Agile Monkey Movement Lab

Professional Movement Education based in science, fueled by curiosity, and focused on positivity.

Agile Monkey is a Balanced Body Authorized Training Centers for Pilates & CoreAlign. Agile Monkey is temporarily closed as we search for a new location in Santa Cruz, California. Agile Monkey is an authorized training center for Balanced Body and the owner (Lisa Graham) continues to collaborate with Balanced Body as a presenter and educational curriculum consultant.

02/17/2023

Nothing like a panoramic view to make you feel special. Thanks for inviting me to teach at Pilates on Tour in Monterey last weekend, and for spoiling me with this view! And thanks to all who came with open minds, willing bodies and positivity. I relished every moment of connection, laughter, teaching and learning, and I can’t wait for the next time.

11/16/2022
09/22/2022

When you work for yourself, having amazing friends that are also co-conspirators makes everything more fun. This past weekend I got to join forces with three of my favorites! and

So grateful to them for making my debut on .up.mvmt so fun. And BIG THANKS to everyone who joined. I had a blast and am happy to continue the conversation if anyone has any questions. Send me a message or email and I’ll get back to you. And if you missed it but want to watch the recording, you still can! All Links in Bio.

Photos from Agile Monkey Movement Lab's post 09/16/2022

I don’t love promoting my services, but I do love to help people move well, live fully and embrace the amazing, complicated and dynamic experience of being an aging human. And I also love teaching. This weekend I get to share some of my nerdy thoughts on knees on the always fabulous .up.mvmt

It’s live but you can register and watch the recording at your convenience so if you want to sleep in on Sunday or you have other plans, don’t let that deter you.
Link in Bio.

E R I K A ⚡️Q U E S T on Instagram: "OUCHY, GROUCHY, KNEES! 1 WEEK FROM TODAY, we’ve got an exciting topic for our September Classtermind on September 18th. These are our 90-minute EDUTAINABLE and user-friendly mini-workshops. Next Sunday, we a 09/12/2022

E R I K A ⚡️Q U E S T on Instagram: "OUCHY, GROUCHY, KNEES! 1 WEEK FROM TODAY, we’ve got an exciting topic for our September Classtermind on September 18th. These are our 90-minute EDUTAINABLE and user-friendly mini-workshops. Next Sunday, we a E R I K A ⚡️Q U E S T shared a post on Instagram: "OUCHY, GROUCHY, KNEES! 1 WEEK FROM TODAY, we’ve got an exciting topic for our September Classtermind on September 18th. These are our 90-minute EDUTAINABLE and user-friendly mini-workshops. Next Sunday, we are featuring Balanced Body Master In...

09/10/2022

Grateful for flowers in the studio and the beautiful client who brought them.

Ouchy, Grouchy, Knees! 09/08/2022

Ouchy, Grouchy, Knees! Do you or your client(s) struggle with knee pain? Have an old injury or surgery that is still causing stiffness, soreness, or irritation?

11/05/2021

Getting excited! The prep is all done, the set is organized, and now I just have to be patient until the start of The Best of Pilates on Tour TOMORROW! Can’t wait!

11/04/2021

Oh if only I was this cute when I didn’t want to get up in the mornings. 😆

Photos from Agile Monkey Movement Lab's post 10/28/2021

Yesterday was a fun day with one of my favorite people doing what I love to do - exploring therapeutic movement in a way that is fun, accessible and a little bit nerdy. We were running through my workshop “Healthy Hips, Happy Back” which I’ll be presenting at the Best of Pilates on Tour online conference November 6-7th. Even my cat got involved! I’m excited and honored to be part of this amazing conference. Care to join? It will be two jam packed days of amazing presenters including Lo**ta San Miguel, Nora St John, Jay Grimes, and so many more. There will be workshops, workouts, breakout rooms, celebrations and connections. I’m honored to be part of such an amazing event and I hope to see you there!

Get more info and register at: https://link.edgepilot.com/s/ae45a1bd/7LVrRt7sy0iC_BKgxObnhQ?u=https://pilatesontour.com/classical-to-contemporary
See you there!

09/17/2021

It’s fun to suck at something new. I like learning. I’ve wanted to overhaul the website for years but wasn’t really sure what to do once the downtown studio closed. But Agile Monkey lives on in the work that we all continue to do. It’s almost more an idea than a space right now, but the ideas and community that embraced them were always what excited me.

Big love to all the monkeys near and far.

Photos from Agile Monkey Movement Lab's post 07/27/2021

Remembering all the fun we had with my dear friend Joy Puleo at Agile Monkey, just a few weeks before everything changed. A weekend of workshops was a great excuse to catch up with this beautiful person who makes my life better just by being a part of it. All the laughing and learning was amazing at the time, but looking back on it now, it seems almost sacred. I appreciated each and every person in the room at the time but it is so weird to realize that was the last time many of us were together.
I miss the tribe each and every day, but my heart is full thinking of all the wonderful memories we've shared.
💕

No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk 07/20/2021

Nerd moment. Enjoy.

No One Really Knows Why Humans Can Walk No one knows why we walk. Out of some 250 species of primates, we are the only ones that have elected to get up and move around exclusively on two legs. Some authorities think bipedalism is at leas…

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Our Story

Voted the Best Pilates Studio in Santa Cruz, Agile Monkey is a family business that offers the highest quality instruction in Pilates and CoreAlign to accommodate all needs, fitness levels and budgets. We offer private sessions as well as group classes in Reformer, Mat, Springboard, Chair, Ball, props and more.

At Agile Monkey, we personalize each session to help you overcome any injuries or limitations and strive to help you feel truly fit and healthy. To us, Pilates is more than just exercise - it is a way to find strength and comfort in your body, so that you can focus on living the life you want.

Pilates sessions can focus on fitness, rehabilitation, sport-specific training, prenatal/postnatal and much more. Many of our instructors have decades of experience and tremendous knowledge to help you recover from injury, correct negative movement pathologies, improve posture, alleviate stress, increase muscle tone and flexibility, and help you feel better in your body.

Agile Monkey is also a Balanced Body host site, offering comprehensive Pilates instructor training programs, as well as professional continuing education courses.

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