Pilates Durango Studio

CONTROLOGY (PILATES) IS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU SUPPLENESS, NATURAL GRACE AND SKILL THAT WILL BE UNMISTAKABLY REFLECTED IN THE WAY YOU WALK, PLAY AND WORK

Pilates Durango is a collective space operated by owners and instructors Rhonda Unkovskoy and Marisa Haga. Started in 2014 with the vision of providing a fully equipped, well rounded, integrative practice to the Durango community, our instructors each bring years of personal and professional experience to the studio offering a variety of daily classes and private instruction. Also sharing a space with and drawing upon the offerings of wellness practices Whole Health Lab, Serenity Health, and Durango Hyperbarics. Pilates Durango focuses on integrating fitness and health with body/mind awareness for a complete approach to physical health and wellness.

Marisa began studying Pilates in her early teens as a method to support and compliment her dance training. She continued her Pilates study through college and after graduating completed her certification with STOTT Pilates, a leading program in the contemporary Pilates approach. She earned her BFA in dance from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington and taught dance and Pilates around the Seattle area for several years before moving back to her home state of Colorado. In addition to Seattle, Marisa has taught at studios in Ridgway and Telluride Colorado as well as New York City.

She teaches a comprehensive approach to Pilates that emphasizes biomechanics and proper anatomical alignment, and is passionate about integrating mindfulness into movement. She often draws upon her studies of dance, Feldenkrais, and Laban/Bartenieff to inform her sessions and classes. She is also certified in Yamuna Body Rolling and has found this technique extremely powerfully in helping clients realign their bones, release muscular tension, and get in touch with the intricacies and patterns held throughout the body.