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"I am a professional ballroom competitor, performer and instructor. I spend 40+ hours on the dance floor every week. A variety of past injuries and daily stresses to my muscles make it difficult to keep my body at 100%, especially before shows or competitions. Weekly sessions with Shanta help me maintain the balance I need to stay performance ready. Shanta's extensive dance and alternative healing background make me feel confident that I'm in the best possible hands. In my 10 years of competing nationally I've had long-term relationships with other Pilates instructors, all have contributed to my dancing, but none have pushed me to excel as Shanta has. Her sessions are well thought-out and the exercises she chooses are designed for my individual needs. I appreciate her professionalism and attention to my specific lifestyle."
- Jennifer
"I work as a firefighter in a large metropolitan city. I sustained a significant
back injury to the lumbar region of my back in 1999. I lived with partial
paralysis, pain and sleep depravation for more than a year before I sought
treatment (because I'm a tough guy). I received an epidural nerve block with a steroid in the year 2000. This
was done after a diagnosis of an inflamed spinal cord disc. I was pain
free for several months until I went back to work. After little guidance
or rehabilitation, I met Shanta through my girlfriend in 2003. My girlfriend
persuaded me to try Pilates. I was skeptical because I could not see how
lying down using springs, ropes, balls and rollers could compare to weight
resistance using free weights. After training with Shanta for more than
two years I can honestly say that Pilates with Shanta's guidance has been
the only remedy for my pain."
- Jon
"I used Shanta in my Chiropratic practice. We had very good results with every patient who did our program. It could fill a book."
- Dr. Tom
"I started practicing pilates with Shanta a little more than two years ago--and working with her has become a huge part of my life and well-being. Pilates has greatly improved my connection to and awareness of my physical self, sense of movement, posture, and emotional equanimity. Working with Shanta, who is gentle, graceful, and healing, continues to be a source of joy. Her teaching style is wholly unintimidating and supportive, while at the same time precise and appropriately demanding. I do not have enough positive things to say about the practice of pilates, and particularly with Shanta."
-Tania Rose, Attorney, San Francisco
"For the past four years, I have enjoyed learning and doing pilates with Shanta. I began with mat classes and soon moved into personal sessions where she was quickly able to determine where I was and gently helped me move where I hoped to be. Shanta has always been a joy to work with. She is clear, extremely knowledgeable and has a vast repertoire of pilates (and life) knowledge. Shanta has always been willing to work around my strange teacher/tutoring schedule and has helped me grow stronger, straighter, more flexible and energetic. I certainly couldnīt have achieved such a physical change without her. Her prices are quite reasonable and she has all of the pilates equipment I could ever hope to experience. I highly recommend Shanta Kokatay and would encourage anyone interested in the benefits of pilates to work with her."
-Helen Huber, School Librarian, Pilates Devotee
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