beginner and intermediate certifications through  Power Pilates in Chicago, IL with additional study in New York, NY and in the Bay Area. Colleen holds a Bachelors degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH where she studied Modern Dance and Choreography.  After graduating in 2000, she pursued Arts Administration in Cincinnati as the Administrative Director of Growth in Motion, Inc.  While in Ohio, she created and choreographed Moving Art Dance Company for 4 seasons and performed individually with local choreographers. As she began teaching Pilates at Pure Pilates Cincinnati, Colleen worked in the restaurant industry and continued dancing for fun. In  2010 she moved to Sonoma County to live by the ocean and pursue her dream of teaching and creating a studio. For 3 years she taught and managed at Pilates Collective and in October 2013, she opened Simply Pilates. 

Today Colleen continues to study the Pilates Method, movement of all kinds and dream.

As a teacher, Colleen believes in the power of movement to heal, center and transform bodies and lives.  She teaches classical Pilates with an integrative approach, not only by utilizing all apparatus, but also by incorporating whole individuals, their lives, goals and needs. 

Colleen began her own Pilates practice to alleviate chronic lower back pain from years of misalignment and misuse.  The centering stability of Pilates  grounded her life and freed her of pain. She began teaching in Cincinnati, OH in 2005 and completed her 

"Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor." Joseph H. Pilates