Joan Breibart

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Joan Breibart
Born1941
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Pilates instructor
Years active1960s-present
Known forPhysicalMind Institute
Notable workDiet Directives (2000)
Standing Pilates (2004)

Joan Breibart (born 1941) is an American Pilates instructor, inventor, and writer. [1] [2] [3] She is known for establishing the PhysicalMind Institute, formerly known as the Institute for Pilates Method. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Early life and education

Breibart was born in 1941. [8] She graduated from Barnard College in 1963. [9] Upon graduating, she worked in the publishing industry. [10]

Career

Breibart started practicing Pilates during the 1960s. [11] She co-authored the Macmillan textbook Introductory Marketing: A Programmed Approach (1971). [9] In 1987, she moved from New York to Santa Fe, New Mexico following the 1987 stock market crash. [12] [10]

In 1991, she co-founded the Institute for Pilates Method [13] [14] in Santa Fe, New Mexico, now known as the PhysicalMind Institute, [15] with Eve Gentry and Michele Larsson. [16] [17] Before becoming the president of the Institute for the Pilates Method, she worked with Seligman & Latz, a beauty salon chain. [18]

More recently, Breibart invented the Tye4 and Tye4x Pilates Wearable Reformer [19] and currently heads the PhysicalMind Institute. [20] She also holds patents for the Mini-Reformer, the Mve Chair, Parasetter, HeadFloater, SmartSEAT, and other fitness equipment.

Publications

Breibart has authored several books, including Standing Pilates (2004), [21] The Body Biz (2006), and Suckered Into Wellness (2017). She is also the co-author of the Macmillan textbook Introductory Marketing: A Programmed Approach (1971). [9]

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