Teachers
CARYN CONNARTON earned her Masters degree in physical therapy from Simmons College in Boston. She
first discovered Pilates on a trip to LA several years ago and since then she has completed the Stott Pilates Instructor Certification Program,
which offers a more modern approach to the original works of Joseph H. Pilates. Caryn has received training from some of the best
Pilates instructors in Boston, New York City and Los Angeles. Caryn, a personal trainer
certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, has been certified in every major fitness craze in the last ten years and taught aerobics/ spinning and swimming. She believes that Pilates has had the greatest impact on her clients in changing body types, increasing flexibility, improving posture, creating longer leaner muscles and decreasing injury potential.
KATHLEEN CURRAN CHENG has completed training in STOTT Pilates Mat, Reformer, and CCB (Cadillac, Chair and Barrels) and is certified in STOTT Mat and Reformer Level 1. Kathleen has taught and trained at many local studios and clubs and has
numerous years of working in the fitness business. Kathleen holds a Master’s Degree in Cardiovascular
Health and Exercise from Northeastern University and a BFA in Dance from the Boston Conservatory. She strongly
believes that practicing Pilates can bring positive changes to her client’s bodies including
strengthened abdominal and back muscles, improved alignment, increased flexibility and heightened
body awareness. When not instructing or training, Kathleen enjoys living a healthy lifestyle, reading, creative
CATHY FINN completed her Power Pilates training at the Movement Center of Boston and Atelier Pilates. Cathy is a former Irish Step dancer and has been a student of classical pilates and the Gyrotonic system of movement since 2003. Additionally, Cathy has several years experience as a certified personal trainer (American Council on Exercise) and has worked with clients of all ages and abilities at area gyms. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has her Master's of Social Work from Simmons College. She has worked as a clinician and public health researcher in Boston hospitals and academic settings. Cathy's teaching goes beyond instruction on proper form; she also enjoys helping her clients make regular, mindful movement a lifetime habit. Cathy individualizes training and believes that a successful pilates session means listening to a client's goals and physical needs.
ROSE GIOVENETTI has been teaching all kinds of exercise, high and low impact aerobics, step, slide, yoga and stretch since her first job at Woman's World in 1979. She has taught at all the finest establishments including The Squash Club (15 years), Lepli, now Healthworks (12 years), The Mount Auburn Club (10 years), and Cambridge Center for Adult Ed (8 years). Rose has found new strength and awareness, first as a student of Pilates and now as a certified Stott Matt Instructor., now in her sixth year of teaching. Rose is also a professional tap dancer who counts as her mentors Leon Collins and Brenda Buffalino. When she is not teaching her eighty year old clients, she is busy teaching kids tap dancing at the Brookline Academy of Dance and BCCA of Brookline.
MEGAN HOUNSLEA discovered the rehabilitative benefits of Pilates as a young dancer after a back injury. She realized that Pilates could alleviate her back pain, speed her recovery, and improve her overall dancing ability. Megan graduated from Walnut Hill School in Natick, a private school specializing in the Arts, and then went on to earn her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance from the Boston Conservatory. Megan is certified in Mat and Apparatus through Power Pilates, which requires 600 hours of apprentice teaching. Megan teaches our small equipment mat classes and private and semi-private sessions by appointment.
MJ KENNY is a Certified Pilates Teacher, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Certified Zumba Teacher. She has been teaching pilates since 2004, holding both mat and apparatus certifications, through Spencer National Endurance and Sports Trainers Association, SCW Fitness Education, and Stamina. MJ's original training was in a classic pilates studio, and her continuing education has included training with various populations and specialized studio equipment, as well as integrations of core pilates work with yoga and fitness. Her teaching is enriched by years of experience in dance, yoga and bodywork. She discovered Pilates as the capstone to a personal post-surgery rehabilitation, and loves sharing it with others as a way to reach their physical goals. Also a longtime yoga student, she became certified with Yoga Method Alliance, in Yoga of Energy Flow in 2010. She also teaches Zumba, as a way of helping her students take their pilates-bodies with them into a safe and fun cardio-workout environment. She tells her students "Your body will thank-you for taking pilates!" In her spare time, MJ enjoys Salsa dancing, cross country skiing, bridge, flower arranging, and tea ceremony.
BETSY MCLAUGHLIN is a STOTT trained mat and reformer Pilates instructor who has been working in the group fitness industry since 2004. Betsy believes everyone can benefit from Pilates regardless of fitness level, age, gender, physical limitations. Betsy also holds a degree in graphic design and enjoys painting furniture and murals in her down time. She lives in Belmont with her husband and two sons.
JACQUI MIMNO is certified in Pilates Mat through Balanced Body University. She also has her 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification. Jacqui found pilates and yoga during her youth as a ballet dancer where these practices were used as a method of cross training. She has worked with clients of all ages and levels of ability throughout the Greater Boston area. Jacqui's classes are known as intense total body workouts that are safe, effective and offer various levels of each posture and exercise. Her challenging mat workouts are fast paced and accompanied by an ever-changing playlist from her extensive music library. She strives to give her students a deeper mind body awareness to achieve their fitness goals.
RACHEL PRABHAKAR discovered Pilates while struggling with a repetitive stress injury developed during hours spent hunched over the computer, working as a software engineer. She quickly found Pilates to be beneficial in helping her recover from her injury, and loved the way that she floated out of class, feeling two inches taller. She completed the musculoskeletal anatomy prerequisites at the Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy, and then completed the year long Pilates Instructor Course offered by the Australian Pilates Method Association (APMA). After receiving her APMA Level 2 Instructor certification, Rachel went on to complete a further 6 months of advanced instructor training at the renowned Melbourne studio Balance & Control.
CARYN CONNARTON earned her Masters degree in physical therapy from Simmons College in Boston. She
first discovered Pilates on a trip to LA several years ago and since then she has completed the Stott Pilates Instructor Certification Program,
which offers a more modern approach to the original works of Joseph H. Pilates. Caryn has received training from some of the best
Pilates instructors in Boston, New York City and Los Angeles. Caryn, a personal trainer
certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, has been certified in every major fitness craze in the last ten years and taught aerobics/ spinning and swimming. She believes that Pilates has had the greatest impact on her clients in changing body types, increasing flexibility, improving posture, creating longer leaner muscles and decreasing injury potential.
KATHLEEN CURRAN CHENG has completed training in STOTT Pilates Mat, Reformer, and CCB (Cadillac, Chair and Barrels) and is certified in STOTT Mat and Reformer Level 1. Kathleen has taught and trained at many local studios and clubs and has
numerous years of working in the fitness business. Kathleen holds a Master’s Degree in Cardiovascular
Health and Exercise from Northeastern University and a BFA in Dance from the Boston Conservatory. She strongly
believes that practicing Pilates can bring positive changes to her client’s bodies including
strengthened abdominal and back muscles, improved alignment, increased flexibility and heightened
body awareness. When not instructing or training, Kathleen enjoys living a healthy lifestyle, reading, creative
CATHY FINN completed her Power Pilates training at the Movement Center of Boston and Atelier Pilates. Cathy is a former Irish Step dancer and has been a student of classical pilates and the Gyrotonic system of movement since 2003. Additionally, Cathy has several years experience as a certified personal trainer (American Council on Exercise) and has worked with clients of all ages and abilities at area gyms. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has her Master's of Social Work from Simmons College. She has worked as a clinician and public health researcher in Boston hospitals and academic settings. Cathy's teaching goes beyond instruction on proper form; she also enjoys helping her clients make regular, mindful movement a lifetime habit. Cathy individualizes training and believes that a successful pilates session means listening to a client's goals and physical needs.
ROSE GIOVENETTI has been teaching all kinds of exercise, high and low impact aerobics, step, slide, yoga and stretch since her first job at Woman's World in 1979. She has taught at all the finest establishments including The Squash Club (15 years), Lepli, now Healthworks (12 years), The Mount Auburn Club (10 years), and Cambridge Center for Adult Ed (8 years). Rose has found new strength and awareness, first as a student of Pilates and now as a certified Stott Matt Instructor., now in her sixth year of teaching. Rose is also a professional tap dancer who counts as her mentors Leon Collins and Brenda Buffalino. When she is not teaching her eighty year old clients, she is busy teaching kids tap dancing at the Brookline Academy of Dance and BCCA of Brookline.
MEGAN HOUNSLEA discovered the rehabilitative benefits of Pilates as a young dancer after a back injury. She realized that Pilates could alleviate her back pain, speed her recovery, and improve her overall dancing ability. Megan graduated from Walnut Hill School in Natick, a private school specializing in the Arts, and then went on to earn her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance from the Boston Conservatory. Megan is certified in Mat and Apparatus through Power Pilates, which requires 600 hours of apprentice teaching. Megan teaches our small equipment mat classes and private and semi-private sessions by appointment.
BETSY MCLAUGHLIN is a STOTT trained mat and reformer Pilates instructor who has been working in the group fitness industry since 2004. Betsy believes everyone can benefit from Pilates regardless of fitness level, age, gender, physical limitations. Betsy also holds a degree in graphic design and enjoys painting furniture and murals in her down time. She lives in Belmont with her husband and two sons.
JACQUI MIMNO is certified in Pilates Mat through Balanced Body University. She also has her 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification. Jacqui found pilates and yoga during her youth as a ballet dancer where these practices were used as a method of cross training. She has worked with clients of all ages and levels of ability throughout the Greater Boston area. Jacqui's classes are known as intense total body workouts that are safe, effective and offer various levels of each posture and exercise. Her challenging mat workouts are fast paced and accompanied by an ever-changing playlist from her extensive music library. She strives to give her students a deeper mind body awareness to achieve their fitness goals.
RACHEL PRABHAKAR discovered Pilates while struggling with a repetitive stress injury developed during hours spent hunched over the computer, working as a software engineer. She quickly found Pilates to be beneficial in helping her recover from her injury, and loved the way that she floated out of class, feeling two inches taller. She completed the musculoskeletal anatomy prerequisites at the Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy, and then completed the year long Pilates Instructor Course offered by the Australian Pilates Method Association (APMA). After receiving her APMA Level 2 Instructor certification, Rachel went on to complete a further 6 months of advanced instructor training at the renowned Melbourne studio Balance & Control.