Throughout my career I have been fortunate to mentor both professional dancers and athletes, as well as aspiring neophytes encouraging them on their journeys to discover their full potential as they embody their best effort and strive toward their peak performance goals. I have experience coaching skaters and gymnasts as well as weekend warriors and people living with health conditions that include arthritis, osteoporosis, scoliosis, fibromyalgia, M.S. and M.D., so I do recognize the many vital talents and diverse challenges that make up the natural abilities individuals possess including the many personal goals and aspirations they bring to the pilates studio.

THEORY WITH PRACTICE

My pedagogy integrates scientific theory with practical application. Theory without practice is meaningless, however, practice founded on enlightened theory is technically much more effective and far more efficient. Working intelligently will likely lead to the reward of positive results, enabling one to reap the fruits of one’s labor and the full benefits of one’s concentrated efforts.

My pilates practice and pedagogy are founded on both the physics behind movement principles and my personal philosophy of wellness, grounded in the belief that studying some form of somatic movement practice like pilates is the essence of a healthy lifestyle, instrumental to sensations of well being and happiness. I strive to teach the joy of movement through pilates methods as well as other experiential modalities not only to nurture supple fit bodies, but, to instill a sentiency of freedom, improve longevity and foster intuitive awareness.

EMBODIED EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE ENLIGHTENS BODY MIND AND SPIRIT

Decades of embodied somatic awareness follow me into the pilates studio.  Experiential knowing obtained through traditional dance techniques as well as myriad somatic modalities such as those initiated by exceptional masters including F. Matthias Alexander, Moshe Feldenkrais, Irmgard Bartenieff, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and Mary Whitehouse inform my deep understanding of the living, breathing, moving Self and the essential somatic underpinnings of pilates practice.  I have earned certifications in Laban movement analysis as well as various fitness formats including yoga and pilates. I have been certified through Idea, AFAA, ACE, Cooper, YogaFit and PhysicalMind Institute and Club Pilates.

THE JOURNEY BEGINS WITH JUST ONE STEP

My approach to pilates advocates mindfulness, moving with focus and intention in the present to facilitate empowering experiences of embodiment that are intrinsically rewarding, explicitly engaging, energizing and uplifting, rejuvenating to the whole person and vital Self.  As a movement facilitator and somatic coach I espouse a mission to mentor others yet I aspire to do more than just teach exercise. To elucidate, it is my aspiration to inspire my students not only toward the beautiful quintessential body they long to be, but more importantly, to encourage them to seek and appreciate the deeper meaning of a life moved by a holistic practice of movement agency and somatic awareness, one that will encourage and support healthy lifestyle choices, dedicated to right action and reflective insight, conducive to everyday happiness and greater overall personal fulfillment.

MOVE INTO YOUR BEST SELF THROUGH OPTIMAL SOMATIC WELLBEING!

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