Shelby found her practice while in school for a BFA in Contemporary Dance. She realized the cross training benefits and decided to get certified. After building community & learning from the people taking her classes, Shelby recognized the ever-growing need for fun in exercise and functional strength. Shelby is professionally dancing freelance outside of her Pilates work, and hopes to bring all of her movement knowledge to serve those in her classes. She believes everyone deserves to find joy in movement, kind connection with their body, and to leave feeling lighter! Shelby’s Teaching Style: Continuous flow, building around functional strength with lots of cueing and encouragement Shelby’s Favorite Exercise? Any lunging variation! Improves balance and whole body strength and awareness. Fun Fact: I have 8 siblings! Shelby’s Playlist Might Include:Per my Spotify daylist, lounging retro r&b afternoon vibes

I was introduced to Pilates while working the front desk at a studio in college. As I started taking classes, I was drawn to the intentional movements and mind-body connection. I’ve been a runner my whole life, and always valued “fast” over “form”. With consistent practice, I noticed a significant decrease in knee and hip pain from years of high impact activity. I knew it was a community I wanted to be a part of, so I jumped right into teacher training. I received my comprehensive certification in 2021 and have been teaching ever since!

Shelby found her practice while in school for a BFA in Contemporary Dance. She realized the cross training benefits and decided to get certified. After building community & learning from the people taking her classes, Shelby recognized the ever-growing need for fun in exercise and functional strength. Shelby is professionally dancing freelance outside of her Pilates work, and hopes to bring all of her movement knowledge to serve those in her classes. She believes everyone deserves to find joy in movement, kind connection with their body, and to leave feeling lighter! Shelby’s Teaching Style: Continuous flow, building around functional strength with lots of cueing and encouragement Shelby’s Favorite Exercise? Any lunging variation! Improves balance and whole body strength and awareness. Fun Fact: I have 8 siblings! Shelby’s Playlist Might Include:Per my Spotify daylist, lounging retro r&b afternoon vibes

I have always loved movement, trying everything from basketball, to track, to gymnastics since I was a kid. In college, I wanted to find more mindful movement and decided to pursue a 200hr Power Yoga Certificate. Through a studio I was teaching at was introduced to the reformer! I fell in love with the ability to move mindfully while adding resistance. The therapeutic ability of Pilates to achieve better physical and metal wellbeing of the practitioner is so important to me, as I’ve found it very healing myself.

A longtime professional dancer, Neal brings a lifetime of passionate study of human movement to all his teaching. Beginning his Pilates training under Kathy Grant, a protégée of Joseph Pilates, Neal was certified to teach by Ellie Herman and was a senior instructor in her Brooklyn, NY studios before relocating to the Atlanta area. Neal’s teaching emphasizes finding the joy and pleasure of movement, drawing from an array of modalities to help clients get stronger, move more easily, recover from injury, and generally feel better in their bodies.

I was introduced to Pilates while working the front desk at a studio in college. As I started taking classes, I was drawn to the intentional movements and mind-body connection. I’ve been a runner my whole life, and always valued “fast” over “form”. With consistent practice, I noticed a significant decrease in knee and hip pain from years of high impact activity. I knew it was a community I wanted to be a part of, so I jumped right into teacher training. I received my comprehensive certification in 2021 and have been teaching ever since!