Hilery Avritt, Owner
Hilery started practicing Pilates in 1998, when she utilized the method to rehabilitate her back after an
auto-mobile accident. She discovered her body was stronger, more flexible and healthier than before the accident.
She became inspired to study Pilates and the human body further, and she began teaching Pilates in 2000.
Hilery opened Vitality in 2001.
Bianca Maggio, Pilates Teacher Training Program
Bianca is experienced in working with people of varied abilities and skill levels - from Physical Therapy patients in
India to professional dancers in Seattle. She received her Pilates certification in 2003 from Stott Education, and
also holds a BA in Dance from the University of Washington. Bianca currently instructs the Vitality Pilates
Teacher Training Program and is pursuing a degree in Physical Therapy.
Hannah Kogen, Pilates Teacher Training Program, Class/Private Instruction
Hannah has been with Vitality for over two years, and has a great deal of experience as a Pilates instructor.
She has been cross-trained in other health and fitness modalities and has a special gift for providing
detailed body cue-ing while focusing on fitness and giving her students a great workout.
Libby Scofield, Class/Private Instruction
Libby is a lifelong athlete starting in childhood with ballet and gymnastics, played soccer, rode horses, skied
and rowed through high school. Continued playing soccer on women’s and co-rec teams into her thirties. Became a gym
junkie after the birth of her second child and took cardio classes and weight training classes of all kind for
nearly a decade until continuing back trouble forced me to find some alternative method to keep my flexibility
and strength. Libby found pilates and took classes intermittently for several years, greatly diminishing her back
problems and gaining new flexibility in her body before deciding to take Teacher Training through Vitality. Libby
strives to make her classes Interactive and light-hearted. It is her goal that people leave her classes feeling
better than when they arrived.
Ann Kosugi, Class/Private Instruction
Anne started in Pilates around 2002 for ballet conditioning, and while she has since quit dance, still enjoys
Pilates as a way to stay strong, flexible and undo in-efficient body patterns as well as heal the negative effects
that dance can have on the body. In addition to dance and Pilates, Anne has experience with trapeze, and aerial
acrobatics. Anne is continually interested in the breath, its movements and effects on the body, and undoing
breath holding patterns that create tension and resist one from finding a sense of wholeness and well being.
Christine Fosmire, Class/Private Instruction
Christine has been running competitvely in the Colorado Mountain Race Circuit for six years, and it was a
running injury (ITBS) that brought her to her first pilates teacher, Karen Clippenser, a very well known
excercise physiologist who used Pilates to rehab dancers and athletes. After moving to Washington from California,
Christine was encouraged to teach pilates, and entered into Vitality's Teacher Training Program. In Christine's
own words: "Teaching pilates feels like a perfect fit for me. I love to share the power of pilates with others
and hope to provide a challenging and supportive environment for others to experience the amazing benefits
pilates provides."
Erin McEachran, Class/Private Instruction
Erin was recently hand-picked out of our Teacher Training Program to teach classes at our Studio.
She has experience teaching dance and a strong kinesthetic knowledge, and she has quickly incorporated the
principles of Pilates into her understanding of the body.
Nadgia Lara, Class/Private Instruction
With a background in teaching self defense to all ages and sizes at Home Alive, and personal experience with the
role that body awareness plays in everything from dance to childbirth, Nadgia is committed to helping people
connect into their own bodies ability of strength, endurance, and balance. She first discovered pilates while
training with a modern dance troupe in Croatia and went on to complete the first session of teacher training at
Vitality Pilates in 2006. Nadgia is also certified in Standing Pilates through Physical Mind, and is completing
a certification program in Stott Pilates including work with special populations, pre and post natal,
and studies in Bartenieff movement systems.
Michele Benedisuk, Physical Therapy
Michele is a licensend physical therapist in the states of Washington and California. She employs a systemic
approach to the healing process. This method is unique in that it addresses the functioning of the whole body,
not simply the point of injury. The systemic approach also fosters the development of core strength, building
a foundation for future long-term health.
Sally Carley, Yoga
Sally Carley has practiced yoga since 1995, and has been teaching for five years. She has studied with many local
and nationally recognized teachers, and has completed teacher trainings with 8 Limbs Yoga and The Samarya Center.
Sally’s interest in and knowledge of anatomy and physiology supports her ability to teach to each individual student’s
needs. Sally’s goal is to assist students in developing a yoga practice that will bring the life-changing benefits that
yoga offers, and her classes provide an open-hearted and safe place for students to explore their infinite potential.
Please contact her directly for class times and prices: 206-498-7731
Deziree Lindsey, Massage Therapy
Deziree specializes in Myofascial and Deep Tissue Massage. To make an appointment call 206-905-4537. Habla Espanol.
Sara Roberge, Massage Therapy
Sara Roberge has been practicing massage therapy for five years. She received her training at Brenneke School
of Massage and is a member of the American Massage Therapy Association.
Sara uses a variety of techniques including Deep Tissue, Swedish, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy,
Neuromuscular Therapy and Thai Massage.She combines these techniques to provide her clients with a relaxing,
therapeutic, deep and effective massage. Sara's sensitivity, natural intuition, and ability to listen help her
provide bodywork that is of the highest quality and personalized for each individual. To experience the healing
benefits of massage call (206) 271-3582 or email savendelin@hotmail.com
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