Diane began her Pilates studies in Berkeley, CA in 1999. She received her Pilates Teacher Certification in 2003 with Romana Kryzanowska at Drago’s in NYC . Since 2006 she has been instructing private clientele at The Pilates Room in Chelsea. Diane continues to draw inspiration from the classical method in developing a workout to enhance a client’s core stability, posture, flexibility and body awareness. Whatever the level of the client’s experience and fitness, she works to bring precision and awareness to their practice, with the goal of an ongoing integration of the Pilates Method into their daily lives. Diane is also a photographer. She attended the Certificate Program for Documentary Photography/Photojournalism at ICP.  Her work focuses on capturing gesture, body and performance on city streets and at communal spectacles.