Dara Kaufman has always had a passion for fitness. Her Pilates journey started back in 2017 when she tried her first Mat Pilates class. She immediately fell in love with this workout and took classes multiple times during the week. Dara received her B.S. in Strategic Communication and minor in Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In her senior year of college, she was introduced to Reformer Pilates and took classes at a Pilates studio in Boulder almost every day. Dara believes that Pilates has a way of synergizing the mind, body, and spirit to work together in harmony. Pilates is about the positive energy one leaves the class with. Each Pilates class that she took left her feeling stronger and happier after each class. “My goal as your coach is to give back what Pilates has given me for so many years: community and confidence.” Dara is a current master’s student at Hunter College and is studying Childhood Development. As a Core Mat I and II certified instructor and Power Pilates Comprehensive apprentice, she is ready to teach students who are ready to start their Pilates journey too.