About Movement Med

Movement built around clinical judgment, delivered with genuine care.

We’re a small team of Pilates instructors, physical therapists, and movement specialists. Every member of our team holds clinical credentials — and uses them to meet clients exactly where their bodies are.

The Movement Med team in the Streeterville studio, in front of the ‘Move Well · Move Often · Move Longer’ wall.

Founder

Shane Keith Rhoads

Founder & Co-Owner · Movement Specialist

Shane is a movement specialist with over 37 years of experience in fitness, wellness, and rehabilitation. His background spans professional baseball, collegiate athletics, spine and back rehabilitation, physical therapy, private training, and consulting — a wide range that informs his holistic, results-driven approach to working with people of all abilities.

For 14 years, Shane worked exclusively in Pilates, designing programs for people managing chronic conditions, recovering from injury, or seeking better postural alignment. He still uses Pilates as a powerful tool, now integrated with movement assessment, mobility and strength training, postural re-education, and breathing mechanics. The aim is simple: help clients move with greater strength, function, and confidence.

Beyond the studio, Shane is a visual artist exploring themes of embodiment and interconnectivity through painting and sculpture. His work is held in private collections in Hawaii, Southern California, Arizona, and Illinois. The combination of scientific rigor and artistic sensibility is how he approaches the human body — both as a biomechanical system and as a work of art.

Shane’s specialties include post-rehabilitation Pilates, athletic conditioning, spinal health, postural and movement re-education, and functional strength and mobility.

MS, Athletic Training
BS, Exercise Physiology
Certified Medical Exercise Specialist
CSCS (NSCA)
Post-Rehabilitation Pilates, Polestar

Our team

Clinicians and instructors, working together

Each program at Movement Med draws on the team’s combined expertise: Pilates, physical therapy, athletic training, kinesiology, manual therapy, and somatic work.

Erica Mott, MFA

Co-Owner · Somatics Coach

A certified Pilates teacher, trainer, and movement specialist with 30 years of teaching and coaching. Erica began her embodied practice as a professional dancer and choreographer — work that taught her to observe movement, listen to the body, and collaborate. After healing her own injuries through Pilates, she began guiding other dancers, friends, and neighbours through their recovery. She blends classical and BASI Pilates with strength and balance training, the Feldenkrais Method, and Body-Mind Centering practices.

Dara Pogoff, LMT, NCPT

Pilates Instructor / Massage Therapist

Originally from Minneapolis, Dara found movement through dance, training at the Perpich Center for Arts Education and earning her BA in Dance from Columbia College Chicago. A 2010 Cortiva Institute graduate, she is trained in Trigger Point, Sports, Prenatal/Postnatal, Cupping, Table Thai, Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release, Reflexology, and Reiki. She also holds her Pilates Diploma from the Pilates Center of Boulder. With more than a decade of experience, Dara blends anatomical precision with energetic sensitivity and trauma-informed care — particularly with older adults, spinal cord injury patients, stroke survivors, and clients with visual impairments. She is also a certified Canine Massage Therapist.

Ravi Patel, PT, DPT

Pilates Instructor / Physical Therapist

Born and raised in Chicago, Ravi competed as a gymnast and classical ballet dancer — which fueled his interest in movement science and rehabilitation. He became a certified Pilates instructor in 2017 and earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2023. Ravi blends dance, Pilates, and physical-therapy training to help clients improve function and mobility, manage pain, and build the foundations for a full and healthy life.

Anita Washburn, BS

Pilates Instructor

A certified Pilates instructor from San Diego with a degree in Anatomy and Physiology from UCLA. Anita brings years of healthcare experience as a physician partner, nursing assistant, and EMT. Drawing from her own journey with chronic back pain, she emphasizes spine health, mobility, and rehabilitation in her Pilates teaching. She has specialized training in pre- and post-natal Pilates and a focus on pelvic floor health.

Jessica Socha, ATC, PTA

Pilates Instructor / Personal Trainer

A Certified Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Pilates instructor with 8 years of experience across professional athletes, post-surgical patients, and clients managing chronic musculoskeletal pain — at facilities including Northwestern, Advocate, and Greathouse PT & Sports Science. Most recently she has provided home health care to clients living with Parkinson’s, amputation, and post-stroke deficits. She is trained in manual therapies including Graston technique, Mulligan Concept joint mobilization, soft tissue massage, cupping, and active release therapy, and combines hands-on work with progressive exercise to maximize results. Born and raised in Chicago, Jessica was a multi-sport athlete at Marist High School and a four-year member of the Women’s Soccer team at Carthage College.

Michael White, CPT, M.A., CMHC

Pilates Instructor · Personal Trainer

Michael came to Pilates as a triple-sport college athlete — cheerleading, swimming, and distance running — using it to rehabilitate old injuries and explore a new form of movement. Believing we carry so much subconscious stress in our bodies, he takes an evidence-based, solution-focused approach to releasing tension and developing strength. Having taught at physical therapy clinics, major health clubs, corporate fitness brands, and local boutique studios, he understands that quality instruction includes a modification or progression for everyone. While open to all clients, Michael specializes in LGBTQ+ and gender-affirming services, rehabilitation for current athletes, and supporting people through post-sport and fitness transitions with identity reconstruction and new movement discovery. His hope is to make the Pilates method as inclusive and accessible as possible, helping each client further develop their mind-body interconnection.

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