Being in Motion Pilates

After recovering from a pretty bad accident, I was looking for a pilates studio that would work with my special circumstances and rebuild my strength. I found Eliana and I am so glad I did. She has brought me such a long way in only a few months. In addition to getting my muscle tone back, I have less pain, and to make it all better my wasteline is smaller. I went from not wanting to work out to looking forward to my sessions.

have been practicing Pilates with Eliana Uretsky, now of Being in Mothion, for 3 years. She is the best I have ever had. She is very knowledgeable about Pilates, as well as knowing every muscle, tendon, and other connections in the body. She is the first instructor I have had that has a different set of exercises to do — on the reformer, the mat, the ball, rollers, the Cadillac, the torture chair, and so on– every time I go. When I have a back problem or a neck problem, she can often make it go away with one session; she also modifies some of the routines to let me get the benefit of the movement without exacerbating the pieces of me that hurt. A real wizard!

I found Eliana through a Google search and I am so thankful that I did. I love to be active, but I couldn’t stand battling knee and back pain as a result of working out anymore. Through her Pilates workouts and her abundance of knowledge on proper movement and body alignment Eliana is helping me strengthen my body and move more mindfully. Each and every session I know I will learn something new, have fun doing it, and leave feeling strengthened and refreshed.
I have only participated in private sessions with Eliana, but I have seen her lead small classes which look just as wonderful and I hope to join soon. I highly recommend the one on one sessions because you learn SO much about your own body and all the little quirks unique to YOU. What I have learned from her, I carry with me far beyond the walls of the studio, too — it applies to other workouts (hello, yoga) and daily activities like walking or sitting at my desk. Totally worth it!

I used to dread working out, even yoga, because it left my body feeling achy and tired. Doing pilates with Eliana has shown me that it’s possible for me to feel better, not worse, after exercize. Now, the more tired and run-​down I feel, the more I look forward to a pilates session, because I know I’ll emerge refreshed and energized! My relationship with my body has changed, and I feel more balanced, more fluid, and stronger than ever before. Not to mention, I always have a good time! I could not recommend her more highly.

«Have you felt your sitzbones today?» is the key phrase of my first pilates session. I learn so much,. Pilates, attitude, breating, thought process is what I want for the future sessions. Pilates was a series of movements that I thought similar to Yoga. Wrong: it is the thought process, the attitude before any movenents that we do every day like seating on a chair, laying in bed, getting out of bed, working on computers. EVERY one should have an understanding of it; anyhow the first introductory session was amazing! So what’s wrong with trying.
Eliana is fabulous. Why did it take me so long to embrace these sessions?

My back had been bothering me when I met Eliana. After going to her I saw results in just 5 visits. My husband even made the comment that I was toning up. Boy did my back feel so much better.
We moved (for 6 months to AZ) and I went to other Instructors… BIG mistake! My neck was injured and I did not see results like with Eliana. I learned a lot about «pilates instructors». They are so diverse in their teaching, and do not possess the knowledge when it comes to the body.
Eliana’s knowledge and awareness of the body is so amazing.
There is not anyone else out there quite like her. Believe me I looked. :)

Eliana Uretsky owns & operates Being in Motion. I have worked with her for several years learning from her Yoga expertise. Recently, I joined her for regular Pilates training.
Eliana’s expertise in both Yoga & Pilates, and her solid knowledge and awareness of the body and body mechanics is evident in her practice. She has helped me to achieve a high level of Yoga expertise to the degree I am able to teach others.
In Pilates, she offers me exercises that will accommodate a very bad knee. After each session, my knee is in better shape than any other treatment I have attempted for relief.
I highly recommend Eliana for Yoga, Pilates or any mind/​body situation. She is awesome and I have only excelled under her tutelage!

I learned more about my body and movement in my first six Pilates sessions with Eliana of Being in Motion than in many years of physical therapy and exercise classes. That inspired me to continue. Over the past five months, I have developed stronger core muscles, my chronic soft tissue pain is going away and in one month I’ve lost one dress size without dieting. In my sessions with Eliana, she integrates hands-​on techniques from her Movement Therapy background and EFT — a way of changing patterns that sometimes seems like magic. I see Eliana at a really nice Banker’s Hill studio; she also teaches at a studio in Pacific Beach and in people’s homes.