Meet the Team
Tenaya Figueira
Co-FounderTenaya has spent decades studying women's bodies — and herself. A lifelong dancer and devoted student of wellness, she co-founded a beloved Venice studio, led teacher trainings, and has guided thousands of women through every life stage. Her focus now is midlife: the perimenopause years and what comes next. She brings the research, the experience, and a genuine love of community to everything she does. She's also, unexpectedly, a total introvert — which maybe explains why connecting with women one story at a time means so much to her.
Michelle Lazarus
Co-FounderMichelle has been moving her entire life, and has always felt most herself doing it. From soccer to the performing arts in her early years, that instinct led her to pivot and co-found the studio that changed everything. After nearly a decade of learning, teaching, and building community in Venice, she brought her classes online and one on one, completed a comprehensive Pilates training, and leaned into strength training — each adding new dimensions to her work. Her teaching is shaped by guiding thousands of women — prenatal, postnatal, through perimenopause and beyond — toward strength and a deeper connection to themselves. Movement Co. is her way of sharing that gift and her gratitude for it..