History
In 2011, after dealing with a lifetime of chronic pain, I finally decided enough was enough and turned to Pilates in a last-ditch attempt to find relief. I was so inspired by the benefits of my personal practice that I made the decision to change my career radically and become an instructor. Determined to learn from the best of the best I uprooted my family from our beloved Bay Area and moved across the country to begin an intensive Pilates certification program at True Pilates, New York in March of 2012. My time in the program provided me with an awesome amount of knowledge, and afforded me the privilege of working with such Pilates greats as Sari Mejia Santos, Cynthia Shipley, Jerome Weinberg, Cynthia Lochard and Mari Winsor, to name but a few. After becoming certified in late 2013 I made a commitment to return to the Bay to start a studio of my own. As of January 2015 that dream has become a reality. I am stoked to be able to teach Pilates to my local community and chosen family!
Specialties
At Be Real Pilates you can expect custom-tailored, classical, Pilates lessons geared towards your body's unique needs. You can also count on body positivity in an environment free of judgements and body shame. Think Pilates isn't for you? Be real! All bodies- from athletes to dancers, strippers, strutters, strollers, students, nine-to-fivers, farmers, yogis, mamas, dads, aunties, grandfolks, and cousins, too -are deserving of the benefits of this dynamic and diverse method of exercise. If chronic pain and/or illness and injury are an ongoing reality for you, I would be honored to help you find ways to manage and mitigate your condition with an ongoing rehabilitative program.