Lineage Pilates Practitioner (LPP) • Founder, Glass City Pilates®

Rooted in Legacy™

I founded Glass City Pilates® to preserve the classical method, honor its lineage, and teach movement in a way that genuinely transforms the body. My work is grounded in heritage — as a third-generation instructor trained under Elena Dominguez-Bartley — and shaped by a modern understanding of fascia, biomechanics, and long-term functional health.

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For more than 17 years, I’ve taught clients of every age and season of life how to move with clarity, purpose, and awareness. My approach blends classical precision with restorative, preventative, and rehabilitative movement. It is intentional, deeply personalized, and built on a foundation of trust.

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My Background & Lineage

I completed my original training with Ms. Sharon Russell-Aloni and continued my advanced education with Elena Dominguez-Bartley, a third-generation teacher linked directly to Joseph Pilates’ original protégés.

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This lineage is the backbone of how I teach:
• movement rooted in system, not trend
• progression rooted in classical repertoire
• breath rooted in functional anatomy
• instruction rooted in relationship, trust, and mentorship

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Clients receive a method, not a workout, and a teacher who knows their body, patterns, and goals.

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Specialties & Focus Areas

My teaching integrates breath science, fascia education, deep stabilizer training, and classical sequencing to support clients across all ages and abilities.

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Preventative + Rehabilitative Pilates

• alignment and postural correction
• breath organization
• neuromuscular patterning
• prehab and post-rehab support
• chronic imbalance recovery

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Apparatus Expertise

• TrapTable/Cadillac protocols
• Reformer and adaptive reformer logic
• Spring-based strength
• Decompression and length-based work

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Restorative Athletic Performance

• mobility training
• hip, shoulder, and spine stabilization
• recovery programming
• breath mechanics for performance

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Youth & Young Adult Strength

• functional control
• confidence building
• posture stabilization
• safe progression

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Season-of-Life Support

• postnatal recovery
• perimenopause/menopause support
• nervous system regulation
• restorative low-impact training

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Signature Methods

Glass City Pilates® is home to several proprietary systems I have developed through my lineage and years of practice:

• Standing Tall Series™ – posture, balance, coordination, bone density
• Short Series Sequence™ – structured classical sequencing with apparatus logic
• Rooted in Legacy™ Breathing Method – functional breath mechanics that organize movement from the inside out

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These methods are taught exclusively in my studio and are foundational within the Glass City Pilates Academy and Licensing Center Pathway.