Movement • Mindfulness • Travel • Joy
Lift the dog. Play on the floor. Catch the flight.
Classes, retreats, and wellness travel for curious people
who want to keep saying yes to life,
from a teacher with forty years in movement and ten years leading travel.
Three ways to keep saying yes
Weekly classes
Pilates, mobility and meditation in the studio in Columbia, MD, and online. Build the strength and balance for stairs, suitcases, the run, and the floor with the kids and grandkids.
Small-group retreats
Adult field trips to Morocco, Roatan, Kenya, the Dominican Republic and more, for travelers whose bucket list keeps getting longer. Come solo or with a friend.
Custom spa & wellness travel
Spa and wellness holidays planned around you. Enjoy wellness travel on your own, with another, or with your own group.
Featured expert in
Samira Shuruk has been featured as an expert in Woman’s Day, CNN Health, Prevention Magazine Online and Travel + Leisure Asia, and is a contributing writer to the LA Times Studios.
Weekly Classes in Pilates, Mobility Stretch, and Meditation
In-studio in Columbia, MD and online
Pilates
Classical Pilates roots with modern knowledge for the modern body. Back-friendly core strength with very little forward rounding of the spine, plus balance and conditioning drawn from sports training and physical therapy.
Meditation
Free 20-minute guided meditations. Settle in, follow my voice, and give your mind a kind place to rest and grow. Everyone is welcome in the being human club.
Mobility Stretch
Gentle core work, posture exercises and fascia release for long days at a desk, long flights and stiff hips. Fresh off the couch or training for your next race, you’ll find your level here.
Take good care of yourself every week
“I want to be alive
to all the life that is in me now,
to know each moment
to its uttermost.”
— Kahlil Gibran
You bring curiosity and an open heart. I handle everything else.
Want to travel on your own or with your own group?
From the mat and from the road
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“The strength that I’m building, and the stability in my joints is setting me up for longevity with minimal pain. Now, picture that under clear blue skies, delicious cuisine, friends you haven’t met yet, all surrounded by some of the most talented local artisans in the world. THAT is what it’s like to travel with Samira!”
Melissa M, Pilates and Mobility Stretch student, Morocco 2026 retreat guest.
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“I have had chronic tightness in my neck and shoulders, which gets exacerbated when I travel… By the end of class, I felt as though my shoulder blades had become ‘unstuck’ from my back, and I could move my neck and my shoulders freely without pain. It was wild.”
Alicia P, Mobility Stretch student
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“Traveling to Morocco with Samira and group was pure joy. We joked that this experience is akin to ‘an adult field trip.’… Samira knows the ins and outs of this city because she travels with an intention to experience.”
Bailey, Morocco 2026 retreat guest
Who is Samira Shuruk?
• 40 years teaching fitness & movement • 25 years as a cultural dance performer
• 10 years leading culture & wellness retreats • five-star Google reviews
Words to live by
Enthusiasm is mesmerising.
Joy is contagious.
Kindness thrives when shared.
The being human club: Life will be good, and life will be hard. We get to choose what we do with it.
