Debbie Harris

Debbie has over twelve years experience with Pilates and is nationally certified by the PMA (Pilates Method Alliance) and by Frog Temple Pilates Center in Chicago.  Motivated with a desire to bring a full service Pilates studio closer to home, Debbie opened TriPilates, LLC in Park Ridge, Illinois in 2006.  Debbie is currently in the Masters Program through the Pilates Center in Boulder and began her own Apprenticeship Training Program.  With a focus on classical technique based on the original teachings of Joseph pilates, Debbie brings her enthusiasm for balanced body, mind, and spirit to her teaching. Her training includes expertise on all Pilates equipment: the Mat, Reformer, Tower System, Barrels, Cadillac, Low Chairs, and Pilates props and 25 years of yoga practice, mainly Ashtanga and Forrest..

A mother of four young children, Debbie finds Pilates helps her create the energy, focus and balance to meet the demands of a busy life. She is also a PSIA level II Certified Ski Instructor and is very grateful to her husband, children and friends for this new opportunity to help others. Debbie enjoys teaching and knows what it is like to begin something new, loves to see people keep coming back, and strongly believes in the rehabilitative effect that Pilates has on a person’s strength, awareness and energy.

Debbie is committed to keeping both her teaching and her practice of Pilates precise and in accordance with the original Classical Pilates Method and standards set by the PMA. Debbie is an active member of the Pilates Method Alliance and supports the national PMA Conference, Pilates Core hosted True Classical Pilates, The Pilates Center . Debbie has worked with the Pilates in the Schools program.....and is committed to continue efforts to teach Pilates to kids in the area.

Debbie is an experienced mentor and consultant, offering workshops and
lectures for individuals and private groups.

Yoly Nowak

I completed the Pilates apprenticeship program through TriPilates in 2009 and am a PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher. I began personally studying Pilates about 15 years ago and was immediately hooked. I had read an article about Pilates in a magazines a couple of years prior to that and was immediately intruiged by the story of Joseph Pilates and the idea of the Pilates method itself, years before I had even a single lesson. From my very first lesson, I knew this was the exercise for me. I just feel so good after doing Pilates! Like a massage, any small aches and pains just disappeared. I also knew right away that I wanted to get my certification to teach. I really should have done it before getting married, having kids and buying a house! Therefore, I was so excited when I found TriPilates so close to home in Park Ridge, I just knew it was finally the right time. Since completing the program and now teaching part-time at the studio I have come to realize how much I truly do enjoy teaching and sharing Pilates with others. Over the years, the instructors that most stuck in my mind were those that shared more than just the mechanics of the exercises. In turn, I try to pass along my knowledge of the principles of Pilates method and any anecdotes that have been shared with me over the years. I read an article once that quoted a master instructor as saying that Pilates is for the unexpected moments in life. I truly believe in that statement. Pilates keeps our bodies strong and engaged so that when we need to leap, our bodies will do as we ask!

Beth Norman

Beth is a lifelong resident of Park Ridge and has always been involved in community activities. She is a teacher in the local school district. After 15 years of dance experience, she began practicing yoga. This transitioned to Pilates about four years ago. Beth is a PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher. and has been teaching for the last year and a half. She is a lifelong learner and is always looking to broaden her understanding of the Pilates method through teaching and helping others.

Sandy Ziembo

Sandy is currently a PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher at TriPilates studio in Park Ridge. She has always had a love of sports, athletics, and movement, and finds consistent Pilates practice enhances her game. This combination of mind, body, and spirit practice also flows into everyday activities!