Intuitive Motion Pilates, Brooklyn NY

I have been a client of Tracie’s for over a decade. She is a kind, intuitive, skilled and creative teacher, who knows how to listen to her clients and offer them what they need in each session. I started Pilates as a new and more gentle way to stay fit for my body that was often in pain. With Tracie, I have learned body control, gained strength and stability, and found better posture and body awareness. Tracie is excellent at working with and around her client's injuries. Her Somatic skills are a true gift, and she helped me navigate the most difficult time in my life by offering me a safe space and teaching me how to listen to what my body needed during that time. Tracie also is gifted at matching her clients to other practitioners within her network of healers when other skills or treatment are needed. Whether you are healthy looking for more fitness or in pain physically (or emotionally) and want to find a path to wholeness through your body, I would highly recommend Tracie as a Pilates and Somatics practitioner.

Tracie really understands the human body and what mine needs. She’s an amazing teacher/healer…

I have worked with Tracie on and off for many years. I'm now in my sixties and she is the perfect trainer for my needs. Tracie is an expert at working muscle groups in safe but challenging ways. I have osteoporosis and Tracie took me out of my comfort zone during workouts. I knew that she knew what she was doing - she is very focused and observant during sessions and her background knowledge is impressive. Tracie is also a great resource for exercises that you can do at home on your own. She's just wonderful.

I came to Tracie at Intuitive Pilates after serious abdominal surgery that severely curtailed my range of movement. She has an excellent sense of how to use Pilates as rehab. As a result, I have my full range of movement back, and my core is stronger than ever.

Shame on me for not posting a review sooner! I have had the luck of working with Tracie Matthews (at Ellie Herman and in Tracie's home studio) for nearly a decade. I came to Tracie in my early 30s, after noticing that my running and yoga routines were no longer sufficient to stay in shape or ward off a backache. My initial goal was very simple: to strengthen my core and address some old injuries and imbalances in my body. I never could have imagined how impactful Tracie's training would be. She has seen me through two births, two post birth recoveries (both rather tricky, involving public symphysis diastasis), and everything in between. Her deep study of the body and how it works allowed her to evolve my training according to my body's needs, to support my recoveries, and to help me become healthier, stronger, and more aware. I am in infinitely better shape, now in my early 40s and with two little kids, because of her influence and careful training. She is also a kind, delightful person who cares deeply about those around her. It is hard not to recommend her or sing her praises.

Tracie at Intuitive Motion Pilates is amazing! She is patient, has years of experience, and has process of building a personalized plan for each person. She has built foundations for me that slowly, but surely, makes me stronger, more conscious of my body's potential, and most importantly, gives me drive to continue.