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Kelly Milton - Owner/ BASI Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor /Booty Barre Certified Instructor
Kelly Milton was raised in Pensacola, Florida and has always had a love for nutrition and fitness. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where she double majored in Management and in Food Science and Human Nutrition. After graduating, she pursued her career with restaurant management still unsure of her career choice. Having problems with low back pain, Kelly discovered Pilates as a way to help alleviate the problem. She felt a great passion for Pilates and the results that came with the form of movement. She did some research and enrolled in Body Arts and Science International.
Completing the 500-hour intensive program, Kelly received her certification and is certified to teach on all Pilates apparatus as well as mat classes. She has also had the privilege of studying under Rael Isacowitz, the Founder of Body Arts and Science International. Kelly has also completed her Mentor Program in Pilates through BASI and stays current with her education by going to BASI Headquarters for continuing education. It is with this passion to teach and continue to learn that she decided to open her own private studio and to share the knowledge of Pilates with so many.
She owned and operated a Pilates Studio in McDonough, Georgia where she received tremendous support from the community and continued to grow her studio. After moving to The Woodlands, Texas for her husband's job transfer, she is excited about a new adventure in her career. She was honored to become a Pilates Ambassador for lululemon athletica, where she volunteers her time to help promote Pilates. She currently had her first child and loves how Pilates has helped her keep her strength and flexibility during her pregnancy as well as how fast she recovered after her emergency C-Section.
"After moving to The Woodlands, I realized that there was a need for a Pilates studio in the area that offered Pilates instruction from qualified instructors. There are too many people teaching Pilates without the proper certifications - or even without certifications. That would be like going to a doctor with a "weekend degree". At Breathe Pilates Studio, each session is tailored to your exact goals and moves at your pace all taught by fully certified instructors. The results you will see are incredible and like no other exercise form around."
Laura Wiesner - BASI Comprehensively Certified Instructor/ Booty Barre Certified Instructor/Zumba Certified
Laura was raised in Spring, Texas, where she spent the majority of her time dancing ballet at the American Academy of Dance in Houston. Throughout her training, she was able to travel around the nation attending various prestigious workshops to perfect her craft. In 2001, Laura was invited to attend an arts competition in Miami where she finished 5thin the dance division and also received a scholarship to attend the University of Oklahoma. While there, she was a member of the University’s Oklahoma Festival Ballet, dancing many ballets on campus as well as travelling to France to perform a famous piece by George Balanchine. Soon after her experience over seas, Laura started dancing professionally with the Bruce Wood Dance Company in Ft. Worth, Texas. After 20 years of dance, ballet started taking a toll on her body and she realized it was time to stop. Laura moved back home to be with her family and also with her high school sweetheart. They married in January 2008. Laura missed the movement of dance and started taking Pilates as a form of exercise. Having similarities to the movement of dance, Laura fell in love with the practice. She soon realized that this is how she can keep mind- body awareness and movement in her life. Laura became a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine in June of 2009. She soon discovered the Body Arts Science International (BASI) certification program and has completed her certification on all apparatus and mat. Her passion is to teach others how to understand their bodies and feel rejuvenated upon completing a Pilates session.
Rayna Basinger - BASI Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor
Rayna Basinger was born and raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She attended the University of Central Oklahoma were she majored in Accounting and graduated with a Bachelor of Science. Rayna went on to become a Certified Public Accountant starting her career as an Auditor in public accounting. She also worked as an Internal Auditor in the insurance industry and most recently as the Audit Supervisor of a large Houston based bank.
Rayna relocated to The Woodlands from Oklahoma City in 2006 with her husband, Joe, and daughter Lexi. A second daughter, Ella, was born in 2008.
Rayna first became interested in fitness during college and has practiced many different forms of exercise over the years. It was not until a couple years ago that she first discovered Pilates after a new studio, named Breathe, opened near her office. Having just had her second child and working in a sedentary job, Rayna was looking for something new to regain muscle tone, strength, flexibility, and most importantly at this point in her life, energy. The results were amazing and like no form of exercise she had ever practiced. Rayna was hooked and so decided to leave the career she had been working at since college and begin a new and challenging adventure studying to become a BASI Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor. Rayna received her certification and is certified to teach on all Pilates apparatus and mat classes.
“I am very excited to help others meet their fitness goals and experience all the wonderful benefits Pilates has to offer.”
Katie Phelps - BASI Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor
Katie Phelps was raised in Huntsville, Texas. She attended Sam Houston State University, where she received her degree in Education. After graduation Katie taught first grade for three years. After the birth of her daughter she decided to turn her hobby and love of fitness into her job! She has been a group fitness instructor for 11 years. Her certifications include AFAA( Aerobics and Fitness Association of America), PiYo, Keiser Cycling, and has attended numerous other continuing education courses for Step, Kickboxing, Pilates, Yoga, Weight Training, and Aquatics. She has been teaching Mat Pilates for 5 years and is growing her knowledge as a student in the BASI(Body Arts and Science International) course. Katie’s goal is to draw an interest to Pilates for the general population. She wants to help clients incorporate Pilates into their weekly fitness routine by cross training to prevent injury while relaxing and rejuvenating. “I enjoy leading a client through exercises designed to improve strength, flexibility, and overall fitness while ensuring the clients safety at all times. I strive every day to be friendly, out-going, motivating, and have an energetic personality.”
Lauren Slacik - BASI Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor
Lauren was born and raised in Houston, TX and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Houston. In 2008 Lauren was offered a position with a local chapter of an international non-profit foundation in The Woodlands, TX and made the move to the area to work and live.
Looking to meet new people and get in better shape she decided to try Pilates. The feeling of relaxation after a workout was something brand new and, after the first month Lauren began to feel and see the changes in her body. Being able to consistently stick with an exercise program had always proven to be a challenge for her but that changed with Pilates. Lauren enjoyed the movement, the flow and the ability to work all major and minor muscle groups in one session. She also discovered that Pilates provides a continuous mental and physical challenge which will always allow for progression in the practice.
After a year-and-a-half of practicing Pilates and loving the way she felt Lauren decided to become a Pilates instructor. Embarking on an intensive course of classes and completing a total of 400 apprenticeship hours through Body Arts & Science International (BASI) Lauren received her certification as a Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor. She enjoys hearing how Pilates helps clients in varying aspects of their lives as well as having the opportunity to see them discover their body’s potential. She believes “Pilates is a mentally and physically therapeutic practice that it is for absolutely everyone no matter their age, background or physical limitations”.
Lauren also enjoys attending workshops related to Pilates as well as observing and taking lessons from other experienced Pilates professionals so that she may continue to evolve in not just her teaching, but also in her practice and understanding of Pilates.
Tiffany McLeod - Power Pilates Comprehensively Certified Pilates Instructor / Booty Barre Certified Instructor
Tiffany McLeod grew up in a small town in New Jersey not from Manhattan. She attended the Savannah College of Art and Design where she majored in Fashion Design. After receiving her Bachelors Degree, Tiffany moved back to the New York City area to pursue her career in fashion.
Although Tiffany was successful in the fashion industry, she had always had and interest in fitness, wellness, and nutrition. Somewhere around 2005 Tiffany stumbled into Pilates training with a veteran in Romana’s trained Pilates. After two sessions Tiffany was hooked on Pilates. Within 6 months she began a full certification at Power Pilates in New York City, one of the most successful Pilates facilities in the world. She proceeded to get fully certified in Mat and Apparatus and continued on to work alongside two of the most talented Pilates instructors in the NYC area.
In 2009, Tiffany and her family relocated to The Woodlands Texas. After working in a few different settings, Tiffany is delighted to be able to submerge herself in an environment dedicated solely to Pilates. “ I am so grateful that my job is teaching people how to be good to themselves and their bodies. It is my goal to energize, inspire, and challenge in my teaching everyday .”
Lindsay English - BASI Student
Lindsay was raised in Lufkin, Texas, where the majority of her youth was consumed by dance classes and gymnastics competitions. Several of her childhood summers were spent in rigorous training camps with USA Olympic Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi where she learned the importance of exercise and nutrition. After many years of gymnastics, dance and theatre began to take the lead on her list of commitments and she developed a thirst for performing onstage. After high school, Lindsay furthered her studies at Northwestern where she received a BA in Theatre and Dance. After graduating, she was fortunate enough to travel the country performing with various theatre and dance troupes before finally moving to New York City. Here, she was able to perfect her craft and advance her career with numerous workshops, classes, performance gigs, and teaching opportunities. The Big Apple, though excellent for her career as a performer, was extremely trying on her body. After suffering a severe back injury in 2003, Lindsay returned to Texas where she received her Texas certification to teach high school Theatre and Dance.
In 2009, she married her wonderful husband, Chris and relocated to the Woodlands to be with him and her two step-daughters, Kaitlyn and Nadia.
Initially, Lindsay began taking pilates as an outlet to meet new people in the Woodlands and get her body back into a “dancer’s physique”. However, in such a short time, she realized what a complete difference pilates had made in her muscle tone, flexibility, and posture. What’s more is she began to notice that pilates had also completely erased her chronic back pain! She decided then and there that she wanted to help others in their quest for a happier and healthier life. “I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to help others discover the potential of their body!”
Lindsey Hedden - BASI Student
Bio coming soon.
Breathe Pilates Studio is always looking for certified instructors to add to our team. Please contact the studio if you are interested.
