in her first three private sessions, she was
hooked! After 2 years of Pilates sessions 5 days a week, Jennifer
began her instructor training in Colorado at the Pilates Center
and on Martha’s Vineyard at the Vineyard Pilates Center.
She has been teaching at the Vineyard Pilates Center since
June 2007.
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