Cara Metallo began her Pilates journey in 2005 in New York City. In 2009 she was certified in Mat Pilates from PHI. Cara has been teaching with the Fox Chapel Area Adult education since then. In 2011 she was certified as a Holistic Health Care Professional from the American Association of Drug less Practitioners and the School of Integrative Nutrition.  Cara has a comprehensive Reformer certification including, chair, Towner, TRX  and Trigger Point release. Cara believes in the classic Pilates Principles and teaches with a fun, energetic modern twist.

Emily discovered Pilates after having her 5th child. She tried pelvic floor therapy and felt she needed something more to sufficiently rehab her whole body.  She turned to the principles of Pilates to strengthen her core, correct her poor posture, support hypermobile joints, and improve simple daily tasks. Pilates exercises 2 to 3 times a week changed everything!

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 Emily is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist and earned her Comprehensive certification in Pilates mat and mixed apparatus. She now uses her new career as a Pilates Instructor to improve everyday functional activities through classical and modern Pilates exercises.  Degrees: MS in Occupational Therapy and BS in Health Science with a minor in Psychology and focus in Special Ed. from Duquesne University.  

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"It doesn't matter if you became a mother last week or 50 years ago, your body deserves all the benefits Pilates provides to put you back together.  You deserve to repair and redeem your mental, sexual, and physical self so you can continue to give love and care to others.  You can't fill up others if you are empty."

Karen has over 35 years teaching movement in Pittsburgh. She has taught at many esteemed locations such as Capa, Point Park University, Wellspring Pilates, the Pilates Centre and many others. Karen has certifications in Core Dynamics Pilates, Gyrotonic Expansion System and Tower as well as certification in Gyro kinesis. Karen brings such knowledge and experience with her B.S. in Health and Physical Education as well as a B.A. in Dance Science. 

Kim began her Pilates journey by agreeing to attend a class with a friend. This led to 8 years of practice that evolved to accepting an opportunity to become a certified Stott Pilates instructor. After achieving her certification in 2016 for all levels of matwork and reformer, she taught at the Pilates Centre until its closure in 2020. She went on to receive further training for the stability chair, stability ball, fitness circle, BOSU, arc barrel and Cadillac. Her training also included Pilates for rehabilitation consisting of fascial focus, foundational movement, athletic conditioning and golf conditioning with the V2Max Plus Reformer. This complimented her rehabilitative knowledge and experience as an Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist that included leading the rehabilitation program for the Pittsburgh hand transplant team. She now works in the field of health care Compliance. Her education includes a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Boston University and a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Communications from Carlow College. 

Elizabeth is a Peak Pilates Level 1 certified instructor. She is a certified yoga instructor, and former ballet dancer. From the dance industry to getting her degree and joining the corporate world, she has consistently found herself drawn back to the mind-body-spirit connection of yoga and Pilates. Through trial and error in her own practices, she has found ease, freedom and joy in holistic wellness and is excited to continue to share through yoga and Pilates.

Though Elizabeth’s roots are in Philadelphia, she is married to a Sewickley-native and has equally fallen in love with the city of Pittsburgh. When not in the studio, you can find her exploring the farmers market, planning her next travel or sailing on Lake Erie. You can connect with Elizabeth at www.bebyelizabeth.com