Change Your Life While Having Fun…read more.. My wife and I are seniors in our 70s, but remain active. I've gone to the gym 3 days a week for many years while she's taught Jazzercise and gone to Zumba classes for a long, long time. But something was missing. Pilates at Tabula Rasa is a kick in the pants. Pilates is meant to strengthen your core muscles. Between introductory sessions and a package of 10 classes for $275...all with the owner, Vanessa (although there are other trainers)... we've worked on things we didn't know existed. - Overall: 5 - Owner: 5+ - Getting Started: 5 - Range of Classes: 5 - Online Management: 5 - Yurt: 5 - Class Size: 5 - Personal Attention: 5+ - Cost: 4 - Location: 5 - Facilities: 5 - Parking in Dry Weather: 5 - Parking in Wet Weather: ? Pros: - The owner, Vanessa Dominguez, is amazing. Her knowledge, ability to explain and pay attention to each person even in a class of 2-6 people is uncanny. Her energy is breathtaking - literally. If we were back in the 1970s or 80s, Vanessa would be on TV with best selling videos. - Sample the equipment in her studio, ask whatever comes to mind and get a feel for what it's all about at no charge nor obligation. - There's a big range of classes at most hours of the day with several highly skilled and motivating instructors. - Managing your pilates schedule is simple, online and flexible. - All classes are behind Vanessa's house in a "yurt"...a big teepee shaped building with lots of equipment. It's actually quite spacious and comfortable with air conditioning and a big fan dropping down from the center. - Classes are limited to 6 people, although most we've seen had 2-4. Lots of personal care if you need it and each session is tailored to the attendees. - Cost is not "cheap", but reasonable - Location is convenient for residents of Nipomo - it's within a mile of Trilogy and Black Lake - and not bad for those in Arroyo Grande. - If you're hungry, thirsty or need a bathroom, she's got feee snacks, water and facilities. - There's a big parking lot in front of Vanessa's house for cars and trucks. Con: - Yes, there's one con. The parking lot is not paved so when the rainy season arrives there will probably be lots of mud. Our weekly pilates session changed our lives. Now all we've got to do is find a good place to park when things are wet.

Amazing instructors (especially Vanessa and Kay!) and the cutest location! Great app that easy to…read moreuse. Love!!!!!

This yoga studio is lovely! Cozily tucked in the downtown area, parking is easy, the building is…read morevery well decorated and designed for yoga, and the staff are great at what they do.

I recently started coming to Vida Yoga to broaden my exercise regimen, and, after taking the intro…read moreweek unlimited pass, I realized that I absolutely need yoga in my life. As advertised in the difficulty level of the courses, I leave feeling amazing and relaxed. The variety of yoga instructors are unique and each have contributed in helping me continue to improve. I highly recommend Vida Yoga.

Best most nurturing educated yoga instructor I have had the pleasure of knowing and practicing…read moreunder her guidance. What a gift! Please don't miss out.

My wife and I think this is the best yoga studio in the Santa Maria Valley? Why? It's clean,…read moreinviting, and reliable because it's run by people who know their craft. What I love is that you can try it out for free and then sign up for a long term basis and reap the benefits financially and physically. You will really enjoy this studio. Their offering of classes is really good considering how quaint the studio is and how small Orcutt is. It's not big so show up early and bring some extra cash if you go on a Friday and enjoy the food trucks that park directly on the other side of the street!

I love Misha's professionalism and her ways to create personal connections. Health is a mind body…read morecombo and she does a great job at offering her services & guidance in such ways. Going from backaches in second pregnancy to struggling to get myself to even do self care was possible with what all Central Core provides as part of their membership & services. Blessing in disguise are her short routinized pilates videos that make the "workout" habit a feasibility for rat race life I experience! She's also always available to answer any questions or concerns we as clients have when it comes to health! Availability, transparent communication, flexibility, accountability, guidance, recommendation, customization, variety & novelty.. all describe what Central Core offers!

Pismo Beach is known for a quiet beach town with great food, delicious food, and amazing views of…read morethe ocean. That is why I was shocked when I found another business in the area that rocks what they do, and a great value. This is Central Core! Central Core is hard to pin down exactly what they do (fitness studio, Pilates,group classes, etc?) as they offer so many unique classes. I met the owner & head trainer Misha. She is super passionate and knowledgeable in lots of aspects of training and getting the most out of your training time (super important). I decided to try the pilates class first. Pilates is the class that uses those cool glide type equipment and resistance straps. I have always wanted to try this, and glad I did. This class was lead by Misha. It was nice there was another man in the class and had another person who had done Pilates class before. The class really hit almost all the core body parts and enjoyed the WHOLE body experience. Misha tailored the exercises to each persons strengths and needs. Perfect class. I was sore and felt stronger all at the same time. With that positive experience I signed up for TRX (those cool yellow straps) and their pump and jump class (back to back classes, booya!). These were taught by Cameron another instructor here, and she was very helpful. She kept the class motivated and pushed us. I really liked both classes. The trx exercises really helped both isolate the muscles a good burn. I also appreciated that it helped give extra support for my knees while letting the exercises really work my muscles. The pump and jump is a modified Pilates class and switch off with weight training. I liked the Pilates jump and it really helped my focus on my legs and kept my knees strong. (Also fun to jump jump...) I really like the feel of the studio. Supportive staff that take the time to really care about us (the students) is just the start for an amazing experience. I would definitely recommend trying out a few classes (Pilates, trx), and see for yourself. What is your favorite class?

Update on my disability discrimination. A month of 3-5 days per week of Pilates at my Bay Area…read morePilates studios has passed. ALL instructors have been so positive of my necessary modifications to class routine. I am 90% better and walking upright. So unfortunate club Pilates San Lois Obispo was so negative and unwelcoming.

I really wanted to love this place, but my experience as a new client was frustrating and honestly,…read morepretty disrespectful. I called ahead to make sure I was following the correct protocol for new students and was told I could sign up for any class. So I booked a 6:00 am session, woke up early, and arrived on time, only to find out I had been removed from the schedule without any notice. No email, no text, no call. When I asked the instructor what happened, there was no apology, no effort to help, and no offer to make things right. I was just... dismissed. To make matters worse, I still haven't received a refund for that class, or for another one I had signed up for. It's really disappointing because I was genuinely excited to try this studio. First impressions matter, and unfortunately, this one left me feeling ignored and disrespected. I hope they treat future new clients with more care and professionalism.

Beautiful studio, great location. Excellent informative…read moreteachers . Helpful staff. Always willing to help

What a scam. This club tried to scam me for three hundred dollars. I had been a member there for…read morethree months. They told me there was no cancellation fee after three months. When I emailed them in advance to cancel, they told me someone had signed me up for a new contract one month after I'd already been a member there for a month. So they signed me up for two contracts in a one month period, and told me too bad about the first month it didn't count. So they wanted four months of their 200 dollar contract and when I tried to cancel they hit me with the hundred dollar cancellation fee. Scammers. So I do not even want to go there anymore now. They snuck in an extra month to my commitment and tried to charge me an extra 300 in total to cancel. Well send me to collections and hire a lawyer to serve me and we'll settle it in court. Do Pilates, Get scammed. Update: Interestingly enough, I was able to get out of the contract. The trick is to say a few magic words to the lady on the other end of the emails. Hint: expressing that the contract is similar to the R word works wonders. Best of luck!

I've been going three times a week for the past few months, and I'm honestly amazed at how much…read morestronger my core has become. At 74, I was starting to struggle with getting up off the ground while doing yard work--but not anymore! Yesterday and today, I was outside working all day, and getting up felt just like it used to--easy! The studio is great, with plenty of easy parking, and I absolutely love my instructors, Shelly and Amber.

Have attended 5 sessions and today was the best....with Andrew. Highly recommend visiting with him…read more He covered stretching and made sure all the participants were involved. I specifically liked the Matt and ab work. He paid attention to everyone.