Dara Pogoff, LMT and NCPT, in Streeterville, Chicago
Intuitive, structural bodywork and movement with a strong technical base.
Chicago-based with 15+ years of experience, Dara helps you build a keener awareness of your body and how it functions in everyday life.
From dance to bodywork
Originally from Minneapolis, Dara started moving as a child through dance, choreographing routines with her friends. She majored in dance at the Perpich Center for Arts Education and earned a BA in Dance and Choreography at Columbia College Chicago, where she was introduced to Pilates, yoga and massage therapy and learned how much cross-training and self-care matter.
She graduated from Cortiva Institute in 2010. Her modalities include trigger point, sports, pre and postnatal, cupping, John Barnes Myofascial Release, Thai reflexology, Table Thai and energy work. Her Pilates training spans FFC Classical / Power Pilates, Pilates Chicago and The Pilates Center of Boulder, where she received her Pilates Diploma, alongside yoga programs with CorePower Yoga, The Yoga Collective and Deep Academy, and several barre trainings.
That mix of anatomy, kinesiology and attention to the nervous system lets her work with anyone, from children to older adults, and with specific needs such as sight impairment, stroke and spinal cord injury. She is also a Certified Canine Massage Therapist and credits part of her sensitivity with people to her work with dogs.
Credentials and qualifications
- LMT, Licensed Massage Therapist
- NCPT, Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher
- RYT, Registered Yoga Teacher
- NCCMT, Nationally Certified Canine Massage Therapist
- B.A. Dance and Choreography, Columbia College Chicago
- John Barnes Myofascial Release: MFR1, MFR2, Fascial Pelvis, Advanced Unwinding, Rebounding, Fascial Cranium, Cervical and Thoracic, Mobilization, Pediatrics
- Pilates Diploma, The Pilates Center of Boulder
- FuseLadder certified · CoreAlign Levels 1 and 2 · Redcord Active and Active Advanced
- Oov Fundamentals, Equipment, Advanced and Balansit
- Reiki Levels 1 and 2 · CPR certified
“It's been years since I met such a precise and caring pilates instructor. She was absolutely a delight to work with. I felt amazing after class and had great energy!”
“If reiki method is for you, Dara is the choice. Great hands and skills. Very pleasant, responsive and skilled.”
Work with Dara in Streeterville.
Practicing in downtown Chicago, including Streeterville and the surrounding neighborhoods.