Sara Felt, a cello performer, music teacher and certified Pilates instructor, has joined Pilates Performance & Rehab, Lawrence and Topeka, as an instructor.

Felt earned her certification from the Centerworks Pilates Institute Teacher Education Program. She specializes in movement efficiency and injury prevention for musicians.

She discovered Pilates as a cello performance major at Kansas University, after an injury left her unable to play for several months. She credited Pilates with speeding her recovery, and in spring 2005 she received a research grant to study the effects of Pilates and other movement techniques on instrumental performance.

Felt has additional education in the Feldenkrais Method, Laban Movement Analysis, dance and yoga.

For more information, e-mail sara.felt@gmail.com or visit www.pilatesperformanceandrehab.com.