Active Balance Pilates

Evolve your Movement. Elevate your Life.

Laurie Nuger is the founder of Active Balance Pilates & Health, in San Diego county, where she combines her passion for traditional Pilates and movement that improves strength, balance, movement quality and nervous system health. Laurie has a creative and compassionate approach to supporting her clients process of becoming the best version of themselves. With a strong background in Pilates, functional anatomy, restorative movement practices and her personal journey of healing trauma, Laurie's focus is on bridging the gap between fitness and whole body wellness. Her mission is to help clients overcome movement challenges, create pain free movement, and empower them to feel better, move better and live better every day.

Self Care Saturday is on May 16

May is for Nurturing Yourself & Others

Hello Reader I hope you are enjoying the season change or the season that has not yet arrived. I’m sending a big, heartfelt welcome to any newcomers to my list and to everyone else here, too! I would love to hear from you at any time. Let me in on a recent or top-of-mind body struggle, or something you want to learn more about? I have some new offerings in the works, but helping you understand your body better is key to your progress. Movement should feel good in your body, at any age. So...

21 days ago • 1 min read

Create space and support in your body. Connect with your core.

Welcome Autumn- Restore & Renew with me

Hello Reader Fall has always been a time for me to reflect and renew, like returning to school. Learning has been imprinted in my being. It is how we change and grow. Movement is how we learn and imprint change in the body. And in Pilates, learning begins with Spine, Breath & Core! It is the foundation of Pilates. While I cue breath and alignment in Pilates, that isn't the whole story. It can't be. Life changes how our body works. So, wouldn't it be great to pause and bring our system back...

8 months ago • 1 min read

New Pilates mat class in the community.

Welcome Spring- a Time to Bloom!

Hello Reader You can tell it's spring in Alpine by the green hills and abundant weeds, the return of bird songs, and sightings of reptiles, too. If you have more time planned in your garden or are looking forward to other spring activities, Pilates can help you stay one step ahead of "overdoing it" and keep you active without adding aches or strains. The secret is "connected strength". While building a stronger core is a common goal of Pilates, the secret to achieving this comes from...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Join our mini retreat, Free your Upper Back, Neck and Shoulders

Free mat class and Freedom in your shoulders this week!

Hello Reader, Oh my, where has March gone? In Pilates, "March Matness" has become a common studio focus and a time for practitioners and enthusiasts to explore the 34 mat exercises. The mat repertoire is where Pilates began and where the foundations of the Method are taught and explored. Semi-private classes at Active Balance Pilates are designed to help you discover and practice new movement skills, that get layered into your movement patterns. That is the beauty of a whole-body Method. Are...

about 1 year ago • 1 min read

Laurie Nuger is the founder of Active Balance Pilates & Health, in San Diego county, where she combines her passion for traditional Pilates and movement that improves strength, balance, movement quality and nervous system health. Laurie has a creative and compassionate approach to supporting her clients process of becoming the best version of themselves. With a strong background in Pilates, functional anatomy, restorative movement practices and her personal journey of healing trauma, Laurie's focus is on bridging the gap between fitness and whole body wellness. Her mission is to help clients overcome movement challenges, create pain free movement, and empower them to feel better, move better and live better every day.