About Us

Since a very early age Lena showed interest in music and dance. When Lena was five years old she took her first piano and dance lesson and by the time she graduated from High School dancing become her life. All the hard work and discipline paid off when she graduated, with Honors, from a very prestigious College of Music and Choreography in Ukraine.
Now, she is just as passionate about Pilates and adds her knowledge of body movement and awarness to her over-twelve year experience with teaching the Pilates Method. Always concerned with her client's well being, she adds entusiasm, joy and personalized attention daily to each and every client. After spending quality time together year after year, a sense of family develops, making newcomers and regulars alike feel at ease.
She received her Pilates Method Certification from Rael
Isacowitz, who is a World Renown Pilates Guru.
In addition, she had the honor and privilege to teach the Pilates Method in London, Riga, and Moscow (Bolshoi Theater of Ballet).

Alisa fell in love with Pilates Method before moving from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara in 2001 to pursues her Bachelor's Degree in Cultural Antropology from UCSB. She loved it enough to make the 100 mile drive regulary to working out at first, and then to pursue and complete Teri Nakamura's Pilates Certification Course in 2004. After graduating from UCSB in 2005, she combined her passion of working with people with her love Pilates full time and Lena's Studio is a perfect fit for her!