The art of teaching is clarity, and the art of learning is to listen.
Ben Basar
Owner & Instructor
Ben Basar was born and raised in Geneva, IL. While growing up there he was an athlete excelling in soccer, football, and basketball. He later received his B.A in Wilderness Leadership from Prescott College, a small Liberal Arts school in Arizona. After college he worked as a wilderness guide leading backcountry trips teaching people how to kayak, ski, climb, and backpack. In 1999 he was a victim of a high speed rear end collision that changed his career path because of chronic back and neck pain.
A Career Path Directed Towards Well-being
After a couple years and many different therapies, he found Pilates while living in Boulder, CO. He went on to train and receive his Pilates certification in Feb. 2004, from The Pilates Center in Boulder, which has been labeled as, "the Harvard of Pilates training programs". The Pilates Center is a world class training facility that has five First Generation teachers. A First Generation teacher is someone who studied directly with one of the five Elders, who trained directly with Joseph Pilates themselves.
Because of the painstaking process of rehabilitating from a car accident, he has compassion for anyone who is suffering from chronic pain. He has dedicated himself to helping those who wish to overcome the challenges associated with physical trauma or injury.
Ben has traveled and taught in studios in St. Louis, Chicago, and Martha's Vineyard. He played a key role in the PMA endorsed training program at the Vineyard Pilates Center, and has been an active member of the PMA since 2003. Ben has continued education training with people such as Wendy Arbuckle-LeBlanc, Madeline Black, and Cara Reeser, and faithfully attends the annual PMA conference to enhance his knowledge of the Pilates Method.