How we live is
the practice.

Pilates, breath, and quiet attention, in a small home studio in Mount Rainier, Maryland.

Come practice

The Practice

This isn’t a workout to get through. It’s time to move, breathe, and pay attention — and to let the practice meet you where you are. Sessions are one-on-one or in very small groups, in English or Spanish.

Equipment practice
Reformer, tower, and chair. Strength and length through the classical Pilates principles of breath, concentration, control, centering, precision, and flow.$105 · First session $85 · 5 sessions $475Come practice
Movement & breath
Mat work woven with yoga and diaphragmatic breathing. Slow enough to notice, deep enough to change something.$85Come practice
Sit and breathe
A simple sitting practice, offered by donation. No experience needed.Come practice
Life practice
Coaching, held lightly. I’m not above you or below you; I’m an environment. People don’t need more advice — they need room.Come practice

Start with a free 30-minute session — for every body.

I also teach reformer and tower classes at Vida studios in DC and Reston.

No beginning, no end — just be where you are.

The studio seen through the open French doors: reformer and tower in the middle of the room, the chair to the left, plants and windows all around — black and white.

The Space

The studio is a room in my home: a reformer with tower, a chair, plants, good light. It holds a few people at most, so every session stays personal. Quiet street, easy parking, just over the DC line.

Chris, arms crossed and smiling, against a white wall — black and white.

About

I came to this work the long way around: philosophy, the Peace Corps in Guatemala, twenty-five years in data and consulting, an Ironman in Nice, a bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Somewhere along the way, chasing finish lines stopped making sense.

A Lama I studied with years ago, a month of practice in Nepal, and slow mornings walking my dog taught me more than the medals did. Now I teach what I practice: moving well, breathing well, and making room for what’s already here. I’m a certified Pilates instructor and 500-hour yoga teacher, and I teach in English and Spanish.

Like the body remembered something it already knew.

Come practice.

Text me anytime, in English or Spanish — or leave a note below and I’ll get back to you within 8 hours or so.

I keep some level of flexibility to practice on most days.

Mount Rainier, Maryland