I read the body in front of me.
One-on-one Pilates, strength, and holistic wellness for women, in a private studio in Ridgewood, or by Zoom. Nearly all of it is one to one, and duets are welcome any time if you would rather bring someone. No group classes, no overlapping bookings, no divided attention.
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One-on-one Pilates and wellness for women of every age and every kind of body.
Over the years I've worked with women of every age, shape, and size. That range is what you feel in every session: not a routine, but someone reading your body in real time and adjusting for exactly what it needs that day.
Read by hand, no set routine, adjusted session by session
One-on-one, always, teaching full time since 1998
Trained deep, STOTT PILATES across all apparatus and mat, with anatomy study at Mount Sinai and with Juilliard's Irene Dowd
Whole-person, holistic health and nutrition coach, Reiki Master, and two-time author
A contemporary approach to the classical method Joseph Pilates created in the 1920s. The principles are his. The order is mine. I choose it around the body in front of me.
Why contemporary
Classical keeps one order, the same moves for every body, every time. It was built for a world that moved differently. We sit, we drive, we look down. Contemporary grew out of what has been learned since.
The spine is where you feel it, classical asks for a lot of curling forward and most people arrive already there. I work in all planes and keep the spine in neutral. Length and opposition, not flexion.
I look before I load, front, both sides, back. Feet up to the crown. Strengthening a body that is out of line just makes the crooked part stronger.
Tailored, not templated, reading bodies since 1998. Every spring setting, every foot position, every cue is chosen for the body in the room that day.
You get results, and you move with ease, getting off the floor without thinking about it. Standing taller. Not bracing to get out of the car.
Just you, the work, and a room that meets your body where it is. Every session is built around how you move and what you need that day. Pilates, strength, and clean eating come together here, so the changes hold up in your life, not just on the mat.
Included, always — every session includes complimentary dietary guidance.
Everything I have taught women about moving, eating, and living well, gathered into one quiet library, in three parts: Movement, Lifestyle, and The Kitchen. Not a blog to keep up with, but a place to return to.
New here? The Way Digest is a curated monthly focus, the easiest way to get the feel.
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An app for when your mind needs somewhere to land.
Years in a studio taught me something simple, and it took me a long time to trust it. Often what is needed is not another lesson or another plan. It is somewhere to land, for an hour, or a night, or the length of one long exhale. SOVA is what I built for those hours.
Less noise. More clarity.
A quiet daily space to pause, breathe, and see what matters, with a Today check-in to steady your day, Pages to untangle your thoughts, and a Companion of short guided resets built on my SOVA Six methods. Not for crisis. For clarity. On iOS now.
Home, a quiet place to start
Pages, untangle your thoughts
Companion, short guided resets
The House, a room for however you feel
Master Pilates Instructor, two-time author, composer of ambient Hz soundscapes, and founder of SOVA within, helping women move, feel, and live better.
Read My Story
You were never too much. You were just in the wrong rooms.
Gina SantangeloYear after year, I've sat across from women in the studio, reminding them of the small things that keep us well. Now I get to do that with you, a few mornings a week, right here.
A minute of quiet company before the day gets loud. Moving and eating, breathing and resting, our moods, our energy, the bodies we live in. Nothing to keep up with. Nothing to get right.
I'd love to see you there.
Join on Instagram"I'm moving muscles I never knew I had. Gina's approach is gentle and precise, I always leave feeling taller and stronger."
, Kathleen H."She helped me rebuild strength after being bed-bound from an accident. Open, kind, and so talented."
, Christina N."Stronger, better aligned. Her understanding of the body is amazing."
, Jeanne M.A window into the studio, movement, and everyday wellness, come say hello.
