Instructors

From the moment I first learned about Pilates, I wanted to do it…and from the moment I did, I wanted to teach it.  The same is true for The Gyrotonic Expansion System®.  I’m passionate about exploring movement systems and sharing my knowledge with others.

I became involved with Pilates while attending SUNY New Paltz as an undergraduate.  soon after completing my degree, I began an apprenticeship program under Petie Russo’s tutelage.  It was during this period of focused study, observation, and supervised teaching that I discovered the subtle beauty of Pilates.

  Malvina Lorida is a movement educator, acupuncturist, and integrative health practitioner whose work is rooted in the belief that healing happens through connection, presence, and compassionate care. Her approach blends therapeutic movement, Chinese medicine, and holistic wellness practices to support people in feeling stronger, more balanced, and more at home in their bodies. A Comprehensive Pilates Instructor specializing in […]

I found Pilates in 2006 while studying Poetry at Reed College. It spoke to me unlike any other system of movement had before, and quickly became the most fundamental way I made sense of my physical self. I took Mat Pilates class 2-3 times a week with an instructor and a couple other nights a week would practice alone with […]