Change happens through movement and movement heals.
Joseph Pilates
Who we are
the Pilates Education Collective
The Collective is
The P. E. C. is a collaboration between experienced Balanced Body Educators and Pilates studios throughout Santa Cruz County.
The Collective was founded in 2023 by Ky Russell, Arwen Brooke, & Sarah Artha Negara to educate and support the next amazing generation of Pilates instructors and healers.
Meet the Team
Our Balanced Body Educators

Ky Autumn Russell, MA
Ky is the Director of the Collective and a Balanced Body Educator since 2008.

Arwen Brooke
Arwen created CoLab Movement and has been a Balanced Body Educator since 2011.

Sarah Artha Negara, MA
Sarah is a professor at College of San Mateo and has been a Balanced Body Educator since 2008.
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