Allie is a Registered Somatic Movement Educator with the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. She is a 500 RYT and a NCPT (PMA-CPT) with the Pilates Method Alliance.
She holds a BA in Sociology and Performing Arts from La Roche University and danced professionally with the Cleveland/San Jose Ballet and Pittsburgh’s LABCO. Before teaching movement full time, she worked for a number of behavioral health organizations and autism services.
She is the owner of Equilibrium Pittsburgh Movement Studio in Pittsburgh, PA and Soma Movement LLC. Her embodied pedagogy is centered around cultivating love, compassion, curiosity, courage and connection through movement. She is currently pursuing her MSW: Direct Practice -Trauma Informed degree.
" The class presented Pilates movements in a novel manner that was very interesting. I appreciated how much it was based on the physics of motion. "
Jacklyn G (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Very interesting workshop regarding developmental stages and great movement ideas for kids! "
Wanda G (Kids Move: Growing Resilience through Movement)
" This workshop has helped me return to my roots as a dancer and recognize the source of the disorganization of many of my students. "
Elizabeth L (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Allie is very clear and concise and while children love repetition, so do we adults and I loved how she continued to cover topics in each section, repeating them and their characteristics and importance to movement. As a teaching professional from K-8, she is very on point to children\'s attention spans, and need for learning through fun and movement. "
Patrice F (Kids Move: Growing Resilience through Movement)
" Absolutely loved this workshop! Clear and detailed instruction that has left me excited to bring this work into my studio. "
Elizabeth L (Kids Move: Growing Resilience through Movement)
" Was great, really like all the spiraling ideas and re confirmation about the reaching and floor energy "
Kimberly S (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Great ideas for working with kids. Thank you Allie. :) "
Nikki N (Kids Move: Growing Resilience through Movement)
" Thanks for the great workshop! "
Nikki N (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" What an informative course! "
Heidi P (Kids Move: Growing Resilience through Movement)
" Loads of detail and specificity around Pilates movements we all know but taught from a new and refreshing frame of reference. "
Eve S (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Wow! that was really great! "
Robin S (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" I loved this workshop... "
Reine B (Kids Move: Growing Resilience through Movement)
" Well organized and full of amazing insights about embodiment. "
Erin E (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Loved learning about the reaching from the top of head to tail, and shifting my mindset of the limbs from 4 limbs to 6 limbs. Thank you! "
Maria M (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Thank you, Allie for integrating your knowledge to offer this organized approach to the Pilates method. I always appreciate a fresh perspective and intention to work that can easily become stagnant. "
Sonia V (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Thank you, Allie for integrating your knowledge to offer this clearly defined approach to the Pilates method. I never tire of a fresh perspective and intention to what may become stagnant work. "
Sonia V (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" I like the different terms for cueing and look forward to trying these exercises out! "
Rachel A (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" An interesting and engaging presentation of ideas that were utterly new to me. Definitely provided food-for-thought and inspiration for further inquiry. Thanks. "
Elizabeth Y (Embrace Your Inner Space)
" Very well organised workshop! Thank you, I really enjoyed this. "
Susannah A (Embrace Your Inner Space)