Author: Risa Mathews

Risa Mathews is the owner of Boditree Pilates and Healing a Pilates Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Risa is a founding member of the Pilates Association of Canada, and served on the Board of Directors for 3 years. Risa’s dedication to assisting people with pain management has resulted in the development of a number of in-house systems, applications, and protocols that are used to help participants transition from a pain-relief styled exercise program to one that is more athletic, and focused instead on gaining strength, control, balance, and improved flexibility.

Boditree Pilates Online Education !

Boditree Pilates LogoWe are excited to launch our upcoming online education programs, offering workshops and lessons that will be conveniently available to customers without the need for travel, hotel bookings, or expensive enrollment fees !  Our first film shoot takes place this weekend, and we should be able to go live by the end of the month with our first selection of workshops. More updates to come, stay tuned ! If you have any subjects you are interested in seeing us explore, don’t hesitate to shoot us a message, and let us know what you are wanting to learn from us.  Subject titles to date that will be explored :

  • Boditree release work
  • Boditree imprinting fundamentals
  • Breath, the pelvic floor, and alignment of the pelvis
  • Boditree scoliosis fundamentals
  • Boditree prenatal fundamentals
  • Pilates for dancers
  • Pilates exercises – order and intent
  • Integrating the OOV into a Pilates warm up