Behind the MVMT

"My journey into the world of Pilates started in 2013 as a personal quest for balance and strength. After taking my first Pilates class, I was immediately intrigued by its complexity, and it was an easy choice to become an avid student. I fell in love not only with the theory and exercises, but also with the endless benefits I experienced both mentally and physically.

In 2014, this passion led me to become a Certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor. There is something to be said about the STOTT PILATES® method and its emphasis on biomechanics, rehabilitation, and enhancing athletic performance. It gave me a strong foundation for understanding how Pilates can be thoughtfully applied to different bodies, goals, and stages of life.

Since then, my love for education has only continued to grow. STOTT PILATES® has remained an important part of my foundation, but I’ve never wanted to confine my learning to one perspective. I’ve always been curious about movement, the human body, and the many systems that influence how we move, adapt, and perform, from biomechanics and strength to the nervous system and how the body responds to movement. That curiosity has continued to shape the way I learn, teach, and think about Pilates.

Through continued education, including my certification with Unify Pilates Academy®, I’ve continued to expand my understanding of the Pilates system and explore how different concepts of movement, strength, biomechanics, the nervous system, and functional fitness can complement one another. For me, education has never been about reaching an endpoint. There is always another question to ask, another body to understand, and another opportunity to become a better teacher.

Pilates remains the foundation upon which I build my fitness philosophy, but my approach has always extended beyond simply performing the exercises. I firmly believe in the significance of skeletal muscle for overall health and longevity. Building and maintaining muscle plays a crucial role in aging well, supporting our joints and bones, maintaining independence, and helping to limit injury, disease, and pain.

As a strong advocate for well-rounded fitness, I’ve also integrated strength training into my own practice and into my sessions both on and off the apparatus'. Pilates forms the bedrock of my approach, complemented by a diverse range of exercises designed to build strength and support the entire body. It’s not just about aesthetics; it’s about fostering a resilient, functional body that can continue to do the things we love for years to come.

Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to train competitive athletes, collaborate with local physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors to support rehabilitative clients, and specialize in pre and postnatal Pilates. Above all, I’m passionate about promoting active aging and helping clients maintain strength, mobility, confidence, and independence well into their senior years.

In 2021, I opened my home studio in Mount Brydges, where I dedicated myself to building a community focused on health and wellness. It quickly became waitlisted and remained at capacity for years. As the community continued to grow, I recognized the need to serve more clients and provide expanded offerings.

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That realization gave birth to Pilates MVMT 2.0, our Group Class Studio, which opened on March 1st, 2025, when we transitioned into a commercial space just down the street. This new chapter allowed me to create a more dynamic environment, build an incredible team of Pilates instructors, and welcome more people into the Pilates community while maintaining the small, intentional class experience that had always been important to me.

Within the first year of opening our group class studio, it became clear that continued growth required thoughtful expansion. To best serve both our group community and our private, rehabilitative clientele, we recognized the need for distinct, purpose-built spaces. In January 2026, we expanded our unit by an additional 900 square feet, creating dedicated space for private sessions as well as small-group Stability Chair classes.

This expansion allowed us to offer more of the Pilates system under one roof and provide our clients with a more well-rounded movement experience. For me, that has always been an important part of Pilates: there is so much more to the method than one piece of equipment or one style of class. Each piece of the system offers something different, and together they can create a truly comprehensive approach to movement.

Our Private Studio is the only studio in the area to offer a fully equipped STOTT PILATES® studio environment. It is outfitted with a Cadillac Trapeze Table, Ladder Barrel, Rehab Reformer, Stability Chairs, and a full complement of small barrels and props.  This space allows us to provide a truly comprehensive and individualized approach, supporting rehabilitation, performance enhancement, and long-term movement health in a calm, focused setting designed specifically for private work.

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Education has always been the foundation of Pilates MVMT. From the beginning, I’ve believed that great teaching starts with great education. Becoming a Pilates instructor is not simply about learning exercises. It’s about understanding the body, learning how to observe and assess movement, understanding why you are teaching something, and continuing to grow long after certification.

As Pilates MVMT has grown, that commitment to education has grown with it. In 2026, we began building a new chapter in our education pathway by partnering with Unify Pilates Academy®, a Canadian-founded comprehensive Pilates certification program created by my close colleague and friend, McKenzie Crawford. Unify shares our belief in comprehensive, intentional education, mentorship, and developing instructors who are prepared to teach wherever their Pilates journey takes them.

Pilates MVMT is proud to become Unify Academy’s first hosting facility in Eastern Canada, bringing this comprehensive certification pathway to Ontario, with me stepping into the role of Unify’s first Lead Instructor Trainer in Eastern Canada.

While our education pathway continues to grow, the heart of what we do at Pilates MVMT remains the same: thoughtful instruction, meaningful movement, and instructors who care deeply about what they teach. We believe the best instructors are forever students, and that there is always more to learn.

Whether I’m teaching a group class, working one-on-one with a private client, mentoring an instructor, or continuing my own education, my goal is to provide a balance of functional exercises with an element of challenge and progression, all while keeping the experience fun, thoughtful, and safe for the people in front of me.

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I’m inspired daily by the transformations I witness as clients prioritize their health and embrace the benefits of Pilates. I’m equally inspired by the instructors who continue to ask questions, refine their craft, and push themselves to become better teachers. Being surrounded by people who are willing to keep learning is one of the things I value most about what we’ve built at Pilates MVMT.

When I’m not teaching, you’ll likely find me in the studio practicing Pilates or in the gym lifting heavier weights, because there’s room for both in functional fitness! Outside of the studio, I enjoy the simple joys of life: gardening, kayaking, fishing and hunting, and exploring the outdoors with my husband and our son, who we welcomed into the world in 2020."

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Training and Certifications:
 

STOTT PILATES® Functional Anatomy

STOTT PILATES® Anatomy & Exercise Fundamentals for Movement Professionals

STOTT PILATES® Intensive Mat-Plus™

STOTT PILATES® Intensive Reformer

STOTT PILATES® Intensive Stability Chair

STOTT PILATES® Intensive Cadillac

TOTT PILATES® Intensive Barrels

STOTT PILATES® ​Injuries & Special Populations

STOTT PILATES® ​Intensifying Essential Matwork 

STOTT PILATES® Superior Balance 

STOTT PILATES® Matwork Flow with Weights 

STOTT PILATES® Sliding Mobility Discs for Dynamic Stabilization

STOTT PILATES® ZEN-GA® Power & Strength

STOTT PILATES® ZEN-GA® Pilates for Golf

STOTT PILATES® Body Weight Training

STOTT PILATES® Prenatal Matwork with Stability Ball & Flex-Band

STOTT PILATES® Prenatal Pilates on the Reformer 

STOTT PILATES® Prenatal Pilates on the V2 Max Plus Reformer™

STOTT PILATES® Prenatal Pilates on the Mat

STOTT PILATES® Postnatal Pilates​​​​​​​

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Unify Pilates Academy® Matwork

Unify Pilates Academy® Reformer

Unify Pilates Academy® Lead Instructor Trainer

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