Instructor Trainer bios

Elizabeth Ulseth was first introduced to STOTT PILATES^® in 2003 as a method of cross-training for dance and skating. After her first few classes, she was hooked! Fitness has always blended with Elizabeth’s passion for movement of all kinds, from high level athletic performance to regaining strength after injuries and physiotherapy.

After earning a B.S. in Dance from MNSU, Mankato in 2011, Elizabeth knew that Pilates was the next step of her career. She began the STOTT PILATES Intensive Mat-Plus^™ and Intensive Reformer courses at the SweatShop in 2011; became a STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor in 2016 and a Merrithew^® Instructor Trainer in 2017. Elizabeth encourages clients to tune into their bodies to move effectively and efficiently. She’ll help you maximize your potential and meet your goals in a safe and intelligent way.

Elizebeth Ellison is a Lead Instructor Trainer with a BA in French, French Literature, and Art History from Tulane University. She began her movement career as a competitive gymnast and is a certified personal trainer through NASM, ACE, and NCSA.

She became a Fully Certified STOTT PILATES^® Instructor in 2008, earned Instructor Trainer Rookie of the Year in 2009, and was named a Lead Instructor Trainer in 2011. Elizebeth also holds advanced credentials in Functional Range Conditioning, Kinstretch, NeuroKinetic Therapy, Functional Movement Screening, and other modalities that support intelligent, evidence-informed movement.

After working in multiple studios and at a Licensed Training Center in Atlanta, she opened Buckhead Body Shop in 2016—a boutique Pilates studio dedicated to empowering clients of all ages through mindful and functional movement.

As a longtime Floating Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^®, specializing in STOTT PILATES^® and the HALO^® Trainer, Elizebeth has traveled extensively, teaching and mentoring instructors around the world.

Canan Cemali is the co-founder and owner of Taxim Pilates Taksim, Nisantasi and FLEX by Taxim Pilates Levent studios in Istanbul, Turkey. She discovered Pilates as a method of rehabilitation after having neck surgery and it quickly turned into a passion and lifestyle. Canan has been teaching Pilates since 2010 and has organized STOTT PILATES^® training and workshops in Istanbul since 2011. She studied political science at Rennes University in France. In 2015, she became an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^®; specializing in STOTT PILATES. Canan has a basketball, classical ballet and gymnastics background. She also practises kitesurfing and yoga.

Eric is an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^®; who specializes in STOTT PILATES^®. With a 15+ year addiction to Pilates and 20+ year devotion to yoga, Eric loves to help people reach their full potential. Eric own/operates an intimate, private studio in the Battery Park City/Tribeca area of Manhattan New York City called Nucleus Strength. He enjoys helping people from all walks of life, regardless of their starting points, find the inner chutzpah needed to make lasting positive change.

Eric was very much into fitness and sports throughout his time in high school and university. When he started working, his body became very rigid which regular fitness workout could not help improve. He came across STOTT PILATES® in 2013, and right from the beginning he was hooked to the method, which brought changes in his body that he could not have dreamt for. Most prominently was the correction on his bow-leggedness within a year, which had bothered him for over 20 years. That fascination led him to serious Pilates practice and the decision to take up training, starting with Intensive Matwork in 2014.

He kept on pursuing STOTT PILATES certification and in 2019 the completed the Merrithew^® Matwork and Reformer Instructor Trainer courses in Merrithew Corporate Training Centre in Canada to become a STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer.

Along this path of learning Eric also came across Iyengar Yoga. He was drawn to it because of its emphasis on detail, precision and alignment that was similar to Pilates. He is particularly intrigued with the biomechanics behind the STOTT PILATES method, and strives to incorporate it into yoga, fitness or any movement modality. Eric has been teaching Pilates privates and group classes for years before becoming a STOTT PILATES IT.