Lisa is a Balanced Body Certified Pilates and CoreAlign® Instructor and Certified Bioenergetic Therapist.
After graduating from Boston College with a degree in Psychology, she decided to explore movement and the body in Brazil. There she immersed herself in Brazilian dance and the graceful movements of Capoeira Angola. Lisa was introduced to Pilates by one of her dance teachers and quickly felt it was a perfect complement to her movement practices.
Fascinated by the mind/body connection, she decided to further her studies in Bioenergetic Analysis, a form of somatic psychotherapy that uses the language of the body to heal the mind. In 2005, she completed her Bioenergetics Certification and worked in a private office until she returned to the States in 2013.
In Santa Cruz, CA, Lisa completed her Balanced Body Pilates Certification at Agile Monkey and studied CoreAlign® with Tom McCook. She then worked at a physical therapist’s office, integrating Bioenergetic Analysis with Pilates rehabilitation.
Lisa currently resides in Hawaii and enjoys gardening, dancing, and hiking in her free time.
