Mary and her husband Tim moved to San Clemente in 2020 after a 30+ year retirement from

public education. She has adult twins, both of whom live in Orange County; daughter an RN and

son a letter carrier. She also has a beautiful senior beagle, Simon Joseph.

Mary’s journey to Pilates began after having a knee rebuilt, complete with cadaver ACL and

multiple screws in 1998. Pilates was started as part of the physical therapy workout. The

reformer and other apparatus made working out fun, focused on core building while lessening

stress on the joints. She was hooked!!! After 25 years as a student of Pilates, Mary began her

training to become a Comprehensive Certified Pilates instructor and has never looked back.

When getting total knee replacement (other knee!) in December 2022, Pilates again allowed for

a smooth recovery and sustained total body health, allowing a quick return to daily life and

activities. Mary is excited to share her love of teaching, fitness and experience with you! She

truly believes Pilates is for EVERY body.

Mary is a passionate reader, golfer and traveler and of course, PILATES enthusiast!

Monique was born and raised in Southern Orange County and loved everything about a

healthy lifestyle, participating in dance, gymnastics, and tennis along with team sports.

She graduated with her BS in Biochemistry from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and

moved directly into therapeutic and diagnostic business to drive improvements in

healthcare. Continuing her love for sports and movement, she found Pilates and fell in

love, embracing the proven benefits of Pilates. 

As she continued her journey, she was drawn to the wellness and self-care advantages

of yoga.  Improvements in strength, balance and flexibility greatly improved her Pilates

practice.  Monique found better sleep and calmness due to the mental health benefits of

her practice.  

With her passion for Pilates and yoga, she strives to connect mind, body and spirit for

all. Monique is focused on correct and precise movements to get the most benefit from

her clients’ practice. Her love for movement and breath blends beautifully in training. If

she is not in the studio, she can be found on the water in Dana Point, on her boat,

dinghy or paddle board along with her husband, David and her furry tri-colored Aussie,

Lacy Blue.

Laura is a former elementary school teacher and holds a B.A. in Biology from CSULB and a Master in Education from Concordia University, Irvine. 

Pilates has been a part of her life for over 18 years. Finding the connection to mind, body, and breath was a life changer. She began practicing pilates and teaching elementary school in the same year. Pilates allowed her to stand, squat, and keep up  with littles all day long. Her pilates education is through Balanced Body under the guidance of Kelly Leonardi. You can expect a fluid, upbeat reformer class with plenty of variations to exercises with emphasis on body alignment. 

While still in the classroom, Laura became a certified kids yoga instructor. Incorporating breath to movement with elementary students led her to pursue a trauma informed yoga teacher training. This led to becoming a full time, trauma informed yoga teacher. She is certified in yin, gentle and vinyasa yoga. She became certified in restorative yoga under the direction of Judith Hanson Lasater. She incorporates traditional reiki into all restorative classes. Laura believes that yoga is for all people and all ages and classes focus on functional and safe movement  while also connecting to breath, to body, and to spirit.

Laura loves to practice pilates and yoga, read, and spend time with family and friends.

Lupus led me to Pilates in my early 30's. I had to give up jogging as my joints started swelling, although there was no pain. But something was obviously wrong. It took 4 years to get a diagnosis, most doctors turned me away, "You're too young to have health issues." Learning how important it is to be your own advocate, I stood my ground saying, "I'm here now, so I don't end up like those in your waiting room." A wonderful strong willed nurse overheard me, and ushered me into a room. I will always be grateful for Nurse Nancy!

I need movement, period. If I don't move, I feel like the Tin Man. I was introduced to Pilates in the form of a dvd at home. Not even knowing if I did it correctly, I felt amazing after! I could FEEL the blood circulating in every joint, I felt fluid, I felt tall, I felt great!  I was referred to a private instructor who showed me proper form and all apparatus equipment. I was hooked and haven't looked back. Although I welcome all forms of exercise, Pilates is my "go to". I love that you can do it every day, adjust as needed based on how I feel that day, and I am in control of my body. I do my best to stay in front of the additional autoimmune issues I've inherited over the past 20 years and Pilates makes me feel like I can stay ahead! Note - I don't take any medication :)

After spending all my adult years in the corporate world, the stresses of Covid was my wake up call, cue the addition of Sjogrens Syndrome and Scleroderma to my resume. I decided to leave my Construction Accounting job and focus on getting my certification full time. This new community is something that took me by surprise. The positivity, support, encouragement, it just falls into your lap. It leaves me speechless that this is my new work environment, these are my new co-workers. I am surrounded by clients that want to get better, be better, do better. And I am SO excited to help them with that.