Be Stronger, Move Smarter, Stay Healthy and Perform at Your Peak.
Each movement we make allows us to take advantage of our strengths. Each movement highlights areas for growth. If you feel stuck, sore, in pain, or just worn out from the demands of performance and sport, ask where the opportunity lies.
Julia is passionate about the opportunity that everybody presents—to be stronger, to move better, to perform at one’s best.
Opportunities transform into dividends when we ask questions like these:
Where am I not moving at 100%, and what difference would it make if I could?
What if I took care of any pain or soreness before it got in my way?
Are there held patterns and habits in my body that aren’t serving me, and what can I replace them with?
When an elite athlete or high performer asks a lot from themselves, these questions matter.
Being in the hands of someone with thirty years of expertise to assess your body and movement patterns, identify weaknesses, and fine-tune your movement is the place to start. Doing so can directly translate to better performance and feelings of ease and strength. Working with the whole body system of the Pilates Method can recharge and elongate careers and transform your performance right now.
“From elite professional athletes to acute post-operative patients, I have no hesitation in referring any client to Julia as I know that they will move and feel better after their time together.”
Matt Nichol, Paragenix and Matt Nichol Training System
ABOUT JULIA
My career as a movement coach spans over three decades. I’ve taught high performers through the ups and downs of long-term careers and, at the start of their journeys, tailoring our work to what is needed for that body to move better and maximize its potential. Ongoing observation and assessment allow me to maximize performance at all stages of a career, often through injury and back to play. My background as a professional dancer means I understand the drive to perform at an elite level and the demands placed on the body and mind. Each person should be centered in training, doing what they need to enhance their performance. This is not a privilege but a necessity to perform at one’s best.
My professional credentials reflect my career length, approach, and desire to continue learning. The following experience has been the foundation for this:
I hold a B.F.A. from York University and an M.F.A. from Arizona State University, and performed in the U.S. and Canada. I began my teaching career as a dancer, so I know from the inside out what it takes to move at an elite, competitive level and stay healthy physically and mentally. This training brought me to teaching.
While performing, I trained in Pilates and quickly fell in love with the edge it gave me and how I felt both strong and resilient. Over the decades following, I have trained with top Pilates teachers from around the world. I have three comprehensive Pilates certifications, each deepening my learning in classical and therapeutic movement.
As my teaching career blossomed, I was the Director of successful studios in Toronto, Canada. I created the Pilates studio in Toronto’s Adelaide Club and then opened my studio, Inhabit Pilates and Movement. Inhabit was named Best of TO in 2016 and continues to be a vibrant training space in Toronto. I also work with Paragenix Systems in Toronto, training elite athletes.
I continue to upgrade my skills and augment my Pilates training with other relevant techniques. Specifically, I am trained and hold certifications in ELDOA, FRCms, and Levels 1–3 of the Franklin Method based in Switzerland. In 2020, I was invited to join the faculty at the Franklin Method and mentor and teach students internationally in this evidence-based system of imagery for performance.
I am completing an M.P.S. with a certificate in Psychotherapy from the University of Toronto. This study has clarified the strong emphasis on the mind and body connection and is an area of further growth and exploration. In 2023, I was honored to receive the prestigious Billes scholarship from the University of Toronto.
I am a mentor to other movement coaches and a lifelong collaborator with some of the best minds in the business, both in Canada and around the world. I am honored to share my years of experience and knowledge with you.
“As a performer, I love to move and be moved, and working with Julia helped me tap into myself and stay centred, building on my inner core strength and connecting with my body on a deeper level.”
I’ve worked with Julia for over 17 years, through different stages of motherhood and my performing career. We’ve always been able to address what I needed – strength work or refining movement patterns to help me move out of discomfort when it showed up.
Nelly Furtado
Singer & Songwriter
WORK WITH JULIA
I work in a primarily private practice focused on high performers and elite athletes. My work is rooted in the Classical Pilates Method and targets mobility, stability and strength.
I am not dogmatic in approach – but rather open and flexible to meet the requirements of the person in front of me. Our one-on-one sessions are uniquely tailored to help you achieve your performance goals.
Working with me allows a high performer and athlete to dive deeper into what the body can do and turn limitations into possibilities. Our sessions may be physical and sweaty, but also thoughtful and intelligent. Each session will feel good, be as lively as possible, and meet the needs of making you the best you can be.
Movement is a living practice, and I aim to help you have a significant impact while taking care of your body for life.