Jill Harris
Informed Body: The Five Guide
PRICE $15.00

For years Jill Harris' clients asked her for recommendations on health-related topics. During that time, they also provided her with hours of entertainment with their comments, questions and quirks. So she wrote and published a book not just for them, but for their friends as well so they could explain the world they experience at the Pilates studio she owns and runs. "Informed Body is not just a movement studio, but a community of people who share the common goal of well-being," she explains.

The 5 Guide includes exercises for home use, recommendations for adjunct therapies and witty explanations for why we need to take care of ourselves. Read and be informed and entertained!

From the May-June 2008 issue of Pilates Style magazine:

"For handy tips on how to safely wear high heels (strengthen your ankles) and other worthwhile advice, check out this tome by Jill Harris, which features her most-requested workouts. The guidebook also includes low-cal recipes, favorite alternative therapies, and injury-prevention and calorie-cutting secrets. On top of that, you'll get a Pilates history refresher and a rundown of the five must-have pieces of equipment and props. The Pilates instructor shares her favorite moves and provides an at-home workout that incorporates roller work to target your problem areas. Both instructors and students will benefit from this guide - and get a few laughs in the process. For instance, one chapter contains lighthearted euphemisms for body parts that won't make students blush ("hoo-hoo" for pubic bone), the funniest reasons you canceled your appointment ("There was a sale at Neiman Marcus") and all-time favorite comments ("I'd like to come in twice a week on Thursdays at 7 a.m.")."

Linden Gross
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Fred Swisher & Sarah Whipple
55 Myths, Tips & Secrets: Bend's Essential Guide to Landscaping
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Until now, there hasn’t been a book delineating the particular challenges and opportunities inherent in landscaping and gardening in Central Oregon’s high desert.  Local experts Fred Swisher and Sarah Whipple provide time- and money-saving information you won’t find anywhere else. (more)