Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of heritable connective tissue disorders. The most common type is hypermobile EDS (hEDS), which is diagnosed based on clinical criteria including generalized joint hypermobility, skin and tissue features, and family history. Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) is diagnosed when someone has symptomatic joint hypermobility that cannot be explained by another known condition. The relationship between hEDS and HSD is not fully understood — some experts consider them the same condition on a spectrum, while others believe they may be distinct. At present, both are managed in similar ways.

Both are welcome here, and you do not need a specific diagnosis to work with me.

Yes — when it's taught by someone who understands how hypermobile bodies work.

My sessions are designed specifically for hypermobile bodies, with joint stability and functional movement support as the priority rather than flexibility or speed of movement.

Most exercise instruction is designed for neurotypical bodies with typical connective tissue. For hypermobile people, pushing into end range, loading unstable joints, or progressing too fast can increase pain and instability rather than reduce it. General classes also rarely account for the fatigue, proprioception challenges, and nervous system differences that often come with hypermobility. That's why specialized instruction matters.

Pilates focuses on controlled, precise movement with an emphasis on core stability and body awareness — which is exactly what hypermobile joints need.

When adapted for hypermobility, it becomes a tool for building the neuromuscular control that helps stabilize joints. We start with the deeper, smaller stabilizing muscles close to the joints then progress load with the bigger muscles.

The Pilates equipment is easily adaptable for different body needs and positions as well as muscular load.

Yes. Building strength and neuromuscular control around unstable joints is one of the primary goals of hypermobility-specific Pilates. We work on training the correct muscles to do the stabilizing work to support your connective tissue and reduce overwork from compensating muscles.

Brain-based movement focuses on improving how your brain and nervous system communicate with your body. With hypermobility, poor proprioception — your body's sense of where it is in space — and other sensory issues (often from neurodivergence) are a major contributor to instability, pain and unhelpful movement patterns.

By using specific techniques that improve sensory input to the brain, we can help your nervous system make better, safer movement choices.

It sounds technical but it often involves simple, gentle exercises that create surprisingly noticeable changes.