Purifying Pilates

The Peninsula's most personalized Pilates Studio

Want to improve your posture? Reduce that tension in your shoulders? Relieve that nagging back or knee pain? Do you have scoliosis or osteoporosis? If so, Pilates is for you! Are you an aspiring athlete or dancer? Do you want to improve your golf or tennis game? Pilates is the ideal method of cross training. What is Pilates?! Pilates is a form of conditioning that addresses the body as a whole. It focuses on the use of breath, optimal alignment of the spine and the development of the "core" cylinder of muscles, as well as the muscles of scapular stabilization (the "core" of the upper body). Exercises are performed on the mat and on various pieces of equipment with springs for resistance. This is an optimal environment to strengthen and stretch muscles. The result is elongated, elastic, stronger, muscles that are more resistant to injury, and a well- balanced and centered body. Better posture and balance, increased range of motion, and reduced pain are just a few of the many benefits of Pilates.      Private Session Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9am-8pm           (by appointment)             Friday-Saturday:  9am-3pm

Most of us have muscular asymmetry in our bodies just because of handedness and gravity. Lifestyles, sitting at a computer or sports you might play, such as golf or tennis, create increased muscular imbalances. Scoliosis or an injury or accident also create imbalances that quite often result in pain. Pilates is the ideal approach to balancing these asymmetries. We specialize in exercises for posture, scoliosis and post- inury rehabilitation, as well as in sports and dance conditioning.

Pilates unites the Body and Mind, creating a well balanced, centered, strengthened whole being.