Tori Ponder-Brown

Co-Owner

The PILATES Room & ANTIGRAVITY Studio

Tori Brown, LMT, NCPT, NKT3Program Director/Owner In 1994, Tori Ponder Brown was introduced to Pilates while on a break from performing in the 20th Anniversary International Tour of “A Chorus Line”. She began training to become a Pilates instructor in 1996, and holds multiple Pilates certifications including Pilates Method Alliance (PMA-CPT) and STOTT PILATES®. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and holds certifications for Fascial Stretch Therapy - Level 2 (FST), NeuroKinetic Therapy - Level 3 (NKT), Yamuna Body Rolling® (YBR), RockTape Kinesiotaping, Group Fitness and Personal Training (CPT) from AFAA, as well as memberships with IDEA and Pilates Method Alliance (PMA). Tori Ponder Brown is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider and is also sponsored by NCBTMB to teach New York LMTs continuing education that is accepted by the state of New York for license renewal.Tori has worked with NHL players from the New Jersey Devils, and has consulted with the head coach of professional AFL football teams in San Diego, CA, Wichita, KS, Davenport, IL, and Fairbanks, AK. Locally she has worked with the Cornell Women's swim Team, the Ithaca Swim Club, professional dancers from the New England Ballet Company, and has instructed classes at Ithaca College.Other performance credits include a starring role as Paula McFadden in the West Coast Premier of "The Good-bye Girl", as well as a featured role in "The Will Roger's Follies", Don Arden's "Jubilee" in Las Vegas, and a year long contract as a Los Angeles Rams Cheerleader (way back when...).