Transform Your Body
Pilates / Yoga / Functional Fitness
Movewell was designed to provide modern fitness solutions at home or to our local neighbors for our In Real Life services. Today, our newest offering allows you to move well, anytime, with We Move Well mobile offering.
Align your body and your mind will follow.
Let's Move
Moving well starts here
Get up, get out, and most of all have fun! Fitness doesn’t have to be a serious endeavor. We believe it should be an enjoyable experience. Too often we forget that play is an important part of life.
While a majority of our classes are based in pilates, we offer a variety of class types to make room for everyone to have fun and be fit.
We Move Well Together
Move Well Anywhere
All you need is a mat. Join our mobile classes
through We Move Well, to experience our live
classes available to you via packages and
streaming refreshed monthly for all mobile
members
At our studio, you'll find instructors who embody authenticity, spontaneity, and complete presence as they lead you through the realms of mindfulness and movement. We prioritize genuine connection and intuitive guidance to help you achieve your wellness goals.
Meet Your Instructors
Tamra
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Tamra James-Stocum is fascinated by all things human kinetics. We must move through the world to survive, so why not make it effortless and optimal?!
Tamra grew up in Tucson, Arizona chasing her two brothers in the desert, playing every sport under the sun, and climbing any tree she could find.
She moved to Arcata, California to attend Cal Poly Humboldt on a full-ride soccer scholarship in 2011. She graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt in 2014 with a BS in Kinesiology, Exercise Science and started an internship at the local Pilates studio in downtown Arcata.
Tamra started doing Pilates in tandem with college soccer and fell in love. She received her teaching certification for Pilates through, BASI or Body, Art, and Science Institute. She started teaching right after graduating college and kept diving into learning with a Yoga Teacher Training, a Holistic Health Practitioner Program, and studying breath work.
Tamra took on ownership of the Pilates studio where she started as an intern in 2019. She dove into teaching online when the pandemic hit, thus Pilates on the Vine was born.
When Tamra is not teaching movement classes she is spending time with her family. Her husband, Byron and daughter Marigold love to hike, camp, surf, and connect with friends.
Alina
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Alina’s passion for Pilates was ignited during her college days, where she immersed herself in the world of dance and holistic health. This transformative journey allowed her to rediscover her body and movement, paving the way for a deeper connection to herself. Despite a car accident that left her with a series of debilitating injuries and pre-existing imbalances caused by scoliosis, Pilates became her sanctuary, providing solace and relief in the face of chronic pain.
Graduating with a B.S. in Kinesiology from Humboldt State in 2017, Alina embarked on a 500-hour comprehensive Pilates teacher training at Innerstellar Pilates & Yoga Studio in Berkeley. Teaching over the last five years, she’s been honing her craft and still continues to deepen her understanding of the method by studying Classical Progressions under the mentorship of Karen Frishmann.
To Alina, Pilates transcends mere exercises–it’s a gateway to a profound mind-body connection that resonates in every facet of daily living. Her mission is to empower her students with this transformative magic, guiding them toward healing and balance wherever they are on their fitness journey.
When she’s not teaching, Alina indulges in her other passions: dancing, reading, sewing, crocheting, and exploring the virtual worlds of video games.
Michele
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Michele received her classical Pilates training through The Pilates Center (TPC) in Boulder, Colorado. She is a lifelong learner and has also done a course in Pilates for Injuries & Pathologies through Basi Pilates this past fall and is presently taking an Archival Pilates Certification Course. She also learns more from taking classes regularly from many different instructors. She loves pilates and the pilates community because it promotes wellness and self care.
Michele wants to create a positive and enjoyable experience for her clients as well as help people feel great moving their bodies, feel more confident, and guide them to be more mobile, flexible, and feel stronger.
She loves to teach clients the classical exercises because she is drawn to Joseph Pilates’ philosophy of healing the body through a series of exercises designed for uniform development that has helped her heal after finishing Chemotherapy in 2017. She modifies exercises to meet the needs of her clients, listens and researches to create a plan that will help them further their Pilates journey.
Sonja
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Sonja Lyth is a fitness/wellness expert who is passionate about helping her clients build a strong core foundation from the ground up so that they feel stronger, lighter, and empowered in their bodies. Over the last 18 years, she has spent countless hours designing and implementing a broad range of individualized, group exercise, and nutritional programs that have led to incredible transformations.
Sonja utilizes Pilates technique as a foundation for all her functional fitness programs. You’ll find a bit of contemporary style in all of her classes, and no matter your level, she will encourage you to challenge your physical capabilities for healthy improvement in overall strength, balance, and grace.
Sonja holds a degree in Kinesiology and Nutrition as well as certifications through Balanced Body, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Sonja is thrilled to bring her health and fitness background to Movewell!
Kiana
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Kiana blends her expertise in weight lifting and exercise science with a deep passion for Pilates to help clients enhance strength, flexibility, and mobility through mindful movement and precise form. With energizing music to keep each session motivating and enjoyable, she fosters a supportive environment where clients can focus on both balance and consistent strength progression.
Whether you're new to Pilates or an experienced practitioner, Kiana's classes are thoughtfully designed to help you feel stronger, more in tune with your body, and confident in reaching your fitness goals.
Ellie
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Ellie has been teaching fitness for 20 years and has specialized in Mat Pilates, Barre, Yoga, Lagree Fitness, and Indoor Cycling. Over the years, she has worked as an instructor, master trainer, and studio co-owner.
She has an especially strong background in Lagree Fitness. Lagree is a method that evolved from Reformer Pilates to infuse body building techniques with spring-based tension. Her style of Pilates will ask that you move slower, find alignment in your body, and empower you to increase or decrease the intensity of each exercise. Her classes are high energy, emphasize fast transitions, and include loud, upbeat music. Think high-intensity Pilates!