Erica Essner is a Pilates Method instructor, choreographer and Teaching Artist.  She takes an innovative approach to Pilates while maintaining the flow, breath and movement in which the original form intended. She has two certifications, the first from Ellie Herman and the second from Jennifer Stacy of Peak Performance in San Francisco.   With additional studies  at the St. Francis Sports Medicine Clinic. Her professional dance background teaching and directing a dance company help compliment her dynamic approach to moving.   Erica incorporates bodywork as part of her practice with two massage certifications in Amma technique and clinical therapeutic massage

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Born and raised in Italy, Marina had been studying for 8 years at Italian universities and now holds two Italian degrees in Physical Therapy and Osteopathy. She fell in love with Pilates in 2016, first approaching this discipline as a client. She soon become a Certified Instructor, driven by Pilates’ beneficial and touchable effects on people’s health and physical shape.

 

Marina specialized in Pilates with an integrative wellness philosophy. She boasts a wide range of various repertoires and experiences with people of all ages, levels, and health conditions, including pathological subjects. 

 

Passionate of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, she strongly supports the combination of physical activity with high-quality movement. Always keeping an overall look on the whole body, she loves to personalize everyone’s experience with empathy and enthusiasm.

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