Instructor Trainer bios

Lisa became a STOTT PILATES^® Certified Instructor in 2006 and an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^® specializing in STOTT PILATES in 2011, ZEN•GA^® Mindful Movement in 2013 and Total Barre^® in 2014. She is an ISCA certified personal trainer, TRX trained, and is also a certified breast cancer exercise specialist. Lisa earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance with Honors and Highest Distinction from the University of Iowa in 2006. Lisa enjoys working with a wide range of Pilates clients; from those recovering from surgery to highly conditioned athletes. In addition to teaching Pilates, Lisa dances and performs professionally with Hurley & Dancers, a modern dance company in Des Moines, and teaches dance to a variety of levels and ages.

Lisa decided to pursue her passion of movement and the human body by becoming fully STOTT PILATES^® certified in 2005 and then an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^® specialising in STOTT PILATES the following year. In 2016, Lisa received special recognition as a Merrithew Lead Instructor Trainer for STOTT PILATES, she is also a Lead Instructor Trainer for ZEN•GA^® and Total Barre^®.

Lisa is the founder and owner of The Movement Lab, Cape Town. Her studio is the only Merrithew Licensed Training centre in Africa, where she also offers music-driven, challenging and creative Pilates classes.

Lucy started as a personal trainer and aerobics instructor in her native England, but her connection to the performing arts brought her to LA in 1990. She discovered Pilates in 1995 when dancing with a modern dance company. Lucy has been teaching Pilates for 20 years and completed her STOTT PILATES^® training at the Corporate Training Center in Toronto. In 2004 she became an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^® specializing in STOTT PILATES, and continued her training by qualifying as an Instructor in CORE^™ Athletic Conditioning & Performance Training^™. She has trained student instructors in San Diego and Los Angeles. Lucy specializes in both therapeutic and post-rehabilitation Pilates and athletic performance. After suffering a traumatic back injury in 2003, she passionately completed an extensive series of back therapy courses, all of which incorporate the latest research findings.

Lynn has always been passionate about sports. Since high school, she competed on her school's volleyball team but was forced to stop due to a disc herniation in her lumbar area. Seeking a solution, she found relief from the numbness in her leg and lower back pain through yoga practice. This experience inspired her to pursue a career where she could assist others. Lynn completed yoga teacher training and began teaching in 2014. After her first STOTT PILATES^® training in 2017, she was inspired by its theory and structure, which introduced her to new ideas and teaching approaches.

For Lynn, practicing and teaching Pilates requires wisdom, which helps her set a positive attitude to life. She recognizes the profound impact of physical health and spiritual balance on the quality of life and is dedicated to helping others achieve this harmony through Pilates.

In 2023, Lynn became a Merrithew^® Instructor Trainer, specializing in STOTT PILATES Mat and Reformer. She continuously enhances her knowledge in health and wellness, studying Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, body meridian therapy and other training methods. Lynn's goal is to help more people understand and practice Pilates, experiencing its benefits for a pain-free life.

Lyudmyla has been working in the fitness industry since 1996, and in 2006 she received her first STOTT PILATES^® Certification. In 2011 she became an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^® specializing in STOTT PILATES and currently works at Pilates Italia, the Licensed Training Center in Italy. She also runs her own Pilates studio in Grosseto, Italy.