Meet Meirav Cohen-Cidor | Pilates and Yoga teacher, owner of Move With Meirav

We had the good fortune of connecting with Meirav Cohen-Cidor and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Meirav, what role has risk played in your life or career?
I believe that being ok with everything breaking is necessary for growth. To the point that you might be the one breaking things down. And that is a risk. When everything is broken down to pieces, how will it come back together? will it be worse than what it was? Looking back in my life, I seek to find a balance between building and breaking what I built. When it happens, when I destroy what I build, it feels like there is no other choice. Looking back now I see how risky it is. But if I wouldn’t have done it, time and time again, I would never grow.
I started with a home studio in Jerusalem. I built a community and then I left. I moved to NYC where I was hoping to find mentorship and grow as a teacher. I had to start all over again. It worked. After a few years I was working for a successful studio in Brooklyn, managing it and building a name for myself. And then I left. i moved to Colorado where I knew I would be happier, surrounded by nature and quiet. And now I am here, in Boulder, building it all over again. Hoping to again create a community, to grow and evolve as a teacher.
My risk taking manifested in big dramatic changes, but I believe risk taking is a day to day action as a business owner. And I find comfort in knowing I have a vision, a bigger picture, that directs me and helps me when taking those risks.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
I own a Pilates studio where I teach one on one sessions. It is my wish to enable my students to develop a positive relationship with their bodies. I believe that such a relationship creates the right conditions for helping your body become strong and flexible. This healthy relationship gives your daily life balance and lightness. A strong and flexible body becomes a vessel for your breath, to enable perfect breathing, creating the best physical conditions for a more relaxed, safer life.
Practicing Pilates is our preparation to deal with the demands daily life makes on our bodies, and to recover from modern life’s effect on us and our bodies.
To my students I promise to create a safe and comfortable place for you, one where you will never feel you are being tested or judged.
I got to this from being a non-mover for the first 20 years of my life, feeling distant from my body and it’s needs. I feel the value of moving everyday and love to share this joy with others. You don’t have to have a fancy branded outfit to move, you don’t have to be flexible, all you need is curiosity.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Boulder: Hike the Flatiron (1 or 3)
Have brunch at Lucile’s Creole Cafe
Enjoy the sun in North Boulder Park
Have a bagel at Moe’s Bagel
You have Sweet Cow Ice Cream right next door
Drive up Boulder canyon to see waterfalls and keep going up to Ned to eat Pizza (Crosscut)
Get a massage at St Julien Hotel & Spa, enjoying their sauna and pool
Have dinner atBramble & Hare, a farm to table restaurant
Visit the Boulder Circus center for some Acro Yoga and aerials
Coffee at the Laughing Goat
and date night at the Pottery lab!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My teachers and mentors: Richard Orbach, Jennifer DeLuca, Edward Jones, Frank Mauro My students who keep believing me and trusting their movement practice with me

Website: www.movewithmeirav.com

Instagram: meirav_cidor

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MeiravPilates

Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/move-with-meirav-boulder

Other: VImeo: https://vimeo.com/user137082821

Image Credits
Sofia Drobinskaya