Instructor Trainer bios
The members of our esteemed team of Pilates Instructor Trainers are accomplished and internationally sought-after educators known for their comprehensive knowledge, dedication and professionalism. Each hold full certification in the STOTT PILATES® method and have achieved additional designations to complement their training.
A diverse group, they come from varied backgrounds including physical therapy, exercise science, athletic therapy, dance, and group and personal fitness training to name a few. Every member of the team strives to uphold the highest standards of training that have been developed worldwide.
Joana Meneses
Floating
New York, New York, United States
IT qualifications
STOTT PILATES® Matwork & Reformer, Chair, Cadillac & Barrels
Additional credentials and designations
Yoga Instructor (500 +++), TRX Instructor, Kettle Bell Instructor, LifeTime Fitness Pilates Mat Fusion Instructor (NYC), LifeTime Fitness Core Tone Reform (CTR) Instructor (NYC)
Bio
JOana Meneses is a 20+ year STOTT PILATES® International Instructor Trainer who credits her Comprehensive STOTT PILATES Training as the evolving foundation not only to her own movement practice, but her BodyRoots™ company’s philosophy she shares worldwide. Between her New York City base of clients and classes and her native Azorean island LiquidRoots™ retreats in Portugal, JO prides herself on flowing body & mind modalities on and off the water. To JO, movement is poetry and every body should be gifted the skills to write their own.
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