Core De Vie

Aug 2022

While we all loved Core de Vie when it was on Charles Street it has been closed since the winter of 2020 despite what the Google listing says. I am the co-owner of the new business now located at 40 Charles Street ~ Blackstone's of Beacon Hill

Feb 2018

Ellen Comerford is a genius at her craft. She has a wealth of knowledge in the field of body alignment and incorporates several schools of thought in her treatment. I have suffered from chronic hip, knee and ankle pain since an injury 3 years ago, which has since healed but left my body unnaturally out of alignment. Ellen looked at my posture, taught me how I should be standing and distributing my weight on my feet and literally after one session I have regained so much flexibility. I can feel muscles that have been dormant for years actually firing up, which has taken the pressure off my joints. Every time I worked out, I felt that I wasn't actually working my muscles because my body felt it was still injured so instead I would be fearing each lunge or squat would bring a sharp stab to my knees and every pose that relied on my hamstring in anyway would just remind me of the perpetual 'knot' I had come to live with. After the first session, I felt so free I went straight to a yoga class which for the first time in so long felt like it should - conditioning muscles in the correct way, not yanking on an old injury and making me miserable and unsteady/ untrusting of my knees. I have done physical therapy, seen chiropractors, tried multiple sessions of acupuncture, rolfing, graston, deep tissue, cortisol injections - nothing compares to the release and realignment I am feeling after just one session with Ellen. She understands fascia and how it controls muscles and bones throughout your entire body. She came recommended by Yamuna, who has a large online following and is a body practitioner in New York I was prepared to go see. I literally cried from relief several times during Ellen's treatment and have happily done the exercises she has prescribed because they actually FEEL like they are making an impact and correcting my bad form. The studio is also lovely and if you are lucky, your treatment comes with her sweet dog, Pasha, roaming around and entertaining you. Ellen...THANK YOU!

Nov 2017

I really like this location for my pilates training and have been working on my fitness with Nikki for several years now. She is not only a great teacher who goes into depth explaining the movements to be sure that I am getting the full benefit....she also keeps me laughing and entertained at just the right moment which makes my time here fly by!