About Us
I am certified in The TRAGER® Approach, Pilates, GYROTONIC® Method and completed a 4 year teacher training in The Alexander Technique - all modalities in the Somatic/Movement Re-Education field. I came to this work as a professional dancer; I have been studying movement since 1976.
How We Got Started
Ruth Alpert is a seasoned professional in movement re-education and body alignment, helping people to release old, tension-producing physical patterns and return to the ease of being and inherent natural harmony that is our birthright.
She brings to her work extensive training in alternative movement theories in addition to her many years’ experience as a professional dancer. Ruth’s interest in bodywork and movement grew out of her desire to find a solution to the chronic pain and injury she sustained as a dancer. Since 1976 she has been studying and teaching various movement re-education techniques.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (16)
"Years of Pilates and Structure treatment "
"Ruth brings decades of wise and skillful service to every student/client in which she serves. She..."
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"Ruth brings decades of wise and skillful service to every student/client in which she serves. She is thorough, thoughtful, and listens very well. She understands how to read a person's movement patterns, recognize when and where there is a nuero-pyscho-physical disconnect and applies her skills appropriately. "
Products & Services
I offer private sessions in Pilates and GYROTONIC® Movement, both forms of mind-body exercise. I teach a foam roller movement class once a week op...
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I teach private Pilates and GYROTONIC® Method lessons in the Asheville, NC area.
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"Leanna is a very caring, attentive and skilled teacher. She has many years of experience working..."
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"Leanna is a very caring, attentive and skilled teacher. She has many years of experience working with bodies in all conditions, and her clients love her!"
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Recent Activity
There is a learning curve for students to position their cameras, have enough light, etc - what all are saying in this discussion. I prefer the camera to be above the floor level and from a side view when my client is on the floor but this is not always possible - I am happy they are willing to...
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There is a learning curve for students to position their cameras, have enough light, etc - what all are saying in this discussion. I prefer the camera to be above the floor level and from a side view when my client is on the floor but this is not always possible - I am happy they are willing to zoom so accept whatever they can manage. There was also a learning curve for me: I caught myself at the beginning of the shut down bringing my face closer and closer to my computer screen, till my nose was practically touching, as if that would help me see their bodies better, LOL! I teach private sessions so it is much easier for me to see what my client is doing than in classes. I "pin" my client so they fill the entire screen, and this helps, too. I've been teaching various movement modalities for 43 years, 28 of those teaching pilates, so have a developed eye; but the absence of touch and being able to look at my student from various angles is a frustrating compromise. I remind myself to be grateful, zoom is still better than nothing!
I have no employees, and am satisfied with what I have for myself. I don't use western medicine much so it's all out-of-pocket anyway.
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I have no employees, and am satisfied with what I have for myself. I don't use western medicine much so it's all out-of-pocket anyway.
I refer my clients to people/services I have used and therefore have direct experience of who they are and their work. If I refer to people with whom I have had no direct experience, I say to my client that I cannot vouch for this person/business but I have heard good things about them from...
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I refer my clients to people/services I have used and therefore have direct experience of who they are and their work. If I refer to people with whom I have had no direct experience, I say to my client that I cannot vouch for this person/business but I have heard good things about them from others whom I trust.
My work is quite personal and intimate (The TRAGER® Approach bodywork, Pilates, GYROTONIC® Exercise System, The Alexander Technique) and therefore my best referrals come from word of mouth, clients referring their friends/family. My other referral source is the Pilates/GYROTONIC® studio owner...
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My work is quite personal and intimate (The TRAGER® Approach bodywork, Pilates, GYROTONIC® Exercise System, The Alexander Technique) and therefore my best referrals come from word of mouth, clients referring their friends/family. My other referral source is the Pilates/GYROTONIC® studio owner passing a potential client to me.
No, I will not be offering junk candy to my clients as I am in the business of helping them establish healthy relationships to their bodies, through pilates, GYROTONIC® Exercise System, and The TRAGER® Approach (movement based bodywork).
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No, I will not be offering junk candy to my clients as I am in the business of helping them establish healthy relationships to their bodies, through pilates, GYROTONIC® Exercise System, and The TRAGER® Approach (movement based bodywork).
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Literal length: driving from Santa Barbara to Santa Monica for a client, because I am the only certified practitioner of The TRAGER® Approach between Laguna Hills and the Bay Area.
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Literal length: driving from Santa Barbara to Santa Monica for a client, because I am the only certified practitioner of The TRAGER® Approach between Laguna Hills and the Bay Area.
Given that my work is so personal, and depends on my connection to the person, word of mouth has always been the most successful way for me to get new clients.
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Given that my work is so personal, and depends on my connection to the person, word of mouth has always been the most successful way for me to get new clients.
The "aha" moments when my pilates or TRAGER® Approach client finds and feels a connection to their body.
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The "aha" moments when my pilates or TRAGER® Approach client finds and feels a connection to their body.
