Teresa was first introduced to Pilates as a classical ballet dancer while attending the University of Oregon. She was immediately impressed with the work as it improved her sense of balance and control. Teresa continued her Pilates practice when she moved to Colorado to dance with the Boulder Ballet. It was there that she found The Pilates Center, where she embarked upon 800 hours of study with highly skilled and revered mentors and become certified in 2003. Teresa and her husband moved to Portland where she began working at reFORM Pilates and Movement in 2004. She now enjoys the opportunity of working with apprentices as a Host Advisor to The Pilates Center’s teacher training program. Her passion for movement led her to also train in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM and GYROKINESIS exercise. She finds that the combination of Classical Pilates and GYROTONIC movement compliment one another and give her clients a heightened sense of healthful movement in their bodies. Teresa is thrilled to work with the wonderful instructors and clients at reFORM. Creating change in bodies and eliminating pain is a very rewarding process that she finds not only ongoing, but very fulfilling.