I’m originally from Nashville, Tennessee, and my interest in Pilates started twenty years ago when I was studying contemporary dance at Middle Tennessee State University. I studied dance as a part of my BSc in Psychology and Sociology and found the mind-body link both fascinating and incredibly helpful for my dance training. Pilates gave me a level of fitness that dance alone could not achieve, and prevented me from getting injured.

Inspired by its results and principles, in 2004 I took a matwork teaching training course in Atlanta, Georgia with Power Pilates. Over the course of several years I juggled a professional career in a reference library while dancing and teaching Pilates part-time. My passion for teaching and learning eventually took over and I decided to take a leap across the pond to expand my education. Keeping dance close to my heart, I chose to enrol in the Pilates teaching training course at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, a contemporary dance school in southeast London.

The training I received at Laban was comprehensive and took a more somatic approach to Pilates. It incorporated the use of equipment and was supplemented by various techniques in bodywork and movement analysis such as Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais and Bartenieff fundamentals. I truly believe that all bodies are unique, and I approach all individuals and classes with that mindset. Pilates emphasises both movement and alignment, and I rely on my understanding both of the human psyche and of anatomy to create a holistic, mind-body approach.

When I am not teaching, you might find me running, weight lifting, baking (to balance things out!), gardening, reading, and travelling around this lovely country I now call home.