Mia Melendez, NCPT
Studio Owner and Lead Instructor
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BASI Pilates: Completed Foundations and Graduate Comprehensive
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Apparatus Teacher Training Programs - Certified Pilates Instructor
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Pilates Method Alliance Member
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MELT Certified Instructor - L5
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Roll Model Method Certified Instructor
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ACE Certified: Group Exercise Instructor
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Bootybarre: Plus, Flex & Flow, Prenatal & Postnatal & bbarreless
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LIVESTRONG Certified Trainer: (cancer survivorship, post-rehabilitation exercise and supportive cancer care)
Zumba: (Basic, Aqua, Kids, Kids Jr.)
B.S. Arcadia University: Psychology
Continued Education:
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Shoulder Biomechanics
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Hip and Knee Biomechanics
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Understanding the Pelvic Floor
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Pilates and Menopause
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Foot Matters in Pilates
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Countering Computer Posture
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Certification for Pilates for Rehabilitation
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Breath, Labor, & Postnatal Recovery
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Balancing Stability and Mobility Through Pregnancy
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New Pain Narratives: Applying the Biophyschosocial Model in the Pilates Studio
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Pain Perception and Proprioception in Pilates
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Physiology of Pain
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Bioneuropsycho-lates Treatment for Chronic Pain
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Creating an Inclusive Environment - Working with Disabilities
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Empowering Progress: Supporting Clients to Move through Pain
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Body by Breath
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The Foot Collective Pro Seminar
Mia is a graduate of Body Arts Science International (BASI) Graduate Pilates Program and a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher. She has a passion for helping clients find their fit selves after significant life changes like child birth or illness. Mia truly believes in fitness for EVERY body. You need not be an athlete to be FIT. Through Pilates, she teaches her clients to live more efficiently in their bodies. We work hard together to build strength in good form and function so when you leave the studio, you will feel FIT and better abled to your life. Through Mia's several fascia certifications she helps to restore facia systems throughout the body to aid your mobility, stability, and performance. Her sessions include a mixture of Fascia release, neuromuscular training and Pilates work. Her goal is to help free the body of stress, restore balance, and increase strength, so that you may live your life with joy and ease.
Bernie Kane
Pilates Instructor
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Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science
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Master of Science, Exercise Science
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Comprehensive Mat Pilates Training Certification, Kane School
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Comprehensive Apparatus Training, Kane School
Bernadette is known for integrating academic knowledge with practical, disciplined movement education. Drawing on her graduate background in exercise science and foundational discipline acquired during her service in the Marine Corps, Bernadette brings a compelling blend of anatomical expertise and precise instructional focus to the studio.
With over a decade of dedicated experience in movement, Bernadette possesses a deep conviction in the efficacy of clinical Pilates. She uses her expertise to alleviate pain, facilitate healthy movement mechanics, and cultivate stronger, more resilient bodies.
Bernadette seamlessly integrates classical Pilates with a modern understanding of the body grounded in anatomy and biomechanics. She guides her clients toward a profound understanding of their bodies, leaving them feeling strong and centered.
Katharine Slayton
Instructor in Training
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BASI Pilates (Body Arts and Science International) Instructor in Training
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Katharine believes strongly in the powerful intersection between physical and emotional health. To her, movement truly is medicine.
Katharine's love for Pilates began during COVID, when movement became a lifeline and Pilates quickly became the one practice that made her body feel truly supported, strong, and at home. She has both taught and practiced various forms of exercise in the past as a group exercise instructor, but nothing had ever clicked for her in the way Pilates did. It has completely changed how she moves, how she breathes, and how she feels. Being able to share that feeling with others is a privilege.
With her background in clinical mental health, she approaches Pilates as more than a workout—it’s a way to connect with yourself, mind, body and spirit. Katharine believes you can’t separate mental health from physical health; they inform each other, shape each other, and thrive together. Her goal is to create a space where individuals can cultivate a sense of autonomy and safety within their own bodies, increasing emotional resilience and overall well-being.
Katharine is honored to be training through BASI and excited to bring a mind–body, whole-person approach to the practice, always leading with kindness, compassion and empathy along the way.
