I was born in San Francisco, California to a mother who was a professional ballerina and a father whose life was shaped by Zen practice and daily meditation as well as business. Long before “wellness” became a trillion-dollar industry, it was simply the fabric of our home and the steady rhythm of the two people who raised me.

My childhood unfolded across both coasts, much of it in rural Connecticut, where ballet studios formed my earliest understanding of strength and grace.

Back in San Diego during my early teens, competitive soccer became the focus of my adolescence, grounding those years in disciplined, high-level athletic training.

When I was sixteen my mother began teaching Pilates. I was introduced to the method at home on the reformer in our living room. In that space, a decades-long conversation began — one centered on breath, alignment, and the intelligence of the body. What began as exposure soon became study, and Pilates rooted itself within me.

I went on to attend The University of Colorado, Boulder, where I studied political science. Even as my academic focus shifted toward political philosophy, physical practice remained a steady undercurrent in my life.

After graduating I began working for the United States Senate. It was a formative chapter that sharpened my understanding of leadership, systems, and responsibility.

During this time I was introduced to the gentle tradition of Anahata Yoga and felt deeply drawn to it. The practice is devoted to awakening the natural qualities of the heart through breath, slow movement, and meditation. The experience left a lasting impression and I went on to complete my first teacher training.

In my twenties I explored several professional paths while continuing to study yoga and Pilates — practices that remained steady anchors in my life.

I worked across several business sectors, including advertising, research, and sales. These experiences deepened my understanding of organizational systems, leadership, and professional discipline.

Ultimately, I returned to Pilates and committed fully to the work, apprenticing under my mother and refining both technical precision and teaching presence.

Seeking depth in the classical Pilates tradition, I moved to Boulder to study at The Pilates Center, a school founded in the lineage of Romana Kryzanowska. Immersion in the original method instilled in me a deep respect for its rigor, integrity, and lineage.

Building on this foundation, I expanded my anatomical understanding by completing a comprehensive certification through STOTT PILATES, integrating biomechanics and kinesiology.

Shortly thereafter I joined my mother in expanding her pilates studio, Pilates of North County in Solana Beach.This studio was devoted to private instruction, technical excellence, and individualized care.

After returning to Chicago, I began teaching Pilates throughout the city, working with clients across a wide range of professional and personal backgrounds. During these years, my teaching continued to evolve as I explored the deeper connections between movement, breath, and the nervous system.

As my work expanded, I completed the Health Coach Training Program through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, deepening my study of whole-person wellbeing and the lifestyle factors that shape health.

I continued deepening my study of yoga and meditation, completing a second yoga teacher training in the athletic tradition of Vinyasa Flow while also earning certifications to teach meditation and mindfulness. These studies expanded my understanding of the relationship between breath, attention, and the nervous system.

During this period, I began studying Reiki with my teacher Jyothi, a master Reiki practitioner based in India. I am now a Level II Reiki practitioner and will remain a student of hers — and of this profound work — for the rest of my life. Reiki introduced a deeper energetic dimension to my understanding of healing and personal regulation.

As a natural extension of both my father’s lifelong work in meditation and business as well as my own professional focus on integrative health and business, we partnered to create Wellbeing at Work, a seminar series devoted to cultivating healthier workplace cultures. Drawing from meditation, breathwork, emotional intelligence, neuroscience, nutrition, and movement, the work explores practical ways individuals can manage stress, deepen self-awareness, and sustain wellbeing within demanding professional environments.

Along with my teaching and the development of Wellbeing at Work, I also stepped into a professional role outside the health and wellness field, spending several years at a consulting firm as a senior vice president. The position involved extensive travel and collaboration with senior leaders across a range of industries, offering a firsthand view into the pressures of modern work life and deepening my understanding of how professional environments affect the body, mind, and nervous system.

The Body of Work is the natural culmination of more than two decades of study, teaching, and professional experience.

Rooted in classical Pilates and expanded through yoga, meditation, nutrition, neuroscience, and energy work, it reflects an integrative approach to health — one that honors the intelligence of the body and the deep relationship between movement, nourishment, awareness, and healing.