PILATES PRACTITIONERS
Michaela Ellingson received her Pilates Certification with Simona Cipriani at the Art and Science of Contrology Pilates Training Program in Purchase, NY.
Her training is based in the classical Pilates method which has given her a strong foundation of the Pilates principles.
Her teaching style is equally inspired by her extensive dance training, she received her BFA from SUNY Purchase in New,York and her MA from London Contemporary Dance School.
Michaela engages her clients with physical and creative classes focused on isolating certain muscle groups while also finding fluidity, length and interconnectivity in the body.
Balance, alignment, core and glute exercises are staples of her classes.
She is constantly challenging herself and her clients to find new ways to engage with Pilates by trying variations and by developing awareness.
Movement through Pilates and dance is a way of life for Michaela and she hopes to share the joy of movement with all of her clients.
Private Pricing: $90 per session
Sarah Hemphill is an alumni of Dancers’ Workshop and currently runs the Adult Fitness/Wellness Program. She received her full, comprehensive certification in Pilates through Balanced Body University in 2012 and holds a B.F.A in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. She has been teaching dance and movement classes throughout the valley for over 15 years.
Sarah considers Pilates to be a mind-body discipline and her approach to teaching is very much influenced by her love of dance and movement. She maintains a philosophy that highlights working with clients as individuals and instructs from a platform that emphasizes education in conjunction with dynamic movement.
She describes her teaching style to be classical and classical Pilates is essentially Pilates in the truest most authentic form, as Joseph Pilates intended.
Sarah is also an experienced pre/postnatal instructor and loves helping women through their pregnancies and post birth experiences through Pilates.
She holds certifications from the Pilates Method Alliance, Balanced Body University and BootyBarre. Although recognized as a trainer in her industry, she still considers herself a student and is always continuing to hone her craft.
To find out more about Sarah you can visit her website www.sarahhemphill.com.
Private Pricing: $135 per session
Born and raised in Jackson Hole, Amy Kingwill spent much of her childhood dancing in the halls of Dancers' Workshop.
She has returned to the region after working as a performer, arts administrator, and Pilates Instructor primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a movement specialist with over 35 years experience in Modern, Contact Improv and Axis Technique dance forms; her Pilates and functional fitness training, yoga practice, Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais work all combine to create a supportive base for healthy life-long movement.
She brings her love of motion, her kinesthetic awareness, and her inquisitiveness about what bodies can do to assist you in developing a stronger, happier, healthier you. Her focus lies in creative but functional movement patterns, rehabilitation and age-related conditioning, with a healthy dose of humor on top.
Private Pricing: $125 per session
Esther Mulvihill has a passion for the art of expression and movement. At a young age, she started training in and teaching gymnastics, dance, and swimming. Each of these early sports gave Esther a strong foundation with an emphasis on breath control and lengthening.
In college, she started working towards a minor in dance. During her master’s, Esther studied anatomy and completed the BASI Pilates’ graduate teacher training.
Esther loves teaching both private and group Pilates because she gets to inspire the joy of focused attention & concentration along with body awareness & harmony. She enjoys learning and continues to perfect her practice in hopes that she can help those she works with reach their goals. She looks forward to meeting and working with individuals from all walks of life here in Jackson.
Private Pricing: $125 per session