Pilates is well-loved for the core-power and lean, catlike control that it develops, and what better skills to have when learning to surf? Alisa's energetic classes are taught with a fresh, fun, creative bend and it's her goal that what you gain doing Pilates translates to your everyday life. Morning sessions (all levels welcome!) will fire up your center and give you the courage to hop on a surfboard and have a blast your first time out. After fun in the sun, surf lessons and relaxing, your day ends with a meditative stretch session that promises to soothe the psyche and lengthen sore muscles.

About Alisa (Pilates instructor). . . .

Alisa has been teaching since 1999 when she left her high-powered publishing job to spread her passion for Pilates. A former dancer who was classically trained by Joseph Pilates' protégé, Alisa is a Gold-Certified member of the Pilates Method Alliance and also the co-creator and presenter of Pilates for Men, a DVD training program geared for athletes and civilians alike. A self-described movement junkie, Alisa explores any movement modality she can find the time for when she's not dancing, trekking or surfing. In addition to teaching at retreats and conferences internationally, Alisa trains clients at her private studio in Los Angeles, and is a star instructor at Equinox Fitness Clubs in Los Angeles and Manhattan.

About Kate Slater (surf instructor). . . .

My family has lived and worked down here in Sayulita for almost 7 years now and I have been vacationing and living down here on and off since I was a little girl. I learned to surf when I was about nine living in Encinitas, CA and since then I have mostly dedicated my life to travel and surf. I have lived and studied in Costa Rica, Brasil, Chile, Mexico and Argentina. I have a degree in International business and Spanish and hope to continue working in Latin America. I love to surf and love to share the experience with others.

About Murilo Evangelista dos Santos (surf instructor). . . .

Murilo grew up skateboarding in the streets of Sao Paulo, Brasil. For the last 7 years he has lived on and off on the beautiful, jungle coastline between Rio and Sao Paulo. Surfing has changed his life, giving him opportunities that he had never even dreamed of. He has taught the last few years at a surf school for young developing surfers and tourists in Ubatuba, Brasil. Like Kate he loves to share the surfing stoke with others.

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