Club Pilates

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  Celeste Martin

  Pilates Instructor

  Celeste has over 30 years of experience in the Fitness industry as a program director, group fitness trainer and personal trainer. Her certifications include group mat Pilates and reformer Pilates through PHI, TRX suspension training, indoor cycling, as well as resista-ball and dynoband. She is also trained in adult and child CPR. Celeste has a zest for life and treats everyone like family. In her quest for knowledge and more experience she entered the Club Pilates training program in April 2018. She is a “Pilates Believer” and wants you to believe too! Her objective: Inspire people to live a happy and healthy life.

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  Jessica Kroft

  Instructor

  Meet our instructor - Jessica Kroft. She has been teaching Pilates for over 15 years in Las Vegas, NV. It was her extreme pleasure to study under Dolly Kelepecz and her fellow instructors at Pilates by Dolly. Jessica has been dancing since she was 12, which contributed to her interest in a mind-body connection. She was fortunate to go to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and perform with their Dance Company. Performance locations include everywhere from California and New York to Edinburgh, Scotland. Jessica is so pleased to be included in the Club Pilates team!

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  Laura Calabrese

  Instructor

  I first discovered Pilates after having my third son in four and a half years. I was discouraged that I was never going to get back in shape, let alone ever feel that I had a single muscle in my core! Pilates changed all of that for me. It has changed my body, my mind, and my entire regard to health and fitness. I had finally discovered a form of exercise that I loved and was excited to do every day if I could. In a short amount of time of personally practicing Pilates I knew I wanted to train and become certified to teach and help others so they too could learn and experience the benefits of doing Pilates. I have had the pleasure of working with people of all ages, healthy, injured, recovering, and born with lifetime limitations. The gratification it has given me to help so many people in various ways by teaching and training them in Pilates is enormous. It truly is an art and one that is so easy to fall in love with. Laura completed her 500 hour training with Troy McCarty, who personally trained under original students of Joe Pilates. Her training is through Balanced Body University and she has been teaching for over 10 years in the Chagrin Falls area.

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  Rachel Tramonte

  Pilates Instructor

  My passion for movement began in my mid-twenties when I spent all of my free time cycling and lifting weights. By my mid-thirties I realized that I needed a more holistic approach to wellness. I took my first reformer Pilates class in 2010 while I was trying to get back in shape after my second pregnancy. I have been hooked on reformer Pilates ever since. I love teaching both group classes and private sessions. It is a privilege to help people develop and explore their own Pilates practice, witnessing shifts in awareness, and the deepening of the mind-body connection.

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  Abby Gretter

  Pilates Instructor

  Abby found a love for Pilates movement after her collegiate cheerleading days and passion for remaining active as a postpartum mother found her with aching knees and chronic back issues. Following her first Pilates class, Abby became enamored with the flow, challenge and restorative body results of the Pilates method. Her renewed athletic health inspired her decision to complete the 450-hour comprehensive Teacher Training program through Pilates Core Integration in 2015. Today, Abby's Pilates clients love her ability to coach connected, mindful classical body movements while anticipating her infusion of challenging flow sequences. Her excitement to share Pilates can best be experienced through her hands on corrections, intentional cuing and her infectious (and sometimes evil) laugh.

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  Mel Bogo

  Instructor

  In 2015, after 15 years of Hospital shifts, Mel transitioned from helping patients with their healthcare needs to aiding clients with their fitness goals. Committed to finding the Mind Body connection, Mel has completed over 500 hours of Pilates training to become a Certified Pilates Instructor. She has taken what she has learned through her Pilates practice and applied it to her other certifications to enhance the class experience. Mel is a certified spin instructor through Schwinn Cycle, Level 2 qualified TRX Instructor and recently expanded as a certified Barre Instructor through Barre Above. When she is not teaching Pilates, Barre or Cycling classes, she is sharing the benefits of staying active, positive and being the best version of "you" that you can be. Mel affirms self care is self love and the wise words that follow; “Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things." - Joseph Pilates

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  Candace Koslen

  Lead Instructor

  Meet our Lead Instructor! Candace Koslen has earned a certificate as a practitioner of Ayurveda from the California College of Ayurveda. She is also a licensed massage therapist, reflexologist, E-RYT 200 registered yoga teacher and reiki master, is currently working on her 500 hour Pilates Certification with Club Pilates. Candace first started practicing yoga in 2004, when she found out she was pregnant with her first child. That was just beginning of her journey into herself. She did her first 200 hour teacher training with Marni Task in 2007. She did another 200 hour teacher training with Tami Schneider in 2008, and taught at Cleveland Yoga from 2008-2015. She studied under many teachers for several years during her travels around the world. Candace did Level 1 with Baron Baptiste in 2010, took many workshops with Johnny Kest, Shiva Rae, Sean Corn, Kathryn Budig, Sharon Gannon and David Life. It was in her first teacher training that she was first introduced to Ayurveda and immediately felt drawn to it's ancient healing practices. It wasn't until 2014, after getting into a car accident that she dove deeper into Ayurveda to heal herself. Candace studied at the California College of Ayurveda and has earned a practitioner's certificate in Ayurveda. During her studies she healed herself with the support of Ayurveda, coming off all medications from her car accident. She is managing her PTSD and migraines with the practices of Ayurveda and Yoga, forever humbled and grateful for their teachings. She is dedicated to supporting others on their journeys into themselves. Candace now teaches yoga and does Ayurvedic consultations at Chagrin Yoga, Walden, and privately. She enjoys spending time with her two children Ayla and Cole, her two dogs Jai and Seva, her boyfriend Shaun and her family and friends.

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  Yvonne Shvartshteyn

  Instructor

  “I first experienced Pilates a little over six years ago. Pilates has changed my life! Working as a stylist over the past 17 years has really put a strain on my lower back and body. Pilates has strengthened my core and lower back. It has taught me body awareness, helped with my posture and all over form, making my work days less painful. Pilates has taught me to love and appreciate my body. This is something I have struggled with for many years. Until I started doing Pilates, I didn’t fully understand how the body worked. The body is a unit, it’s not about your shape or your size, it’s about the mind and the energy that you put into making a transformation. This year I have had the opportunity to learn so much in the teacher training program through Club Pilates! It has been an amazing experience. As an instructor, I am looking forward to providing clients with knowledge, positive energy, and help them change their lives! I understand the mental and emotional challenges a person can go through with body issues. The pure joy in helping others overcome their obstacles while reaching their goals of building a stronger body and mind will be immeasurable!”

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  Chelsea Mace

  Instructor

  Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Chelsea spent the last 15 years working across the country as a professional ballet dancer, choreographer, group fitness instructor, university program coordinator, and fitness manager. Chelsea received her early dance training at Ballet Met Professional Dance Academy and spent time touring Europe with the Blue Lake International Ballet Ensemble. After graduating high school from The North Carolina School of the Arts, she studied on scholarship with The Joffrey Ballet in New York City. Chelsea went on to dance with The Richmond Ballet in Virginia where she performed various works in the corps de ballet. Her career brought her back to Ohio, where she danced with Columbus Dance Theatre, performed with Opera Columbus, and choreographed musicals for Upper Arlington High School. Prior to moving to Cleveland, Chelsea lived in Savannah, Georgia where she worked as the Fitness and Intramural Assistant Coordinator at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and served as a Faculty Member and Resident Artist with Savannah Ballet Theatre. Chelsea worked as a Mat Pilates and Fitness Instructor at John Carroll University and Cleveland State University, and danced professionally across Northeast Ohio with Cleveland’s Verb Ballets. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Cleveland State University, and most recently held the position of Group Fitness Department Head at Life Time Fitness in Beachwood. Practicing Pilates has always been a natural addition to Chelsea’s ballet career, and teaching Pilates to others has become a vision realized.