Shuriu Lo -
PILATES • GYROTONIC® • GYROKINESIS® • THAI YOGA • FOOT FITNESS • STRETCH • DANCE CONDITIONING • LIFESTREAM RADIANT ENERGY
in the cities of Long Beach, Huntington Beach, and Santa Monica (562) 243-9105
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....Both I and my husband started GYROTONIC® exercise with Shuriu over two years ago. The difference in our bodies' mobility and flexibility is astounding. We originally started to help with our golf swings and not only have we seen improvement in our swings (I went from a 32 handicap to a 21 handicap) but we feel better with increase in energy and endurance. Our core muscle strength has improved beyond belief. The increase in core muscle helps our stature and posture improve. I find I can't wait to attend my GYROTONIC® session or to use the mat knowledge to help after stressful days or long trips. This exercise regime will always be a part of our exercise program.
- Billie and Phil Dauk, Huntington Beach, CA
My greatest passion in life is dance. Last year, I lost ALL feeling and sensation in my big left toe. Being a dancer, this terrified me that I could not feel the floor when I did a tendu, let alone going onto pointe. After a month, my toe went completely blue and I had crippling pain from the toe, through the arch and up the inside of my left leg.
In panic, I ran to a foot and ankle “specialist” (medical doctor) who literally “checked me” and walked out saying, “It happens sometimes. You’ll learn to live with it!” Then he gave me a prescription for a physical therapist for “hammer toes.” I cried in his office and he patted me on the knee and said there was nothing else he could do.
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Devastated to the core of my being, I sought alternative methods. My toe was now turning blue and I had trouble walking. I saw a podiatrist because 2 corns had now developed overnight due to the way I was now walking. He noticed the Achilles tendon was tight and also injected a solution to help with the pain in my ankle so I could walk, let alone perform! The corns went away but I still could not feel ANY sensation AND it also started to tingle constantly.
By now, Shuriu Lo had been telling me to see an acupuncturist she knew, [Erin Holloway], as well as to develop my core muscles so I could be more stable. In one acupuncture treatment, my toe regained color and the tingly numbness was decreased by half! I couldn’t believe it! I had also decided to see the physical therapist who ALSO said I did NOT have a “hammer toe” problem. He did conclude that the problem was in the “FHL tendon” [flexor hallicus longus] and used a weekly dose of deep tissue massage and ultrasound. He also had me using tape to support the arch daily. I actually left without pain walking for the first time in months!
Once the pain management was under control, I began to see Shuriu Lo once a week. She spent some time assessing my needs and listening to my journey to that point. She was able to develop a pilates and dance conditioning program that within 2 months has changed the way I dance so dramatically that others have made comments. “You’re so lifted.” “Your pirouettes are amazing!” They have even questioned that 8-9 months ago that I was THAT crippled.
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I have been dancing ballet now for 27 years and have always struggled with upper body and core strength. People always said I had beautiful feet but it was as if that was it. Nothing I did at the gym or at home mattered. My upper body always felt lacking aesthetically.
What amazes me most is dow diverse the program is and with good technique it takes so little to get such amazing results. Each session is VERY focused and targeted to my needs. Shuriu is so positive of my progress and is excellent at explaining or showing exercises in multiple ways. As a dancer/choreographer herself, she knows what will help me with class and eventually my performances.
For the first time I am seeing benefits to this type of cross-training that continue to develop rather than ease off or stop showing results. THANK YOU!
-- Kathleen Shivers, Long Beach, CA
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...I love exercising with Shuriu so much that now I’m trying to sample every class she offers. I’ve taken Pilates with other instructors elsewhere, but nobody compares. I really appreciate her attention to my form and my ability, and it makes a big difference in my workout and what I learn. She jokes that she has X-ray vision and can see muscles through clothes, and I believe her! She gently modifies my posture and always explains so well that it’s really easy to understand and improve. I recommend Belinda to all my friends!
-Cheryl Jung, Long Beach, CA
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....I've enjoyed my sessions with Shuriu very much. She offers a wide range of body awareness through GYROTONIC® exercises, Pilates, and mat pilates. She worked with me while pregnant, and post-pregnancy, and my body feels great!
- Absolut Beauty, Long Beach, CA
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....I have been working with Shuriu for approximately one year. When I started I had tendonitis in both arms and a very strained right wrist. I was also having problems with sciatica and was walking incorrectly mainly utilizing and outside of my feet. Upper and lower back pain was also a frequent problem.
....Shuriu Lo is a very disciplined, talented, and proficient person who is totally dedicated and thorough in her work. She continually strives and searches for answers for her clients problems.
....Working with Shuriu utilizing GYROTONIC® exercise and Pilates has helped me in several ways. First, I have no tendonitis and my wrist has been healed. I have learned to use my core muscles and to use other muscles (inner leg and foot), and have corrected my walk. I no longer have sciatica. In addition to all this I now know several ways I can continue to help myself if difficulties should arise and can do my own maintenance. In short, my experience with Shuriu, GYROTONIC® exercise and Pilates has been invaluable. Being a pianist and a piano teacher I can now continue my playing and teaching.
- Sue Lewis, Long Beach, CA
I definitely have greater range of fluid motion from the Friday [pilates core strength and pilates intro] classes. When I am taking Shuriu’s classes, I feel such a positive feeling of being centered and when I move, I feel increased strength. My body flows more with ease, when I walk. The foot class helped me stand for extended periods with less pain. My benefits from your classes are very pronounced. After last Friday, I noticed I released so much compression of vertebrae, joints and muscle, I felt like I could breathe differently and my posture was totally relaxed. It was an amazing release of tension. One of the benefits, I am really excited about is the improvement of my breathing! As a singer and a tennis player, breathing has been something I am very aware of. It seems there is a new dimension in my lung capacity. It's like when I used to fly to Minnesota or San Francisco and would get off the plane and feel the ability to take a deep breath, without trying. Thank you for having the knowledge to share this method.
- Carolyn Sery, Long Beach, CA
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I had weekly sessions with Shuriu for several months in 2007. I had a severe osteoarthritic left hip which made it difficult for me to walk or sleep. Each week I would come to see Shuriu and would ask her to use Thai Yoga with me. My body was so knotted up and tense each week and it was such a relief to walk out each week with flexibility and the knots gone. I have finally corrected my arthritic hip with surgery but I am convinced that had I not had this treatment available to me that I would have been unable to walk. I look forward to working with Shuriu in the future to see how much this method can help me now that I have the potential to do more. She is amazingly gifted and you will get big results after one session.
-- Janeen Cunningham, Newport Beach, CA
After years of hip pain, Shuriu Lo did one session of Thai Yoga and 90% of the pain was gone. After my second session with her I no longer experienced any pain in my hips. Her work is indeed the best and most effective therapeutic/corrective bodywork I have ever experienced in 35 years.
- Ruby Love, Long Beach, CA
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For years I have had tightness in my lower back, pelvic and hip area. After taking Shuriu’s stretch class, I was amazed at the flow of energy from head to toe. My hips felt loose and relaxed. Thank you, Shuriu!
- Sandy Bird, Long Beach, CA