About me
Hi, I’m Brigitte!
I'm here to support your movement journey.
AfterĀ 15 years of supporting clients through their pregnancy, labor, birth, lactationĀ & the postpartum year, I decided to createĀ this virtual space as a homeĀ forĀ Rooted workshops & teacher trainings.Ā
MyĀ Background
I have always been fascinated
by the human body.
Brigitte ArlĆ©, C-IAYT, NCPT, ERYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, CEIM, CLCĀ is a yoga therapist that has been practicing yoga since childhood. She wasĀ first introduced to classical Pilates mat in 1995 as a young dancer.Brigitte has taught in studios, sports clubs, schools, community centers, corporate offices, physical therapy clinics, hospitals, & the NY Stock Exchange. In 2005, she was interviewed at the United Nations for her work teaching therapeutic yoga & dance in the Beit Jabrin Refugee Camp in the West Bank. She has been teaching Pilates and prenatal clients since 2006.Ā Brigitte hasĀ served on the board of directors at the NYC Doula Collective and supported clients as a full spectrum doula and lactation counselor.
In 2017, sheĀ opened Rooted Boston, as a way of sharing her expertise in both the joy and healing power of movement. BrigitteĀ teaches herĀ courses, workshops, & trainings in NYC, Boston, London, & the EU. In 2022, Brigitte presented her Pilates for Pelvic Organ Prolapse workshop at the Pilates Method Alliance Conference & Expo. Brigitte has taught yoga & Pilates at Harvard University's Fitness & Recreation Department, was a faculty member of Boston University's Dance Department. Brigitte currently teaches at UCC's Mardyke Arena.
BrigitteĀ has been honored to support hundreds of families through pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Working with clients and students in classĀ has been the greatest learning experience she's had.
EducationĀ
Birth/ Lactation/ Doula Qualifications:
ā—¸BirthĀ DoulaĀ Disabilities Training, BADT, 2022
ā—¸Certified Pregnancy andĀ Infant Loss Full Spectrum Doula, PAIL
Advocate, 2021
ā—¸Master Rebozo Credential, The Cultured Doula Program, Gena
Kirby, 2017
ā—¸Advanced Doula Certificate & When Survivors Give Birth
Certificate, Penny Simkin, 2016
ā—¸Certified Integrative Resuscitation of the Newborn, Karen
Strange, 2016
ā—¸Certificate in Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss, Institute for
Study of Birth, Breath, & Death, 2016
ā—¸Certified Lactation Counselor, Academy of Lactation Policy &
Practice, 2014
ā—¸Certified Doula, DONA International, 2012-15
ā—¸Certificate Basic Traditional Midwifery, Ina May Gaskin, The
Farm Midwifery, 2012
ā—¸Certificate Breastfeeding DONA Course, Sarah Chana
Silverstein, 2011
ā—¸Certificate from Mother Love Doula Training & Childbirth
Education, Debra Pascali Bonaro, 2012
Massage Qualifications:
ā—¸Certified Educator of Infant Massage, Infant Massage USA,
2012
ā—¸Certified Thai Yoga Massage Level 1, 2, & Prenatal (Certificat
Essentiel), Lotus Palm, 2010-12
Pelvic Health Qualifications:
ā—¸Certified in Yoga for Pelvic Pain, Herman & Wallace,Ā 2019
ā—¸Certified Burrell Education, Pelvic Floor & Freedom
Certification, 2019
ā—¸Core Awareness: The Psoas During Pregnancy, Birth, &
Postpartum, Liz Koch, 2019
ā—¸Certificate in Solutions for Training Post Pregnancy Clients,
IDEA, 2019
ā—¸Certified in Womenā€™s Pelvic Floor for Health Professionals,
Pelvic Pain Relief, 2017
ā—¸Certified in Female Pelvic Floor for Birth Professionals, Pelvic
Pain Relief, 2017
ā—¸Certificate in Anatomy Trains: The Female Pelvis, Thomas
Myers & Dr. Eden Fromberg, 2016
ā—¸Certificate Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
for Postpartum Pain, Renew PT, 2012
Pilates & Perinatal Pilates Certificates:
ā—¸Pilates for Neurological Conditions, 2024
ā—¸REPs Ireland, EQF L4 Pilates Instructor, 2024
ā—¸NCPT, Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, National Pilates Certification Program, 2022
ā—¸The Center Method for Diastasis Recti, Carolyne Anthony, 2018
ā—¸Prenatal & Postpartum Pilates Training, Erika Bloom Pilates, 2010
ā—¸Healthy Moms, Prenatal Pilates Training, Moving StrengthĀ Pilates, 2009
ā—¸Certified Pilates Apparatus, Half Moon Pilates (Comprehensive
650 hrs. + Mentorship PMA Accredited), 2009
ā—¸Certified Pilates Instructor (Mat), The Kane School of Core Integration, 2006
Yoga Therapy & Perinatal YogaĀ Qualifications:
ā—¸Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), International Association ofĀ Yoga Therapists, 2023
ā—¸Certified Integral Yoga Therapist, Integral Yoga TherapyĀ Program, 2023
ā—¸The Human Body: Ease & Disease (200hr Anatomy Course),Ā IYI, 2022
ā—¸ Integrations of Yoga Therapy, Integral Yoga Therapy, Yogaville, 2022
ā—¸ Yoga for the Special Child Training (level 1), IYI, 2021
ā—¸Certified Psychology & Mental Health for Yoga Therapists, IYI, 2021
ā—¸Certified Ayurveda for Yoga Therapists, IYI, 2021
ā—¸Certified Foundations of Yoga Therapy, IYI, 2021
ā—¸Certified Therapeutic & Restorative Yoga 1 & Deepening into Therapeutic & Restorative 2, 2021
ā—¸Certified Adaptive Yoga, Integral Yoga Institute,Ā 2020
ā—¸Certified Healing Relationships for Yoga Therapists, NischalaĀ Joy Devi, 2020
ā—¸Certified Stress Management Specialist, Integral YogaĀ Institute, 2020
ā—¸Foundational Certificate in Sound Healing (level 1) Crystal Singing Bowls, 2020
ā—¸Certified 300-hour Advanced Yoga Philosophy, Theory, & Practice, IYI, 2020
ā—¸Certified in Raja Yoga, Integral Yoga Institute, 2020
ā—¸Certified Postnatal Yoga, Integral Yoga Institute, 2016
ā—¸Certified Yoga for Labor & Delivery, Integral Yoga Institute,Ā 2013
ā—¸Certified Prenatal Yoga (RPYT 85), Integral Yoga Institute, 2011
ā—¸Certified Yin Yoga Instructor, Om Yoga Center, 2011
ā—¸Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor (RYT 200), Integral YogaĀ Institute, 2011
ā—¸Certified Therapeutic Yoga 1, Integral Yoga Institute, 2010
ā—¸Registered Experienced Yoga Teacher (200 & 500 hours), Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher, & Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider, 2011-present
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Dance Qualifications:
ā—¸Martha Graham Technique, Pedagogy Program, 2010
ā—¸Professional Trainee Program, Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, 2003-05Ā
ā—¸BFA Dance Alvin Ailey/ Fordham University, 2003
ā—¸Arts Endorsed Diploma, F.H. LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts & Music and Art, 1999 (Excellence in Dance Award Recipient)
Merit Scholarships in Dance:Ā Ā Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance (Teen & Trainee Programs),Ā Pascal Rioult Summer Intensive, Dance Theater of Harlem,Ā &Ā Ballet Hispanico
