Kinesis Movement Arts is a studio for Pilates, Gyrotonic® and Somatic Movement Education. Located in San Francisco’s Marina district, we offer individualized private and semi-private Pilates and Gyrotonic® instruction. Sessions are tailored to the unique physical needs and goals of each client and may focus on fitness, injury rehabilitation or pre- and post-natal training.
Our private and semi-private sessions are an expansive 70 minutes long, for a deeper and more comprehensive workout.
We also offer group classes and workshops on specific health, fitness and embodiment topics.
Central to the work is the integration of mind and body, attention and effort. Through the development of physical awareness, we learn to move with more efficiency and grace while building strength and resilience. We believe that a great workout is one that’s challenging, educational and fun.
About the owner:
Cathie Caraker has been practicing and teaching the Pilates Method for 30 years. She originally trained with Mary Bowen, one of Joseph Pilates’ longtime students in New York, and taught in Mary’s studio for 7 years. A professional dancer, she lived in Amsterdam for 15 years, where she was on the faculty of the Choreography Dept of the Theaterschool of Amsterdam and introduced Pilates mat to the general public. Since returning to her home town of San Francisco she has studied with a number of master teachers on the West Coast, including Jean Sullivan, Madeline Black and Jean-Claude West. She opened her SF studio in 2006.
Cathie is also certified in the Gyrotonic Expansion System®, which is a delightfully fluid and spirallic movement system developed by Julio Horvath, a former ballet dancer and yogi. Cathie holds an MFA in Dance from Bennington College and is a certified Practitioner of Body-Mind Centering® and a registered Somatic Movement Educator. She brings more than 3 decades of movement studies, research and teaching to her work with clients. When not teaching out of her SF studio, she leads dance and somatic movement trainings, both locally and internationally.
1877 Chestnut St
San Francisco, California 94123
(415) 933-9077
cathie.caraker@gmail.com
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