ABOUT LAUREN

Lauren Moreno obtained her Pilates certification through Ellie Herman Pilates in 2010.  While dancing professionally in New York City with Synthesis Dance, Lauren experienced injuries and physical stresses of many kinds.  Through this time, Lauren personally found confidence as well as pain relief through Pilates. Though Pilates might be more well known for its ability to shape and tone, Lauren is equally interested in using its ability to retrain movement patterns in order to alleviate pain or simply strengthen and train the body for life’s constant motion.  While establishing a partnership with Beyond Basics Physical Therapy in Manhattan, Lauren provided a bridge between the world of PT and everyday exercise.  She helped ease clients into a safe and appropriate work out regime post injury.  Many of these clients were post-natal and Lauren found a niche in not only helping these women rebuild their abdominal muscles but also allowing these mothers to rediscover the innate strength of their own bodies.  Now pregnant herself, Lauren is putting her own methods to the test and experiencing what Pilates can do for mothers firsthand. Whether the goal is to strengthen and tone, to alleviate pain and heal an injury, or to prepare for and recover after childbirth, she aims to empower her clients with awareness, understanding, and faith in their own body's abilities.  With measured precision and patient guidance, Lauren’s training focuses on functional movement so that her clients may go out into the world and face all its activities with strength and confidence.  Her dog, Zia, also likes to help with sessions for dog friendly clients!