Location:
* Los Angeles, California
Education:
* BA degree from UCLA
* Formal Pilates training under Ron Fletcher in the early 1970s
Expertise:
* Pilates instruction
* Creator of the Sheppard Method Pilates
* Teaching the mind, body, and spirit connection and personal empowerment
* Helping others achieve personal perfection and maintain optimal health
Experience:
* Teaching Pilates since 1975
* Worked at the Neuropsychiatric Institute teaching creative movement to autistic children
* Taught at Ron Fletcher's studio in Beverly Hills for five years
* Founder of the Sheppard Method Pilates Studio in Westwood, CA
* Creator of the Sheppard Method Teacher Training Program (PMA certified)
* Inventor of the Wheel of Fitness (now known as the Ring Flex)
* Author of "Risa Sheppard's Fitness Formula for a Firm and Flat Stomach"
* Advisory board member of Pilates Style Magazine
* Pilates instructor for celebrities, studio executives, professional dancers, and athletes