Meet our teachers

  • Abigail Allen OWNER, DIRECTOR & PILATES TEACHER

    • Been teaching Pilates, Yoga, and fitness for over 30 years

    • Fletcher Pilates Qualified Teacher

    • BASI Pilates Teacher

    • RYT 200 Certified

    • Loves her cat, Stella

  • AUBRIE POLITO PILATES TEACHER

    • Aubrie’s Pilates journey started in high school, practicing Mari Winsor’s mat work videos on her living room floor. In college, she continued her practice, first taking mat classes, and then transitioning into private sessions. She fell in love with the way the movement felt in her body, and loved that she never got bored! 

    • Aubrie completed the BASI Pilates comprehensive teacher training in 2010. 

    • Following her Pilates training, she went on to complete teacher trainings in both yoga and barre classes. 

    • She teaches both Pilates and Elementary School, and has two young sons. She loves spending time at the beach, going for hikes, reading, and family fun.

  • Corinne Schwartz Pilates Teacher

    • Graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a BA in Dance Science

    • ABT Certified Teacher & BASI Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training with Dance Specialization

    • Studied under CSULB’s distinguished faculty and took Pilates courses with the renowned Karen Clippinger

    • When Corinne is not in the studio, you can find her out in nature, cooking, and adventuring with her pup, Marvinoes here

  • ELSE GREEN PILATES TEACHER

    • Else has taught movement, health, behavioral change, and group fitness for 15 years.

    • BASI Pilates teacher

    • RYT 200 Certified

    • TRX Certified

    • Further certifications in Spin and Embodied Breath Work

    • Along with teaching, Else enjoys running, reading, tending to her kind hearted dog, and spending time with her four daughters, “…who continue to awe me.”

  • JENNA Giuliani PILATES TEACHER

    • STOTT Pilates Certified

    • BASI Pilates Teacher

    • RYT 500 Certified

    • Certified Massage Therapist and World Dance Teacher

    • Has a passion for travel and is fluent in Spanish and Italian

  • KY RUSSELL MA, PMA-NCPT, MASTER INSTRUCTOR: BALANCED BODY EDUCATION

    • MASTER’S DEGREE IN KINESIOLOGY FROM SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY

    • PMA-NCPT

    • MASTER INSTRUCTOR: BALANCED BODY EDUCATION

    • HAS TAUGHT EMBODIED STRESS MANAGEMENT AS A KINESIOLOGY FACULTY MEMBER SINCE 2016

    • FORMER PROFESSIONAL DANCER AND CIRCUS PERFORMER

  • Micaela Gardner PILATES TEACHER

    • Born in Tucson, Arizona, and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico

    • Blends classical Pilates work with a hybrid approach and variations in group classes

    • Certified to teach Pilates mat work post-rehabilitation

    • Pilates Certification from Body of Work, San Francisco, 1997

  • Sarah Artha Negara, MFA, PMA PILATES TEACHER

    • Holds a MFA in Dance from Mills College and a BFA in Dance from CSU Long Beach

    • Balanced Body® Pilates Master Educator

    • Specializes in injury prevention, post-rehabilitation training, Performance Enhancement for Scoliosis & Spinal Asymmetries, Pilates for Osteoporosis, Pilates for Breast & Abdominal Cancer Recovery, Pre/Post-natal Pilates & Yoga, Flexibility Training, and Dance Conditioning