All instructors are members of the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA), the international professional association, and hold certification from Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre, Core Dynamics and the Physicalmind Institute, of New York and Canada. Their goal is to provide students and clients with the best knowledge and experience possible.
Owner/Director
Kathy Bond
Kathy has over 40 years experience as a dance teacher and fitness instructor and has been teaching Pilates for over 10 years. She is a graduate of Dianne Miller Pilates Centre in Vancouver, Core Dynamics of Santa Fe and has Mat and Standing Pilates Certification from the Physicalmind Institute of New York and Canada.
Kathy is Saskatchewan’s only teacher with “PMA Pilates Gold Certified” accreditation through the Pilates Method Alliance and is a Pilates for Golf Conditioning Specialist.
In 2005, Kathy won the YWCA Women of Distinction Entrepreneur Award
Teachers
Bets Eidem
Bets was the first client of the studio in 1998. A teacher by profession, Bets loves the learning process involved in achieving the perfection of Pilates movements. Having an advanced repertoire of exercises helps Bets fitness for her motorcycle trips. Bets hold both Mat and Comprehensive Certification from Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre.
Tanis Lee
Tanis recently moved to Saskatchewan and we are very happy to have her in the studio. Tanis holds both Mat and Comprehensive Certification from the Physicalmind Institute Canada, a Pilates for Golf teacher and is Saskatchewan’s only certified Gyrotonic teacher. Tanis brings a nuturing element to her clients and classes.
Valerie Verot-Leister
Valerie is a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) and has been practicing Pilates for over 4 years. She sees the benefits in having Pilates as part of one’s daily well-being.Valerie is Mat Certified from Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre and the Physicalmind Institute, of New York.
Christie Bodnarchuk
Christie is an artist and has been involved with Pilates for over 4 years. She holds Mat Certification from Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre and is one of the first Pilates Core Integration Mat Certified teachers in Canada. Her teaching radiates her warm and caring personality.
Patricia Brucks
Patsy is a social worker and has been involved with Pilates for over 2 years and holds mat certification from Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre. As a fitness buff, she sees the combined benefits and brings that strength to her mat classes.
Alice Kuipers.
Ali is a writer by profession and holds Mat Certification from Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre. As a new mother she knows the importance that Pilates can bring to regaining a healthy and fit body.
Kristen Myers
Kristen is a Registered Massage Therapist and knows the benefits that Pilates can add to her clients’ well being. Kristen is a new mother and knows the Pilates work has helped regain her fitness levels. She is completing her Mat certification through Saskatoon’s Pilates Training Centre.
Teacher Trainees
This studio is a registered Training Center, under the Pilates Method Alliance and Core Dynamics, and as such trainees will be assisting and student teaching in both mat and equipment classes.
