Movement has been a driving factor in my life for as long as I can remember. - its how I cope, express myself and create. I grew up dancing, walking 5-25 miles every day, and strength training in high school.  As fate would have it my ability to move would be wildly tested between the ages of 12 and one 38  I was hit by 5 cars in five separate accidents, - drunk drivers, while riding my bike, at a red light...leaving me with “permanent” spine, leg, and neck injuries. Chronic pain became my normal—until Pilates changed everything.

While studying at NYU, I took an elective in Traditional Joseph Pilates Theory. Within six months, my posture began to realign and my pain dropped dramatically. I knew I had found something transformative.

Throughout my twenties, while building a career in New York City’s restaurant world, I kept returning to movement for strength and sanity. I trained in Pilates, adult gymnastics and coaching—eventually earning my first Pilates certifications in 1998 and 1999,  ACE Personal Training certification (2004) and Balanced Body Pilates certifications (2008) and have continued classes and many certifications with Physical Therapists, Anatomists and Neurologists, as well as continuously studying the human body and all its fascinating aspects..

After selling my businesses, I followed a new passion: surfing. I moved to Central America, lived on the ocean, and began teaching Pilates to locals, tourists, and eventually the boys’ and girls’ national surf teams of El Salvador. I also opened three Thai-fusion restaurants, becoming one of the first local businesses to sponsor young surfers—including Brian Perez, who went on to compete in the Olympics in surfing.

Eventually, I returned to the U.S. to focus fully on what I love most: helping people move better, feel stronger, and overcome injuries. I relocated to Los Angeles and deepened my education with courses in PNF stretching, neuroanatomy, cadaver labs, nutrition, and muscular function. Crazy enough my personal injuries were to continue on, I was hit by a car while riding my bike and three  months later I was crashed into while at a red light! My personal journey's to healing and recovery have continuously pushed my resiliency and studies of the human body. 

Most recently, I completed the FAMI (Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries) program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York—a hands-on cadaver lab taught by top physical therapists, neuroscientists, and anatomists. Working directly with pro-sections of bodies to more intricately understand muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and joints gave me an entirely new perspective on how the body truly functions. I continuously take courses on injury recovery and am researching nutrition and fitness with professional educators.

Today, all of these experiences—personal injuries, decades of training, global teaching, and advanced anatomy study—shape CoreForm Fitness and the way I help every client move, heal, and thrive.