"As long as there is love in movement, we shall never grow old."
-Risa Sheppard
The Studio that Says “You’ve Come to the Right Place”
Led by Risa Sheppard, one of the world’s most sought-after Pilates instructors, Sheppard Method Pilates is the Westwood Pilates studio for you! Providing an unforgettable, welcoming place where you can achieve physical, emotional, and mental balance and stability. By placing an emphasis on Classical Pilates and the ever-important mind, body, soul connection, our clients work on themselves as a whole, rather than just the physical being. In every class, we strive to perfect body control to achieve true and complete body balance. With small class sizes and passionate teachers in every class, you’ll feel right at home from the moment you enter our studio doors.
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Mindful Movement: Heal Your Back Pain with BAM Therapy
by Dr. David Tannenbaum D.C. & Risa Sheppard
Invaluable for medical care providers
In this book, Risa Sheppard and Dr. David Tannenbaum present guidelines on how to incorporate spiritual mentalities and gentle exercise therapy for those who seek to heal their body naturally, without resorting to drugs or invasive surgeries. They believe that constricted minds create constricted bodies, and in turn, open minds create open, fluid, free-moving bodies.
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Interested in starting Pilates but too intimidated to join one of those evening classes filled with instagram models doing splits? Grounded in your Pilates practice but want to get back to the original forms? Just looking for something different? In just a few weeks you can check out our new Fundamentals class on Saturday mornings, taught by the always wonderful @lexhurtado
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He’s a dedicated young man- to his Pilates practice, to fitness, and most of all to Risa
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Just a casual day for our client Robin- staying flexible and stronger than ever!
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In honor of summer coming, here’s the back stroke! We love this exercise for the challenge it presents for your core as well as your balance!
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Olivia and Sara are the Thing 1 and Thing 2 of the Sheppard Method!
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Sara demos one of our favorites - Peter Pan!
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So grateful to have the relationships we do in the Pilates community- our wonderful former student and incredibly talented instructor @kayceepilates sent out a lovely message to her clients about the 50 year celebration and the current edition of PilatesStyle magazine. Thank you for still thinking of us and uplifting us! We are so happy to know you and have you in our circle. Your own students are so lucky.
Olivia from the teacher training program here- had to come by to say I will never stop being totally humbled by Janine (but tbh we wouldn’t know how to be any other way)
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I followed the 4 workshops held by Risa Sheppard at World Pilates. It was a fantastic weekend, a full immersion in what Pilates is in its most holistic part. Risa is an exceptional woman, not only on a professional level but also on a human one. Not least was her assistant Sarah Miller, very nice and cheerful! A very positive credit obviously also goes to World Pilates and to Luana and Antonio who organized everything in the best way--with precision and a lot of hospitality--qualities that characterize them! I'm happy to have participated and to have brought home a great wealth of knowledge!
Simona Falci
The Sheppard Method is a perfect compliment to chiropractor care. It helps strengthen and stabilize the back and joints to help keep the body in alignment. I have been referring my patients to Risa for the last 20 years.
David Tannenbaum
I really want to thank World Pilates for this great opportunity to meet and listen to Risa Sheppard during her fantastic workshop! I want to thank Risa for her precious teachings and for the passion she transmits in her teaching lessons. Thank you so much. She is a great source of inspiration for all of us!
Simona Falci
Risa's been a great cohost on our shows. She is dedicated to her profession and exudes warmth and sincerity.
Elaine and Jack LaLanne
Anybody can work out. But Risa Sheppard's unique fitness method offers not only a physical exercise program specifically designed for us, but also an effective method for reducing stress.
Cecilia and James Earl Jones
I love to go to Sheppard Method Pilates. I get a great workout - Risa even rubs the knots out of my shoulders. Her method makes me feel more fluid and helps take the kinks out of my back, shoulders, even my hands. I feel better all over after a session. I highly recommend her.
Reba McEntire
I have a chronic back problem, and Risa's tailor-made program has seen me through the worst. I've come through stronger and pain free. She is a natural born healer.
Marcia Burnam
I have trained with Risa for many years and recommend her Sheppard Method to everyone.
Katherine Ross
