I know Faye to be a caring and supportive teacher. She works hard to clearly and patiently guide one through cleansing and strenuous workouts. Faye always kindly answers questions and is sensitive of the feelings and comfort of her clients; her goal is to help people better themselves! Faye effectively differentiates her teaching for all levels of experience with Pilates and has a wonderfully healthful and clean space in which to improve your strength, flexibility, and posture. I always feel fantastic after a class with Faye!

I live in Michigan but, whenever I’m visiting Faye in Oakland, I always enjoy my workouts in her studio. It’s a lovely space and the use of the equipment lends to a more vigorous and effective workout. The other people in class are always friendly and welcoming which is great since Im not a regular. Faye is extremely knowledgeable and was able to give me some advice over the telephone to help me heal when I fractured my hip last spring. Her help has proved integral to my recovery process. If I lived in Oakland, Id be at Bayside Pilates every day!

As a newcomer to Pilates, I found owner Faye Stevenson to be very patient and able to explain clearly how the exercises should be done to gain maximum effect. The atmosphere is very friendly, nice studio. Individual attention, even if a group class.I was recommended by a friend and am happy I joined. After each class Im amazed how good I feel, flexible and energetic. Faye will work with you, and offers mat classes as well as machines, group sessions or individual. Her prices are very good.

Bayside Pilates is the place to go if you want a personally oriented, expert trainer to help you achieve strength and fitness goals. Faye is warm and caring, and very enthusiastic about sharing her love of Pilates with her clients. Group classes are friendly and supportive and private lessons are well worth the investment for a personalized Pilates plan to suit individual needs.

Bayside Pilates and Faye Stevenson were recommended by an exercise instructor who has taught in Piedmont Adult School for more than two decades. All her recommendations have been without equal, and this remains true for Bayside Pilates. The atmosphere is transporting, the studio beautifully designed, the mood tranquil. Fayes attention to the individual needs of each student engenders total confidence that you are in the best possible hands. We are fortunate indeed to have her in the neighborhood.

Bayside Pilates is awesome. Faye is incredibly knowledgeable about the body and also is incredibly warm and funny. My sessions with her are hard work, but they fly by. I have seen a huge change in my strength and flexibility... and my aches and pains are disappearing. Faye is a great teacher. I highly recommend Bayside Pilates!!!

I had no idea what Pilates was when I came to my first class, but thanks to the way that Faye deals with new students --- especially her attentiveness to personal concerns and her very clear instructions --- I have become a regular. Her studio is so comfortable and well-designed. Its a pleasure to be there and to work with her.

Every time I’m at Bayside Pilates I feel at home. Owner Faye Stevenson is open and welcoming and really leads this place with her heart. She values connection to her clients and even helps connect her clients to each other, and the result is a wonderful little community of people working together toward wellness. Faye’s innovative group workouts are a great time to experience this community and to feel supported in your wellness practice.

I have been with Bayside Pilates since I was 4 months postpartum. I had never done Pilates of any kind before, and was determined to regain the use of my core after a long pregnancy and difficult labor. Faye welcomed me immediately to her lovely, clean and inviting studio, and within weeks I began to feel more like myself again. She pushed just the right amount-- not too easy, not too hard. I still continue with Nikki at mat class twice a week. I feel stronger and less achy than I have in years. I especially like the class format Bayside provides. It is a great value, a convenient time, and I often learn more from my fellow classmates than I would if I were practicing alone.

I had never done Pilates before my sessions with Faye and I have to say it was absolutely amazing. I worked with her for 6 months, three times a week and the results were more than I could have hoped for. She has an easygoing sense about her but will also keep you motivated and working hard. If youve been wanting to do Pilates or are looking for a new instructor, look no further!

I have been seeing Faye for years.I have found the more I see her the better my golf game is.She has done quite a bit to help my flexibility.Tom

Faye is a classical pilates instructor. She adheres to the original teachings of Joseph Pilates and teaches the purest form of the exercises, as they were originally taught. This allows any student of hers to thoroughly understand the purpose and benefit of each exercise. She provides variety while still helping the student to improve in areas that are difficult to conform. Pilates is a mind/body collection of exercises and an hour goes by very quickly because of being both mentally and physical engaged in the process. Faye emphasizes perfection of exercises and the greatest benefit to body shaping and flexibility. I have taken pilates from other instructors, only to find their interpretations are more about repetitive movement and stretching. Faye is truly committed to her students and her teaching is intense and without distraction. I highly recommend working with her for the greatest benefit of strength, posture and truly understanding what is meant by core.