Ciel Yogis has been teaching Pilates since completing her Pilates training at the EHS of San Francisco in 2003. Ciel then moved to Pittsburgh where she cultivated her own business teaching Pilates in a variety of settings, and enjoyed the privilege of being one of the few teachers of Pilates in the area! She helped open one of the first holistic health spas and joint wellness centers in Pittsburgh in 2005 that houses the only private Pilates studio in the city area.
In 2006, Ciel and her 2 year-old Akita/Shepard, Blue, moved back home to the Bay Area. Ciel completed her B.A. in English at the University of California, Berkeley in 1999, and teaching poetry for Poetry for the People at UC Berkeley and in surrounding high schools. Ciel found Pilates after a series of minor injuries collected from her sport-filled youth. Her sports background includes gymnastics, German Horse Vaulting, synchronized swimming, competitive swimming, water polo, Crew, yoga and strength training. Despite the benefits of all the above activities, Ciel still lived with an unusual amount of pain from wear-and-tear. Her faulty posture did not allow her to protect herself from injury. After finding Pilates, it became clear that the The Pilates Method and its principals have helped her maintain health and stay out of pain. She finds that the imagery and synergistic approach to body-mind health is what makes it beautiful to teach. Ciel looks forward to meeting you in a class or session soon!
Ciel is available by appointment:
Tuesday-Saturday 7am-3pm
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Large group classes taught by Ciel:
Th 10:30am Pilates Pilates for Seniors
Sat 10:30am Pilates Mat - All levels
Reformer classes taught by Ciel:
Th 9:00am Beginning/Intermediate
Fri 4:30pm Intermediate/Advanced