Instructors

Elizabeth Brown - Instructor

Elizabeth's passion for Pilates started 16 years ago while attending a workshop presented by Elizabeth Larkam.  That weekend changed the course of her life, and began a lifelong desire to learn and teach Pilates.  In addition, Elizabeth has attended Pilates Conferences with such noted instructors as Lolita San Miguel (1st generation instructor), Julian Littleford, Brent Anderson, and Rebecca Leone.  She continues to study and take private and group lessons. She believes you must feel the work in your own body to be able to translate the work to clients.

Elizabeth is passionate about Pilates and her ability to affect change in clients’ lives by teaching the integrated approach of the Pilates Method.  She really enjoys helping people “get it,” or “feel the deep heat,” that comes from working from the core.  She teaches with compassion and from the heart with an uplifted spirit.  Her classes are energetic and fun, with attention to form and alignment.

Professional Training
Elizabeth has accumulated over 20 years’ experience and thousands of hours of advanced training and education in body-mind-spirit health, therapeutic exercise. She is a Balanced Body Faculty Trainer, Comprehensively Trained Balanced Body Instructor, a Level 1 GYROTONIC® instructor.  She has achieved Certifications in Yoga (which she taught for 20 years before finding Pilates), Personal Training, and Group Exercise Instruction.

 Movement Arts Education

• Balanced Body Faculty Trainer
• Balanced Body Comprehensively Trained Instructor
• GYROTONIC® Trainer
• Certified Personal Trainer
• Certified Yoga (Iyengar Trained)

 

 

Janet Nagaj - Instructor

Janet Nagaj graduated from Berry College in December with a major in Exercise Science and minors in Spanish and Psychology. She is from South Atlanta and came to Rome in 2007. While at Berry, Janet has worked as a Student Athletic Trainer, earning a student supervisor position, served as a freshman mentor, offered services as a Fitness Trainer in the Cage Center for 3 years, and was a member of the Spanish honor society among many other accomplishments.

Serving as a member of the ANY ANY (A New Year, A New You) committee at school she aimed to provide Berry students with the information and resources to lead a healthy lifestyle through nutrition and exercise. Janet is First-Aid and CPR certified, has completed courses in Nutrition, Biomechanics, and Exercise Assessment and Prescription.

Janet came to the studio last summer to fulfill an internship requirement and become more familiar with Pilates methods. She has completed her instructor certification through Balanced Body for Mat 1 and Reformer 1. After taking a year off from school to continue exploring Pilates, she hopes to attend PT school where she will earn her doctorate in Physical Therapy.