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Simone Tai
Pilates Instructor

Simone began practicing Pilates in 2005, and received her Pilates certification through Balanced Body University’s training program at Turning Point Studios in Walnut Creek in 2010. She has studied “Movement Medicine” with Nora St. John, learning Pilates-based techniques for injury prevention and rehabilitation. Simone has also studied Iyengar yoga as well as ballet and modern dance at Berkeley Ballet Theater, Shawl-Andersen Dance Center and Contra Costa Ballet. Since 2001, Simone has been practicing insight meditation, and is a board member of the Saddhamma Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to supporting Theravada Buddhism.

A few years after she started practicing meditation, Simone began to look for ways of integrating the mind and body in her daily life. She began studying dance and Pilates, and found that Pilates was an excellent vehicle for becoming more connected to one’s body. Simone was also inspired by the caring and skillfulness of a Pilates trainer she worked with, and realized she wanted to become a teacher like that herself. Since 2009, Simone has been teaching Pilates to help her clients gain relief from pain as well as strength and ease of movement in their daily lives.

Relevant Education

Pilates Certification, Balanced Body University, Turning Point Studios, 2010
Movement Medicine Program, Turning Point Studios, 2009-2010
BA in Art History, Swarthmore College, 1999
MA 2001, and PhD coursework in Art History, University of Chicago
9 years of practice (including intensive training retreats) in Vipassana Meditation

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