My passion is health and strength

Alexandra specialises in treating chronic pain, Hypermobility/EDS syndrome, acute lower back and neck pain, knee and hip osteoarthritis, RA and more. With 20+ years of combined experience, she has established herself as a trusted practitioner of Traditional Osteopathy and the Classic Pilates Method.

When treating pain, Alexandra focuses on the body as a whole not just symptoms. She educates and treats from a wholistic approach. No prescription or surgery, instead she uses her hands to bring people back to healthy. This philosophy is guided by the wisdom and principles of Andrew Tailor Still, the founder of Osteopathy; where he trusted that the body has a self-healing mechanism. As an osteopath, Alexandra is dedicated to encouraging and facilitating this natural healing process.

Alexandra offers education, diagnosis, treatment and strength.

Alexandra mentors and travels internationally teaching workshops and conferences to help individuals including other Pilates teachers, physical therapists and osteopaths… to deepen their knowledge of their own bodies, their teaching and treatment. She has also produced numerous videos for Pilatesology and for Pilates Anytime.

Alexandra is an internationally recognised, Osteopath trained in the traditional method and classical Pilates teacher, taught by Joseph Pilates’ protege Romana Kryzanowska. She runs a combined hands-on therapy clinic and Pilates studio as rehab and exercise routine.

A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Alexandra moved to New York to study and pursue a career in dance. While in NYC, she desired to improve her dance skills, and was introduced to the authentic classical method of Pilates. After her first lesson, she devoted her life to mastery of the Method. She studied at the legendary Drago's New York Pilates studio, where she trained under and was certified by Romana Kryzanowska. Alexandra has also studied with Romana’s daughter Sari Mejia Santo, Edwina Fontaine, Jerome Weinberg, Cynthia Shipley, Bob Liekens and a completed a number of session and workshops with Jay Grimes.

After graduating and then working under Romana in NYC, she moved to California where she spent time working with the famous Mari Winsor in Beverly Hills. She then opened her own studio, Los Angeles, while continuing to perform ballet at the prestigious Colburn School of Dance and Music. Her clients include celebrity artists, actors and elite athletes, and real people wanting to improve their body through Pilates.

Alexandra is also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a certified Personal Trainer. She credits authentic classical Pilates with helping her ballet technique improve as well as helping her get back into great shape after three successful pregnancies and now keeping up with her three children.

Alexandra studied Sport Science at Durham University in the UK. While at Durham she taught Pilates to the Durham University Ballet Company with whom she also performed. She also assisted a number of individuals from the Durham Crew (Rowing) Team.

Alexandra graduated from Osteopathy in London UK at the British School of Osteopathy, to deepen her knowledge of the body, pathologies and injuries. She had a well round experience in London where she worked with a variety of individuals. Pregnancy, babies to senior, Sport clinic, HIV patients, obesity, diabetic and neuropathy patients to name a few.

She is now in East Grand Rapids, Michigan where she owns Alexandra Osteopilates studio/clinic, fully equipped by Gratz Pilates apparatuses.