Helene KupersteinHelene came into Pilates to tone and strengthen while losing weight. She fell in love with the movement and how it made her feel, and she decided to become a certified Pilates Instructor in 2015.
Helene is trained in Classical Pilates and also in Contemporary Pilates. She started working at a Club Pilates in Southern California in 2017 and met a Master Trainer who would change her outlook on fitness and her life. It was then that Helene made the decision to become a Master Trainer. She went on to pursue her TRX, Barre Above with Pilates Focus, and Trigger Point Therapy certifications while still in California.
Helene moved to the PNW in February 2018 and pursued additional certifications in Total Barre, Balletone, Pilates Suspension Method (PSM) and Bodhi. Helene became a National Certified Pilates Teacher in 2020 and a Club Pilates Master Trainer in 2021. While taking her Barre Above with Pilates Focus certification class with Leslee Bender, co-creator of the program, another spark was ignited. The love of Pilates and the little ballerina in Helene was determined to become a Program Specialist for this program. In 2023, Helene became a Program Specialist for Barre Above with Pilates Focus and is spreading the knowledge and love for this specialized class to others. In 2023/2024 Helene also became a Scoliosis Specialist Pilates Instructor, Ageless Training Academy Coach, and is currently studying to become PCES Certified (Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist).
Helene loves mentoring new instructors while teaching them the foundations of Pilates and other modalities, and how to be the best they can be.
Michelle Larson Michelle has been certified as a fully comprehensive Pilates instructor since 2015 and has been working in the industry since 2014. She specializes in training Irish dancers to compete as elite athletes, dealing with injuries, nutrition, and corrective exercise, and has been doing so since 1990. Pilates is an integral part of her training program, providing dancers with strength, length, extension, and powerhouse connection to decrease the risk of injury. She specializes in pregnancy (pre and postnatal), athletes, teens, children, and various spinal conditions, including scoliosis. Michelle has run workshops for Pilates and fitness instructors, including cueing, programming, and special populations.
Michelle currently teaches in multiple Club Pilates studios and has trained thousands of clients, some in group classes and others privately. It has been a goal to share her knowledge with the next generation and make each Teacher Trainee (TTP) a better instructor than she is.
Specialty Areas and Certifications: Scolio-Pilates 2018, Health Coach with Optavia 1/2018, Silver Sneakers Foundations 4/2018, Barre Above 12/2018, Trigger Point 12/2018, Pre/Post Natal (Amy Cady) 4/2016, TRX Suspension Training Course 3/2016, Personal Trainer 8/2014, Irish Dance Certification 10/1990.
Quote from Michelle, “I really enjoy teaching Pilates, and during the past 9 years, I have learned so much. In my heart, I want every client to learn to understand the value of Pilates as a preventative and restorative practice. I strive to help each of them grow to love Pilates. I personally cannot touch the lives of each client that enters a Pilates studio, but I can teach instructors the art of Pilates, share my passion with them, and through them, more clients can be reached.”
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