Celebrating joy and movement through Pilates
Get to know the instructors
Andrea Tutt
Instructor & Studio Owner
As studio founder and principal instructor, Andrea brings a breadth and depth of movement expertise. Her passion for alignment, postural precision, and freedom of movement extends across all of her teaching experiences, from private to group instruction and beyond.
With a vast education and background in movement arts, acting, and choreography, Andrea received the esteemed certification by The Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) — the official Pilates governing entity — in Toronto, Canada in 2005. Here she focused on client rehabilitation and pre/post-natal support programming. In 2006 she completed her registered yoga teacher training in Columbus, Ohio, and has since devoted hundreds of hours to training teachers in both disciplines. Continually increasing her depth of knowledge in movement intelligence, Andrea completed her Bones for Life training in 2018, a Feldenkrais methodology. She's currently a regional Bones for Life educator, leading comprehensive training to hundreds of students around the globe.
Megan Flynn
Instructor
Suzanne Lavender
Instructor
Suzanne received her comprehensive Classical Pilates Certification in 2003 after 600+ hours of training and apprenticeship in NYC. She is considered a “2nd generation” instructor after studying under Romana Kryzanowska, who received her training directly from Joseph Pilates. Other teachers include Master instructors Ton Voogt, Michael Fritzke, and Brett Howard.
She opened The Pilates Space in Grand Junction, CO, in 2005, a successful studio for 8 1⁄2 years. In 2017, she moved to Cincinnati, where she worked with Pendleton Pilates, Club Pilates, and Anchor Wellness, and she has continued to teach private clients as well. She enjoys coaching and working with a variety of clients and guiding them to strengthen and lengthen and gain proprioception, alignment, control, and flexibility.
Chris DiGiovanni
Instructor
Chris trained with Heather Sommer on Pilates Reformer and has been practicing and teaching for eight years. Her movement and body awareness background is rooted in Ballet and Modern dance performance. She holds a BFA in Dance from Wright State University. Christina taught dance to preschool-aged children and adults and later shifted her love of movement and teaching to help folks through physical therapy. She is a practicing Physical Therapist Assistant in Orthopedic and Pediatric settings. “I love using all of my knowledge of the body during my Pilates sessions, and I love using my knowledge of Pilates principles in my Physical Therapy practice!” She enjoys seeing plays, musicals, opera, art exhibitions, bike riding, visiting her kids in Chicago and Toronto, and empty nesting, especially going on coffee dates with her husband.
Logan Brookbank
Instructor
Elena Hauer
Instructor
Katie Coleman
Substitute Instructor
Robin Selzer
Instructor
Robin Selzer, PhD is a certified Pilates instructor with 22 years of movement-based therapeutic experience in a variety of studio and health club settings, including a clinical practice. She is also a 200 hour registered yoga teacher and completed an 18 hour undergraduate certificate in Yoga Studies at the University of Cincinnati. She is a full-time Professor at UC. Her dissertation research and accompanying publications have focused on body awareness and image. She has participated in co-leading Attune's Teacher Training and hosts regular Yin Yoga workshops as a practice of self-compassion for nervous system support. She's passionate about the mind body connection, connecting breath and movement, and meeting her clients where they are to be seen and feel heard. Dr. Selzer is also Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), using these tools to help clients leverage their unique talents, bring their ideas to action, and work across differences in authentic ways.
Cait Reis
Instructor
Pilar Garza
Instructor
Ali Gumbert
Instructor
Ali discovered Pilates three years ago and immediately recognized it as the missing piece of her fitness regime. Building on years of experience in yoga, weight training, and various forms of cardio, she found that the Reformer provided a level of core stability and body awareness that her other workouts were missing. This "lightbulb moment" transformed her personal practice and inspired her to transition into teaching. In her sessions, Ali creates a playful and fresh environment where students feel energized to explore their potential. She blends a modern, creative perspective with a focus on precision, helping clients leave the studio feeling taller, stronger, and more connected.
Erin Desantis
Instructor
Rebecca Callen
Instructor