BBU Faculty - Certified Pilates Instructors


Faculty Details for Elizabeth Ruder

The Balanced Body University Faculty is comprised of Certified Pilates Instructors. These instructors teach the BBU curriculum and travel around the world to your Fitness Centers and Studios. In addition, we work with many instructor through our Pilates on Tour Conferences, the Passing the Torch mentor program and many other projects.

If you are interested in joining BBU, or would like more information, please contact us at 877/PILATES (877/745-2837).

Instructor InfoBio

Elizabeth Ruder
St. Louis MO US
beth.ruder@gmail.com

 Beth Ruder has been studying the Pilates Method since 2004, however her keen awareness for the body's postures and movements has been developing since high school. Beth was certified through Pilates Unlimited in 2006 and started teaching at the Pilates and Yoga Center of St. Louis right away. After working as a Teacher Training Assistant with Karen Sanzo of Pilates Unlimited, she became a head Teacher Trainer in 2008. Taking a short break from teaching in the studio, Beth went to graduate school in Interpretive and Cultural Kinesiology at the University of Illinois. She completed her masters in spring of 2008, researching adolescent girlhood and girls' difficult relationship with their bodies. She has been back at the Pilates and Yoga Center with a refined sense of how we move, how we think about our bodies, and how the two relate to one another. Additionally, Beth is now certified with Balanced Body University and is the head Teacher Trainer at our studio. Beth has trained young women, people with injuries, and even a 77-year-old Iron Man athlete, and works to continue her safe methods of challenging the body with Pilates movements.


Elizabeth's Upcoming Classes:

  • Friday 10/8/2010 - Sunday 10/10/2010
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Mat 1 Module
    St. Louis MO
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  • Friday 10/22/2010 - Sunday 10/24/2010
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Mat 2 Module
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 11/12/2010 - Sunday 11/14/2010
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Reformer 1 and Movement Principles
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 12/10/2010 - Sunday 12/12/2010
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Reformer 2 Module
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 1/21/2011 - Sunday 1/23/2011
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Reformer 3 Module
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 1/28/2011 - Sunday 1/30/2011
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Mat 1 Module
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 3/4/2011 - Sunday 3/6/2011
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Mat 1 Module
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 4/15/2011 - Sunday 4/17/2011
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Trapeze Table, Chair and Barrels: Module 1
    Ladue MO
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  • Friday 5/27/2011 - Sunday 5/29/2011
    The Pilates and Yoga Center Trapeze Table, Chair and Barrels: Module 3
    Ladue MO
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