RootsMovement

02/11/2026

Community Pilates for Rehab:
If you live in the Bay Area and you are in pain, don't miss this opportunity!

I now provide Pilates for Rehab for less than most Reformer classes ($45/class). What is it? Think of it as group Pilates-based physical-therapy-like exercises and releases for Musculo-skeletal issues. Watch the video to hear more.

1-on-1, which is how it's usual done, I charge $135-160 sliding scale - very reasonable, but not accessible to many.

Through Feb there's a 10% discount on all class packs in the studio. USE CODE "2026".

Buy a pack here:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=17677502&category=classes

Sign up here:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17677502&appointmentType=category:CLASSES%3A%20%20Pilates%20for%20Rehabilitation%20%26%20Function

Please consult your health care professionals before engaging in any activity, especially if you're injured or in pain. I do not have a medical degree and nothing I say should be seen as medical advice.

09/10/2025

Updated the Website to Reflect what's really happening! www.Roots-Movement.net

Also, switched back from MindBody Online, which was sucking, to Acuity, which is affordable and functional. Also, updated our pricing and made door signs and sandwich board signs - phew! time for bed. Gotta work tomorrow. :) Come see me! Sign up for something!

From Rehab to Cross-training, Pilates, Massage, Fitness, Kendal Au

08/06/2025

Your legs are literally training your brain.

Researchers followed 324 identical twins for 10 years and discovered the twins with stronger legs consistently had better brain function a decade later, despite sharing identical DNA.

The stronger twin had more gray matter, larger brain volume, and significantly less cognitive decline. Just a 40-watt increase in leg power led to an 18% improvement in brain performance, equivalent to being 3.3 years younger cognitively.

Here’s why this matters: your legs contain your largest muscle groups and demand the most oxygen. When you strengthen them, you force increased blood flow and growth factors directly to your brain.

Simple activities like walking, taking stairs, or bodyweight squats triggered these brain-protective effects. Your legs are actively preventing brain atrophy and promoting new neuron growth.

While you can’t change your genes, you can change your leg strength. Start simple!! Your neurons are counting on it.

DOI: 10.1159/000441029

03/07/2025

Scientists have discovered a unique black fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, thriving in Chernobyl’s radioactive reactor by absorbing gamma radiation for energy. This radiotrophic fungus uses melanin to convert radiation into chemical energy, much like plants use sunlight. Researchers believe it could help clean up radioactive waste and even protect astronauts from cosmic radiation in space. 🌍🚀

02/16/2025

NEW: Donation Pilates & Qigong
Gotta keep our side strong & reduce stress!

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And other classes too! Small Classes, Excellent Teachers. Family of Color owned & operated.

01/25/2025

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Small Pilates & TRX Classes with Excellent Teachers!

01/20/2025

READY FOR CLASSES! Couldn't be more excited, y'all! So good to be back in the game.
get a package here!
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=17677502&category=classes

and here for Reformer!
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=17677502&action=addCart&clear=1&id=1896214

Sign up here!
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17677502&template=class

01/20/2025

Project for the new year (western): put up the Pilates Towers! Most were from what was left of Pilates to the People, which we closed in 2017. Kendal built a 3rd.
Now we can have TRX & Pilates Tower & Reformer classes in time for the Lunar New Year!

sign up here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17677502&template=class

For a deep discount on Reformer duets, buy this package (ends 4/30/25)
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=17677502&action=addCart&clear=1&id=1896214

Save a little on all of our classes with these packages:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog.php?owner=17677502&category=classes

Location: 2530 San Pablo, Ste L, Berkeley
Class Schedule:
Wed
5:45pm Hybrid Pilates Mat, all levels
6:45pm Pilates Tower, all levels

Thurs
11:15am Pilates Tower, all levels
6:00pm TRX, beginning
7:00pm TRX, intermediate

Fri
8:00am Intro to Reformer (Duets)
9:00am Intro to Reformer (Duets)

12/15/2024

New Studio ready for 1on1's and Duets - classes SOON!

11/24/2024

This is the tiny, 140sf studio that has been big enough only for me to work out of. And did I ever need this space to reconnect with my bay area roots! Over the year and a half I've been here, I have grown my biz and remembered who I am. Now, with a push from the universe, my husband, JC, the other half of this biz, will join me as we build this once again, in it's best form yet, we think. We'll transform the new space (pic 2) before your very eyes. Ish. :) enjoy!