Pilates by Violet

My August 20, 2013, email to Violet:
«I’ve wanted to hire a personal trainer for a while, and found you on Unilocal when I did a Google search of „Pilates, Culver City“. I liked what I read from other reviewers.
I’m 45, 20 pounds overweight and have bad knees. I’ve done Pilates before (10 years ago), and found that it was easier on my bones than doing Yoga. I have an elliptical machine in my living room that I never use. Can you help me?»
And she did.
She DOES.
V is fun, patient, quirky and dedicated. She teaches class from the privacy of her house. It’s low key. Having a bad hair day? Feeling a little gassy? Think you sweat too much? Worry not. V won’t judge, I pinkie swear. She’s just like us. Skinnier, but still like us.
Stripe, her rescued kitty boy from the wild, supervises it all. If you love kitties, you’ll love him.
Bottom line, If you’re hesitant about joining a class, about your ability, or just want to try something like Pilates without the fear or embarrassment of being judged, I have no reservations in recommending Pilates by Violet.

Violet is incredibly knowledgable and creative in her approach to Pilates. Her routines are customized to the individual needs of my body whether it’s recovering from the birth of my third child or recuperating from surgery. Violet finds a way to make me feel good every hour I spend with her.

Worth every penny, Violet’s training is an investment in my current and long term health and fitness. The prospect of eventual neck surgery makes me cringe, and caring for my neck without pain meds is a full time job. My best tools for agonizing flareups are distance walking, my $ 29 TENS machine and Pilates by Violet.
And the cosmetic fringe benefits — nearly eliminated saddlebags, greatly reduced thigh cellulite and 35% improved abdominal strength — are worth almost as much as reduced neck pain. She is a good teacher: pays attention to me every minute we work together, finds great metaphors to explain deep and complex moves and is just a plain old-​fashioned healer… although there is NOTHiNG plain or old-​fashioned about chic and modern Pilates by Violet. This is my first Unilocal review; Violet inspires me!