About Us
Our Story
I started TRU Center for 3 reasons… it started as a journey to heal from my own injuries from sports and dancing.
And from that, I found the love that comes from teaching and sharing these movement & wellness gems!
So it became a love to help educate people and empower to experience the liberation of their body!
Because when it is truly aligned, not only do you get to do everything you want to do in your life- That energy of liberation carries over into everybody else in your world… And I believe this is the only way one can affect the world, from the inside out… Your body is your vehicle, we need to know how take care of it, and it will take care of you… this is the process of finding your TRU Center.
Finding your TRU Center… Transfer Renew U…
This is your virtual oasis to learn how to Transform and Renew Ur body to a new level of wellness through TRU Movement, breath, awareness, and how they all connect within… THIS changes your life!
This is why the Mind-Body connection is all powerful…
They really are not separate… but how do we experience it?!
Alicia Gilbert
Founder of TRU Center: Movement and Wellness Coach:
Keynote Speaker: Retreat Facilitator:
Veteran Movement Therapist
Alicia Gilbert is the founder of TRU Center Movement & Wellness and curator of Full Circle Wellness Retreats. During her professional tenure, Alicia has studied with some of the most renowned movement therapists, coaches, and educators around the globe, including Irene Down of Juilliard, first-generation Pilates master Cathy S. Grant, second generation masters Cara Resser and Amy Lange, Fascia specialist Tom Myers, Eric Dalton, USC speed coach, British Champion Kick-Boxer, and many more. Her client list has included a range of celebrities, executives, Olympic and teen athletes, weekend warriors, to those recovering from surgery and post-PT. And now Alicia welcomes clients seeking a holistic approach to health and fitness to her new TRU Movement and Wellness Community!
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Gilbert was a professional dancer for 20 years, a personal trainer since age 19, and active in kickboxing, cross-training, skating, hiking, tennis, and other athletics. Initially introduced to Pilates while rehabbing from a chronic injury resulting from the dance profession, and even with her extensive experience and education to date, she realized the need for a more comprehensive and integrative understanding. So she continued her studies and graduated from The Pilates Center, recognized as the “Harvard of Pilates”, but this was just the beginning of her continuous, extensive education to actuate her passion for the healing system of the body and helping people achieve optimal energy and vitality through TRU Movement and Wellness!
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For over 25 years, Alicia Gilbert has taught movement and wellness giving specific attention to the housing of the central nervous system; the spine, as this is the master conductor of our life! With a unique approach that incorporates the Essentials of Movement and Wellness like Breath Work, Spinal Priming(trademark symbol?), corrective exercise, Pilates/Contrology, Nutrition, Sun Exposure, and many other modalities, she helps people discover endless possibilities of uniform development, flexibility, strength, and overall health!
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Gilbert believes that staying TRU to your intention for wellness, and practices that engage the body as a whole system- ”Feet, Head, Hands”, creates heightened awareness of ourselves not only in the studio, but in our everyday lives.
This process is finding your TRU Center.
Meet The People Of The Studio
Sharon McNeil
Pilates Teacher and Reiki Practitioner
Sharon is a graduate of the Pilates Institute of Southern California and a PMA certified Pilates Instructor. Moving and working with her body for most of her life through competitive dance, gymnastics and equestrian sports has given her an innate understanding and knowledge of body movement, body awareness and injury prevention.
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Sharon has been teaching Pilates for over 10 years helping people discover endless possibilities of uniform development, flexibility, breathing and core strength. Staying true to a method of engaging and lengthening all the muscles of the body that heighten the awareness of ourselves not only in the studio, but also in our everyday lives. Sharon believes that Pilates is a wonderful gift that you get to take with you anywhere, as it functions to improve all aspects of your daily life.
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Sharon has extensive work experience working with chiropractic patients at the Back and Body Institute in Redondo Beach, helping them to rehabilitate injuries and overcome blocks in their bodies that were restraining them from their healing processes.
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“I believe that a happy life includes being healthy and feeling good, and in the importance of the connection of body, mind, and spirit for overall health. I love helping people improve their overall well-being by training creatively, positively, and helping you reach your goals while having fun!”
Lisa Reynolds
Licensed Certified Message Therapist
Lisa is a Licensed Certified Massage Therapist, ITCA Certified Contemporary Cupping Therapist, with over 15 years experience and training with various forms of Advanced Bodywork. "I was blessed with Intuitive Touch Skills, combined with my training, which resulted in Clients naming me “The Body Detective”, because I would always “find” the areas that needed treatment, even if it isn’t where they are feeling the pain". Lisa tailors each session to the clients specific needs to help the body into wellness.
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Training in MFR, Trigger Point Release, NMT, MAT, ART and MET, and Pre Natal Massage.
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I look forward to treating you!
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Jailyn Matthews
Pilates Teacher
As a high school and early college athlete turned model/actor, raised in a family of nurses and medics, my passion for the fitness and emergency medical fields burns strong. I have pursued studies in these respective areas over the last fifteen years in the free time my modeling career afforded me. At this point in my life I am ready to dive deeper into emergency medicine and feel that my life experience has taught me to be compassionate, approach matters with a calm open mind, and work seamlessly with others while in high stress situations.
Suri Sun
Licensed Certified Message Therapist
Lisa is a Licensed Certified Massage Therapist, ITCA Certified Contemporary Cupping Therapist, with over 15 years experience and training with various forms of Advanced Bodywork. "I was blessed with Intuitive Touch Skills, combined with my training, which resulted in Clients naming me “The Body Detective”, because I would always “find” the areas that needed treatment, even if it isn’t where they are feeling the pain". Lisa tailors each session to the clients specific needs to help the body into wellness.
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Training in MFR, Trigger Point Release, NMT, MAT, ART and MET, and Pre Natal Massage.
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I look forward to treating you!
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