Maite Paillet - Master Trainer
Master Pilates Instructor
Maïté is a Certified Master Pilates Teacher, a Certified Comprehensive Pilates Teacher and a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Teacher. Maite practiced Pilates through dance for over ten consecutive years. In 2011, Maïté set a goal to summit Mount Rainier, though she was dealing with recurrent spinal pain from old injuries. She decided to sign up for a so-called Pilates class to cross-train and relieve trigger points. A few minutes into the class, she realized that Pilates had accompanied her for many years as an integral part of the warm-up in Contemporary Modern Dance Class. The pieces of the puzzle started to fall into place: Modern Dancer and Choreographer, Martha Graham, had worked with Joseph Pilates and incorporated Pilates elements to The Graham Technique. Maïté felt immediately reconnected to her love for mind-body movement. That sense of rootedness and connection was so strong that she decided to leave the corporate world and switch careers: “Pilates helped me get rid of trigger points, restore my range of motion, and heal. I regained physical and mental vitality. I rebuilt equilibrium in my core & developed balanced muscle groups to support a healthy spine. I found a sense of calm after each session, which grounded me from the whirlwind of daily stress. To this day, I keep noticing many positive changes in any daily activities that I pursue and in anyone that I work with as a result of Pilates. I constantly seek to learn and refine my teaching skills so that I can guide individuals from all walks of life towards active healthy lifestyles. I look forward to seeing you in class and bringing sunshine into your day!”
Today, Maïté teaches Pilates and Mindfulness to people from professional athletes, to novice & experienced practitioners and injured or disabled individuals. She works in private and group settings, gives workshops, presents at conferences, and offers Pilates teacher training nationwide.