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About Us

My Story

I started TRU Center for 3 reasons… First 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 them to experience the liberation of their Mind, Body and Energetics!

Because when the Mind and Body are TRU-ly aligned, not only does this enable one to explore, achieve, and enjoy all the  potential levels of life- but that energy of liberation carries over to every one else in their world…

 This process is working from the inside out, at the deepest levels, where the inner movement heals.

 

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.

Transfer Renew U

 

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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, Lolita San Miguel, Marry Bowen, 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 Movement and Wellness to her new "Movement Medicine" 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. Helping people achieve optimal movement, energy, and vitality through TRU Movement and Wellness is her calling, and with an extra gift of sight into the body, she has brought hundreds of clients and students to new levels of health and healing in their lives!

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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 Time*, 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 Movement and Wellness 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... Transform, Renew, U!

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Testimonials

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The time with Alicia is an experience not a work out.  I continue to be amazed with her ability to know what is happening in my body and gently guide me to make corrections and improvements. I have laughed to myself on many occasions during a private Pilates lesson, thinking to myself, "I don't think I'm working out" and then get into my car and every muscle is shaking.  The subtlety of her teaching has had a dramatic impact on my alignment, strength, balance and body awareness. When I leave her class I feel stronger, taller and more balanced in my body. She is a master Pilates instructor!

- Kendra D., Real Estate Broker

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