At the age of 36, Arlene was in chronic, persistent pain. Since the age of 13, she had been periodically incapacitated by an ‘awry’ neck: an extremely painful condition that caused her to be bedridden and immobilized by pain several times a year.  As time passed, three auto accidents, multiple ankle sprains, weight swings, miscarriages and childbirth took their toll on her body.  She was left with accumulated injury patterns and no knowledge of how to manage the changing environment her body had become. Doctors prognoses were of little long-term effect as she moved through many cities and continued her search for relief. 

Over the years she saw chiropractors, osteopaths, orthopedic surgeons, massage therapists, healers, and acupuncturists. She found some relief with certain modalities but never found full relief from the menacing pain patterns. She found her way to Core Fitness in Manhattan where she trained as a client for 11 years. Along the way, she developed her unique methodology that ceased her chronic pain patterns.

With her chronic pain at bay, she was certified to teach at Kelly Kane’s Pilates Studio in New York in 2006. In addition to Classic Pilates Equipment & Mat, The Kane School specializes in Anatomy and Special Needs/Special Populations. This expanded knowledge allowed her to finally understand how she had rid herself of her lifetime pain patterns and led to the development of Body Flossing™. This history informs her eclectic program at The Belly Studio to this day.