Chris is a Certified Pilates Instructor, Certified Massage Therapist, Certified Yamuna Body Rolling Instructor, and soon to be certified Eden Energy Medicine practitioner. She is the founder of Deep Breath Pilates and believes passionately in the wisdom of the body and the power of listening to the body.

Her movement history includes Modern dance, Ballet, Aikido and years as a competitive junior tennis player. She combines over 10 years in business and over 10 years in academic research, with her fitness and bodywork experience to guide the management and expansion of Deep Breath Pilates. Her collaborations and work as an interdisciplinary artist include directing the Reconstruction Study Project, eight years as a member of the House Full of Black Women collective, and founding the Black Women’s Self-Care Reparations project. This work guides the individual and collective healing work foundational to Deep Breath Pilates.

Tammy is a Taiwanese American who came to Oakland, by way of growing up in Ohio. She comes to pilates with a wealth of other movement modalities, including running and teaching in a capoeira school, along with barre, strength training and foam rolling. A former elementary school teacher, Tammy first transitioned to her own private nutrition practice, The Nourished Belly, and authored a couple of nutrition books through Ulysses Press.

She then began to feel the impact of her capoeira training, and moved into other more holistic movement modalities and pilates has become a blessing to understand her own body more and to help others find alignment. She believes in a holistic, compassionate, inside and out approach to longevity.  Tammy is incredibly excited about learning with Chris at Deep Breath Pilates and diving deep into its community.