Yoga and Pilates with Deepa Dravid

I have been training with Deepa for about 5 months. As a body worker who does a lot of manual therapy, I excel at getting into really weird and uncomfortable positions and holding or repeating those positions all day long. This of course leads to soreness, at times exhaustion and/​or elation, and of course the inevitable injuries or illness. While I am pretty good at self-​care, there can always be fine tuning and improving to prevent issues before they arise.
Training 1:1 with Deepa has been instrumental in helping me to discover and eliminate some of the muscle imbalances at the heart of areas of chronic tension and pain. This is no small feat! I have trained in martial arts and yoga for 10+ years and feel pretty self-​aware and «tuned in.» I never worked with a personal trainer before, but I have to say, now I’m hooked!
Deepa has been able to teach me new techniques that are so helpful — now I’m sharing with my patients, too, especially the Yoga Tune up Balls! The reformer is also quite phenomenal in very clearly illustrating imbalances in muscle groupings while simultaneously balancing them. The added layer Deepa provides in personal training that is invaluable to me has been helping me hone in on what muscles should be active and inactive in specific exercises. This awareness makes all the difference in the world — working the muscles you intend to work out and learning how to activate muscles and movement with intention.
There are so many things to love about Deepa! Her genuine interest in you getting stronger, making sure she pushes you but not so hard you are injured or hurting too much the next day or week. Her contagious enthusiasm encouraging you and cheering you on. Her volumes of education and ability to articulate information so that it is helpful and practical. The fact that she is always learning and sharing what she learns. Highly recommend!!!

I have been taking Yoga and Pilates with Deepa for about three months. I have chronic back and neck pain and since working with her I feel better than I have in years. She is very knowledgeable and pushes me to do more each week without hurting me. I’ve worked with trainers in the past that want to push without regard to your body and hurting yourself she knows how to work with you without injury.
I can tell I’m getting stronger but also that my balance is much better. She has been a life saver and I would highly recommend her to anyone that wants to get in shape and feel better. You don’t have to have had injuries like I did to go to Deepa she is really good at working with people on strength training which is what we are working on now and I feel great.

I have been working with Deepa for about 3 months now.
I have worked with many different types of yoga, martial arts, and fitness instructors/​coaches and in Deepa I have found the best of all possible worlds.
I love the combination of modalities and tools she uses and offers. I really enjoy traditional yoga, learning how to better control and strengthen and open my body with postures and breathing. I love introducing the yoga tune-​up balls into the floor work, to get deep massage and pressure-​point/​trigger-​point therapy in parts of my body that are stuck and hurting. And finally, I love working with the Pilates Reformer, and strengthening my body without aggressively straining my joints and ligaments. Deepa uses these tools along with her thorough knowledge of body mechanics to guide me through engaging workouts that strengthen without injury.
I walk away from each workout more deeply connected with my body and feeling invigorated in a way that allows me to move more freely, and generally be in less pain. I know I am lucky to work with her. I hope that everyone who wants health and balance in their body will be lucky to work with her as well.

There are times in your life that you meet people who have a profound effect or influence in your life, for me, Deepa is one of those people. I’ve been fortunate enough to take her classes and work with her in private sessions. Deepa has taught me movements to over come a stressed hamstring and open up my psoas muscle! Her experience and knowledge about the body is without question. Her passion to continue learning and pass her knowledge on to others is a blessing for us all.

I love Deepa’s classes, and I attend at least one or two of them every week! I really appreciate that she takes the time to discuss alignment and the reasons behind why we do certain poses. She gives great physical cues, gentle adjustments and also reminds us of the importance of breath. She keeps the classes lighthearted, so you don’t even realize how hard she works you until you are happily resting in savasana. Deepa clearly loves what she does and continues to educate herself on all aspects of yoga and Pilates, and for that I am a very grateful student!

Deepa is very knowledgeable and thorough. I really appreciate how she follows up with me after sessions, when I am concerned about muscle aches. It shows she cares. I have been seeing her for over 3 months now, and am really feeling the benefits.

I have been taking classes with Deepa for almost 3 years now. Her attention to biomechanics, and her ability to adapt to her client’s needs is unparalleled! Great sense of humor and ability to provide the best workout and results are just a few of the reasons I love working with her!

Deepa is simply the best there is in my experience! She spends the time to get to know your needs, your goals as well as if you have any limitations (past injuries, etc.) and then designs a program to optimize your time to get the best results. Her experience and passion for what she does shows! I have been doing pilates for well over a decade, and have gone to many many pilates studios and dealt with even more pilates teachers, but none have been as good as Deepa.