“As a mother of twins, I was very mindful of the classes I wanted to take postpartum. I had healed from a c-section, have diastascis recti, and was emotionally overwhelmed with my new self. My first class postpartum with Riikka I cried, I was overwhelmed by her care of my body and understanding of where I was physically and mentally. Her intimate classes ensure that she can give me one on one guidance with movements. With her gentle touch I have confidence to push myself further in my healing journey. Riikka has taught me so much about my body and I have a new appreciation for my pelvic floor and deep core tissue!"

“Riikka’s personalized and integrated approach has helped me develop strength, balance, flexibility and resilience. She has enabled me to unlock an intuitive sense of awareness of the connection between my mind, my body and my breath. Her keen eye (even over video conferencing!) and accumulated knowledge of my body gives me the confidence that every exercise I do is what I need to do next in order to move better, feel better and perform better. As a time-constrained CEO and father of three, I have worked with personal trainers before. By a wide margin, Riikka’s coaching is the most effective training experience I have had. I consider Riikka essential."

“I began to feel changes immediately… Within six months I was pain free.”

“I have trained with Riikka for almost two years now, and working with Riikka privately was the first thing to give me any hope in regard to my health… I can’t tell you what that meant to me! I started to feel changes within a couple of months. Initially we worked on changing the biomechanics of my gait, and I noticed that the pain was decreasing in intensity and becoming more manageable. I would recommend Riikka’s services to literally anybody and everybody. I feel like she is so intuitive, focused on your well-being, compassionate, grounded, thorough, thoughtful, and frankly just so incredibly gifted as an instructor. Having read Riikka’s journey I’m not surprised that she has become an instructor determined to find a path to wellness when others don’t see possibility for improvement."

“Every now and then, you meet a professional that makes you think – ‘wow, they are doing the work that they are meant to do!’ Riikka is such a professional. She is incredibly knowledgeable and has access to a plethora of tools and techniques to help her clients reach their goals. Even more astounding is her intuition and keen understanding of an individual’s body, boundaries, story and lived experience. Her feedback is so individually attuned that it is easy to feel progress within a session that can carry you through the week. I feel like she is helping me build life movement skills that will bring me forward with renewed energy and joy. I am forever grateful that we have crossed paths!”

"After giving birth to my son, I struggled with pelvic floor issues and initially sought help from a physiotherapist. But after many months with little improvement, she referred me to Riikka, who was well known in the city for her expertise in pelvic floor restoration through her Pilates movement work. I booked my first private session in 2012, marking the start of a truly transformative journey - one that taught me how to reconnect with my body and, in many ways, with myself and others. Over the years, Riikka has not only been a trusted guide in my journey but has also become one of my closest friends. Riikka’s approach - blending deep anatomical knowledge, keen intuition, and her unique Pilates-based method RiiVIVE - not only helped me restore my pelvic floor, but also made me feel stronger, more in tune with my body, and fit again. Over the past 5 years, I’ve seen her RiiVIVE Method evolve beautifully to include her growing expertise in somatic work, adding even deeper layers of awareness and healing to her already powerful movement practice. As a result of this work, my stress levels have significantly decreased, I sleep more soundly, and I experience greater clarity in my daily life. This sense of balance has brought more joy and ease into how I live. I now understand how essential it is to maintain this practice, which is why I continue with regular weekly sessions. Although we now live in different cities, our remote sessions are just as impactful as being in the same room. Riikka has an incredible ability to notice even the most subtle nuances in my movement through video. Combined with her intuitive skills, each session is tailored to exactly what I need that day - whether it's easing stress, relieving physical pain, or regaining mental clarity. I've learned never to take this work for granted - what you put in, you truly receive back tenfold."