About
Open Space is an intimate Pilates studio located in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, adjacent to Highland Park, Glassell Park, South Pasadena, and the rest of Northeast LA.
The studio offers small classes (3 people max) on the reformer and other Pilates equipment, as well as private sessions.
Hi! I’m Shira. Thank you for being here.
I found my way to Pilates through yoga. While always a yoga teacher at heart, I was drawn to Pilates by how functional a modality it is – a way to support other forms of exercise and acts of daily living.
I have 5+ years of teaching experience and have worked with a range of bodies (including pre/postnatal), experience levels, and injuries. My love for teaching is rooted in the belief that movement practices are boundless; they have the capacity to heal and transform in profound ways.
My Pilates practice has helped me deepen my yoga practice, develop healthier posture and movement patterns, work through injury, cultivate deeper awareness and muscular engagement while strength training, running, walking, sitting, really doing anything.
I hope to facilitate a practice in which you can cultivate all of the above and more – one where you can better understand and connect with yourself from a place of curiosity and openness.
Certifications:
200-hour Yoga Teacher
500-hour Comprehensive Pilates Instructor
Personal Trainer (NASM)
My approach
My teaching style is clear and specific, intuitive and flowy, heat building yet nurturing. My classes may not always feel like strictly “Pilates,” as I draw inspiration from the worlds of Pilates, yoga, and functional movement + mobility. I strive to use inclusive language that allows for our movement to be expansive and expressive, rather than a way of making ourselves smaller.
Sessions with me are about tuning in to your body and its specific needs, which fluctuate from day to day. We focus on building mind-body-breath connection and moving in ways that feel challenging in the moment, but enable more ease and comfort in everyday living.