Her mother, Sari went on to continue painting and displaying her own artwork after Roman died in 1929.
Romana Kryzanowska became Pilates' protégée, Before I knew it", she said, "I was named a helper, which meant I didn’t have to pay anymore.
The couple moved to Peru, where she danced and taught the Pilates technique.
Returning to the US in 1958, she began working again with Joseph and Clara Pilates at their studio in New York City.
On October 19, 2000, the Pilates trademark registration was canceled in the Southern District court in New York by Judge Cedarbaum.