sayuri Miyazaki

Why did I start doing Pilates?

I started Pilates after a Thai massage went wrong. I experienced excruciating pain for many years, along with pain from an unknown scoliosis.

After trying many doctors, orthopedists, chiropractors, and various therapies, I was so frustrated with being told that my only option was painkillers or just learning to live with pain.

It has been a long recovery process but most of all, one of the most humbling and fulfilling learning experiences.

What teacher training have I taken ?

2006 Business Administration Degree (Mexico)
2011-2013Masters in Spanish Applied Linguistics & Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (Spain)
2014 Early Childhood Education (UCLA Extension )
2014 Teacher Training play-based education ( Fairy dust Teaching )
2016 Jolly Phonics Training Workshop
2020 BASI Pilates Mat Program (Japan)
2020 POLESTAR Advance Screening Skills Workshop (Dr. Brent Anderson)
2020 Pre and Postnatal Pilates Workshop (Leah Stewart)
2020 Pilates for Scoliosis Workshop (Madeline Black)
2020 Cueing for Success Workshop ( Carrie Pages)
2021 BASI Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training (Japan)
2021 BASI Pilates Through Pregnancy and Beyond. Advanced Education Course. (Ashely K. Ritchie)
2021 BASI Pilates for Injuries and Pathologies. Advanced Education Course. ( Samantha Wood)
2021 BASI Pilates for Men Workshop ( Rael Isacowitz )
2021 BASI Scapular Stabilization Via the Mat with Small Props Workshop ( Rael Isacowitz )
2021 Pilates for Children Workshop (Brett Howard )
2021 Pilates for Teens Workshop ( Brett Howard)
2021 POLESTAR Understand the Pelvic floor Workshop (Dr. Brent Anderson)
2021 POLESTAR Lumbo - Pelvic Pain Workshop (Dr. Brent Anderson )
2022 POLESTAR Hip and Back Pain Workshop (Dr. Brent Anderson)
2023 POLESTAR Back Care Workshop (Dr. Anderson)
2024 BASI Pilates Mentor Program (Natasha Eyber @ BASI Korea)
Female Hormones and Metabolism
It's a never ending, and constantly going back to basics...

What do I want for my clients?

My ultimate goal as an instructor is to support and help people become the best happy version of themselves.

I want everyone to come to a session with an open mind, ready to see and find themselves without judging. Ready to rediscover themselves and allow them to have that "me time" they deserve.

I want them to experience how Pilates can
bring you back to life, give you hope, and allow you to enjoy the things you love doing that you couldn't do anymore.

I want them to walk in/out of the studio knowing that a consistent small act of showing up for yourself can create bigger changes over time. It can improve one person's well-being and therefore impact their entire community.

Fun Facts

I shaved both eyebrows when I was 4 to shave like my dad.
I was born and raised in Mexico until I was 22.
I worked as an Early Childhood Educator

for 9 years.
I was bulimic as a teenager.
I'm the third of 4 siblings.

I lived in Washington,DC, NYC & SF.
Summer= Shaved ice / Kakigori
I love being in the woods and camping.
I was kidnapped at 29.
I have had 7 dogs, 4 cats, 2 parrots, 2 hamsters, 2 turtles
A favorite book is "The power of Vulnerability" by Brené Brown.
I love cooking, sci-fi movies and dancing to Latin music.

I'm always up for improving and learning.

My Favorite NPO is Mira no Mori in Japan