Jamie Russell

Jamie is a San Francisco based certified Pilates and GYROTONIC® instructor, dancer and figure model. Jamie began studying the Pilates method at the age of 13 to improve her classical dance technique, but her personal practice became more consistent and significant after taking a break from dance as a way to maintain physical and mental balance.

She began her instructor training under the guidance of Lawson Harris in Brooklyn, New York, before relocating to San Francisco where she completed a comprehensive Pilates certification course through Balanced Body under the direction of Nancy Meyers. Jamie later recieved her GYROTONIC® certification under the direction of Debra Rose at SF GYROTONIC®.

Jamie's teaching style caters to the fitness focused and rehab oriented while emphasizing the Pilates principles, concentration, control and precision. Her dance experience has given her a shape eye for detail and a creative approach that keeps the sessions both interesting and efficient. She enjoys working with a diverse cliental as each session with a new body informs the next. She strives to help clients at any level reach their individual goals.