About Alicia

Alicia Stone
Romana’s Pilates Certified Instructor

Alicia has been a student of classical Pilates since 2002. As a trained dancer for over a decade, Alicia came to Pilates with a plethora of issues, including tendonitis in her hip and residual pain from dislocating both her knees in 1998. She found that practicing Pilates regularly not only healed her injuries but also made her stronger, leaner, and more flexible than ever before.

Alicia completed her certification through Romana’s Pilates at True Pilates New York (Drago's Gym) under master trainer Romana Kryzanowska (Joseph Pilates’ protégé) and her daughter, Sari Mejia-Santo. Alicia completed over 800 hours of seminars, observation, practice, and both practical and written tests, and has since attended numerous continuing education workshops with inspiring teachers including Sari Mejia-Santo, Jay Grimes, Jerome Weinberg, Kathi Ross-Nash, Mari Windsor, and Brooke Siler.

After teaching Pilates successfully in Manhattan, Alicia relocated to San Francisco in 2009, bringing her classical and proven approach to the West coast and founding REBEL Pilates. It was a joy teaching in her a San Francisco studio until 2017 when Alicia returned to the Boston area to raise her family. She currently teaches private sessions on a limited basis.

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Inside the Studio

A boutique studio, REBEL Pilates provides access to the high quality training and equipment of a large-scale business while also maintaining the intimacy of a private studio, removing outside distractions during your workout and dissipating any self-consciousness you might feel in a larger studio setting. Pilates is traditionally intended to be taught one-on-one in order to gain the true benefit of the exercises. Through private Pilates training, we can create the best program for your individual needs.

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The Apparatus

While many newcomers to Pilates are initially intimidated by the equipment, they soon discover that these apparatus can work the body better than all the machines in a gym combined. Unlike conventional machines that do the work for you, the Pilates apparatus provide resistance while you do the work yourself. The resistance springs allow you to exercise not only the major muscle groups but also smaller muscle groups that are frequently neglected in other workout methods. REBEL Pilates is a fully equipped studio, giving you the complete Pilates experience, so in addition to studying on the Mat and Reformer, you’ll have access to the full system of apparatus.

Get the greatest benefit by training on the Gratz Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Electric Chair, Arm Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector, and more. REBEL Pilates uses only high-quality authentic Gratz Pilates equipment, constructed with Joseph Pilates’ original designs and dimensions, which from my experience has proven to give the best results. Check out www.pilates-gratz.com for more information.