Instructor Trainer bios

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.

Maki graduated from the Kobe College Music Department with a B.A. in Dance. While in college, she studied classical ballet (the Graham Technique), and also began to study Pilates and anatomy. After graduating from college, she received her STOTT PILATES^® Full Certification and is currently working as an Instructor Trainer for Merrithew^® specializing in STOTT PILATES and Total Barre^® at the Licensed Training Center Bcube in Osaka, Japan. With her passion for dance, Maki loves to incorporate elements of dance performance into her lessons which has enabled her to share her knowledge with students when teaching at the Takarazuka Musical Academy.

Mami Ozaki first encountered Pilates after restarting ballet lessons as an adult. She was looking for an appropriate conditioning class. Pilates relieved Mami of the back pain she’d been suffering from for a long time, and fell in love with Pilates instantly.

It had been a long-time dream of hers to work in the health and wellness industry, so she decided to become a Pilates instructor.

Mami became a STOTT PILATES^® Certified Instructor in 2015 and joined Sky Pilates Tokyo.

Manami, a professional dancer, discovered and fell in love with Pilates because of its ability to help her heal from persistent back pain that had bothered her for years. Through Pilates, she also learned to focus on how her body moves, thus strengthening her mind-body connection.

In 2009, Manami became a Certified Instructor, joining Sky Pilates Tokyo in 2015. In 2023, she achieved the milestone of becoming a STOTT PILATES^® Instructor Trainer. She is passionate about continuously improving her teaching skills to help her clients achieve their fitness goals.