Pilates in Sebastopol

“I worked with Ruthie for approximately 2 years. I worked with her all throughout my pregnancy and post pardum period.

Having a strong Pilates background prior to working with Ruthie, my goals were to create 30 min-1 hour long “routines” that I could practice myself at home, on my home reformer. Another goal I had was to take existing routines Ruthie had taught me and modify them to make them safe for pregnancy, as well as learn new exercises specific for strengthening my body in preparation for birth (I did a home birth).

Ruthie is flexible, she came to my house for sessions so we could utilize my home reformer. I also went to her studio for sessions.

Ruthie is so incredibly skilled in her craft. Of all the instructors I have worked with over the last 3 decades, she is without hesitation, the most present, attuned, focused, caring, and experientially nuanced practitioner.
She paid keen attention to my movements, guiding me in subtle adjustments that had big results for me.

I work long hours as a registered nurse at a busy hospital. Unlike most mothers to be, I see, that have to go on “modified duty” several months towards the end of their pregnancy, I worked full time on the hospital floor, never going on modified.
I was strong and fit and I believe this is 100% because of the work I was doing with Ruthie all throughout my pregnancy.

My midwife said, when I gave birth, that my body was so supple and strong in all the right places for such a transition.
I also recovered much faster than many post pardum mothers my midwife had seen.

I still periodically reach out to Ruthie for private sessions, to remind myself of correct form, and to learn new exercises to add to my repertoire. She is the only person I seek out to this day for anything Pilates related!

I HIGHLY recommend Ruthie!“

“My dream of connecting feeling my feet happened with Leila. She creates a space to give me time to sense. She lets me pay attention to myself. I can breathe and move at the same time. I can remember and breathe and dream and move at the same time. Because she knows how to be in the present moment, I get to feel my feet connect to my glutes. It's sublime.“

“This is the Pilates I’ve been looking for. Colleen is awesome. Her practice is oriented on building a foundation safely and gradually. She is not only knowledgeable but also very attuned to what’s happening with me in our sessions. She gives very helpful, understandable and responsive instruction (responsive to what is happening in the moment). I tried more of a fitness class style Pilates first and injured myself. Turned out this was what I needed instead!“