What is Pilates Movement Therapy?
Mandee instructs Tricia on proper alignment to fire the glutes in this exercise, as a way of helping balance her tight hips.
Pilates Movement Therapy empowers students to understand the deep patterns of movement that perpetuate issues in their daily lives and unwind them through resets. We use movement to repattern into optimal alignment throughout daily life as well as activity of choice, whether that be a sport, chasing your kids or grandkids, or getting rid of the nagging hip or back pain you've had for years.
Santosha Signature Model
Private Pilates Sessions
Customized homework videos
Small group classes to practice your 1:1 learnings
All three offerings are personalized specifically for YOU! The goal is to eventually set you free to do your movement/sport/class of choice with a new sense of awareness, free of pain, and the tools to get out of a flare up should you have one.
Private Pilates Sessions Include
Foundations of Movement.
Techniques familiar to Pilates, Yoga & Fascia movement, tailed to your specific needs.
Detailed, personalized and effective cueing.
Recap Notes from each session so you don’t forget anything.
Links to applicable videos so you can remember what to do and how.
Invitation to small group class to do more guided work at reduced cost.
Fine tuning specific positions and muscle firing patterns.
Teaching you how to notice, sense and feel when you’re doing it right.
Learn how to do a ‘reset’, and when and why to do them.
The tools & knowledge to move efficiently for a lifetime of pain-free, healthy movement.
Pilates Movement Therapy (PMT) offers a personalized approach to addressing specific pain points, postural imbalances, and various conditions or injuries. The mission is to empower students to understand the deep patterns of movement that perpetuate issues in their daily lives and unwind them through resets. We use movement to repattern into optimal alignment throughout daily life as well as activity of choice, whether that be a sport, chasing your kids or grandkids, or getting rid of the nagging hip or back pain you've had for years.
The hybrid model combines in person care with recap notes and videos to bridge gaps between sessions, providing support, real-time adjustments, and accountability for faster, more effective results. This approach removes barriers like time & trying to remember what we did in sessions and exactly how, while empowering students with the tools and education to achieve long-term independence and symptom management. By blending my hands-on expertise in sessions with the flexibility of offerings like online videos, live classes and in studio classes, the student is empowered to actually learn and make changes themselves without relying on the upcoming session and Instructor. This is the way I deliver personalized care that maximizes outcomes and prevents recurring issues.
Pilates Movement Therapy serves as a bridge between physical therapy and fitness activities, empowering individuals to observe, sense, and improve their body's form and technique. By tailoring movements rooted in Pilates to each person, noticeable changes in body alignment can occur within a single session.
Whether you're dealing with issues like back pain, SI problems, hypermobility, neck/shoulder discomfort, pelvic floor challenges, plantar fasciitis, or post-surgery recovery, Pilates Movement Therapy can make a significant difference. The method helps you exercise and move efficiently, fostering a lifetime of pain-free, healthy movement.
*Members of the Santosha Movement Society receive automatic, hardcoded discounts on sessions & classes, so it is well worth it to join before booking as you’ll be using the membership naturally anyway.
