The Belly Studio: Pilates & Fascia Fitness — Local services in Tucson

I am hypermobile with EDS. I have found that pilates and movement are essential for my overall health and care. However with EDS, it is difficult to find someone who is knowledgable and experienced in working with hypermobility. It takes a capacity to deeply understand how fascia truly works, how the body moves through space with ease for that particular body (not just based on an external understanding of balanced alignment), and openness on how to properly stabilize and support a body while in dynamic movement. Arlene can do all these things and more! Her capacity to truly comprehend what is happening in the body, offer the right structural support in the right ways in order to stabilize and strengthen the parts that are underused, and her hands-on deep tissue work is a gift and a blessing. Working with Arlene is like working with an artist deep in her creative process. I highly...

The belly studio is not only an incredibly tranquil and beautiful space for physical healing and awareness, it is also a state of the art pilates facility, with every kind of machine, gadget, and roller you could ask for in the pilates fitness system. I also doubt that there is anyone who embodies the pilates lifestyle inTucson more than the instructors at the studio, their depth of knowledge and range of experience spans decades and you can tell immediately, whether you are taking a simple flossing class or going in for specific one on one therapy.

These teachers know their stuff, and not only that they know that everyones body is different and they are incredibly skilled at specializing treatment to suit your body needs. This studio is as...

Arlene is an expert in the human body, academically intelligent, and has a deep life experience that translates well to working with a diverse clientele. Her unique way of combining science with somatic intuition makes her stand out in Pilates body work. Arlene corrected my movement patterns to heal a decades-old back problem. She also taught me how to self-correct through her "Body Flossing" method, and helped me to learn proprioception and how to live in my body, after decades living in my head as a PhD researcher in astrophysics. I cannot overstate how impactful and special it is to get to work...