Julia holds a comprehensive Pilates Certification from PraXis Balanced Body Studio, where she was first introduced to Pilates. Julia has been teaching Pilates for over fifteen years. Prior to relocating from Brooklyn NY to Wisconsin, Julia was joint owner of The Swan, a studio in NYC, and concurrently taught Pilates at American Ballet Theater's Jackie Kennedy Onassis School for Pre-Professional Dancers. Her continuing education includes but is not limited to Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries (FAMI), freedom of motion in the head, neck and shoulder, prenatal and postnatal pilates, archival mat work, history of the cadillac and reformer, fundamental alignment on the mat as well as breathing and meditation practices. She has instructed clients with ages ranging from 11 to 90, individuals with chronic pain and limiting injury, elite athletes and professional artists.
In the studio, Julia draws from a lifetime of curiosity about the body and movement. She combines her enthusiastic study of anatomy, meditation and somatic practices, her love of people and a strong belief in the mind-body connection. She strives to deliver sessions that are exacting, filled with good humor and tailored to each individual client's needs for efficient, healthy, dynamic movement.
