“Meeting Desiree Was a Turning Point in My Life”
Prior to meeting Desiree, I was in desperate straits. A decade of repeated herniated discs left me feeling debilitated and broken. I was throwing out my back twice a year and every downturn required several months to “recover.” I was dodging a seemingly inevitable surgery, hoping time, luck, and injections would heal me. Yet the setbacks arrived with increasing frequency, and each new episode brought deeper pain and longer lasting discomfort. Two steps backward, one step forward. My quality of life was plummeting. I was missing work, cancelling vacations, and otherwise experiencing punctuated misery. I could hardly play with my children, much less accomplish my own fitness goals.
Meeting Desiree was a turning point in my life.
Desiree understood the root of my suffering and went to work. Each session, we took incremental, yet meaningful, steps. She initially worked to help me release the pain and tension in my back, then sought to improve my flexibility and strength. Progress stacked week by week, accumulating into dramatic leaps forward. Within three months, my back was feeling better than it had in years. Today, three and a half years later, I am a new man. I cannot fully convey the magnitude of the improvement. I have not had a single recurrence since starting my journey with Desiree. This seemed almost unthinkable when she started helping me..
I never miss a week with Desiree. The work we do each session supports a healthy, vital life. Activities that seemed unthinkable when I met Desiree have become normal.
I owe Desiree more than she will ever know. I trust her implicitly. Desiree is supportive, kind, incisive, empathic, and expert. She has a wonderful spirit and a healing nature. I am eternally grateful for the positive impact she’s had on my life and look forward to seeing her each week.
— C.C.
“A Session Suited to Your Individual Needs”
Desiree is a highly skilled pilates instructor who brings a foundational understanding of the body to her work. She will ensure that you are practicing safely and in the way that is best suited to your individual needs. The skills you learn in Desiree's classes, such as improving core strength and posture, translate into all areas of movement.
— R.T.
“Effectively Improve My Strength”
Working with Desiree, I am achieving my goal of strengthening my core while also finding other areas to improve upon. I appreciate the education she provides at every session about my health and how I can incorporate our sessions into everyday life. She notices details about my body mechanics even over video conference sessions, which helps me to perform the exercises in an optimal way to safely and effectively improve my strength. I’m very grateful for the time I have spent with Desiree and the investment that I have made in my health through our sessions together.
— J.L
“Improved Posture, Flexibility, Strength, and Balance”
When I first began working with Desiree, I was a 70-year-old woman at the end of a 35-year professional career that had me hunched over a computer 4-6 hours a day. I was relatively healthy, yet if I sat down on the floor to unpack boxes or in the yard to garden, I was not able to stand up. Working with Desiree in private lessons, I became more flexible, stronger, and aware of my breathing, posture, and balance. Desiree has a holistic approach and an engaging, positive, empowering style of teaching. Over three years, I have developed improved posture, flexibility, strength, and balance, and I look forward to continuing my journey toward optimal health and quality of life with Desiree.
— B.A.