East Coast Nominees

Cara Hazelton

I am a NCPT (Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher) has been doing Pilates for 20 years. A 3rd generation teacher from Joe Pilates, I have more than 25,000 hours of teaching experience. I completed my comprehensive training with Clare Dunphy (A second generation teacher). I spent dozens of hours learning from Jay Grimes in the 2010’s (who learned from Joe Pilates himself). In addition, I have taken many workshops with the best teachers in the world including: Inelia Garcia, Brooke Siler, Blossom Leilani Crawford, Saul Choza, Dorothee Vandewall, Kathi Ross-Nash, Peter Fiasca, Anthony Rabara, Chris Robinson, Cary Regan, Fredrik Prag, Murat Burkin, and others.

My Pilates expertise is paired with formal education.

• A MScKin graduate

• I teach with the most recent movement science

I am:

• a founding and board member of the Pilates Teacher Association of the UK

• I have sat on the board of the Authentic Pilates Union

• I also sat on an exam creation committee with the National Pilates Certification Program.

• I also consult with Pilates Scandinavia to provide feedback and collaboration on their full line of Pilates Apparatus.

• I consult for Studio Grow, providing business coaching to boutique fitness studio owners.

I own Precision Pilates Studios, two fully equipped, comprehensive Pilates studios in Atlantic Canada, as well as Authentic Pilates Canada, and I have trained dozens of teachers in Canada and beyond since 2014. Most recently, Cara launched LEAD Pilates Education, a hybrid learning Teacher Education program that is gaining traction globally.

Michele Beauchamp

I am a 3rd-generation certified classical Pilates Teacher. I trained under Brett Howard and obtained my certification in 2014 with the New York Pilates Studio. As an external student, I trained twice a week with Marion Knackstedt (Peak comprehensive trainer) for 4 years and later worked under the mentorship of Lorraine Kelly (The Pilates Center or TPC) at her downtown Montreal studio. I am interested in all things Pilates as well as other types of movement. I never miss an opportunity to visit all styles of studios.

She values the extensive Classical Pilates education she received. She also believes that the best teachers are students. They learn from other teachers, whatever their backgrounds, but also from the clients who trust us with their bodies and their desires to move pain-free.

Nathalie Cadotte

Je suis certifiée classique avec Peak Pilates depuis maintenant 16 ans. Je suis la troisième génération d’entraineur classique. J’ai fait plusieurs ateliers/formations avec Clare Dunphy et Pamela Garcia entre autres. Je possède mon studio depuis maintenant 10 ans et je suis maintenant un centre de formation pour l’école Peak Pilates. Je crois que nous devons rester ouverts à tout ce qui se passe sur le marché présentement tout en mettant l’aspect « formation reconnue « de l’avant. Rien de mieux que le dialogue pour faire progresser le pilates et ses bienfaits. Je démontre une grande ouverture, un respect envers les autres, une expérience de vie et beaucoup d’intérêt envers le developpement du pilates au québec et au canada.

I have been classically certified with Peak Pilates for 16 years. I am a third-generation classical instructor. I have taken several workshops and trainings with Clare Dunphy and Pamela Garcia, among others. I have owned my studio for 10 years now and I am currently a training center for the Peak Pilates school. I believe we must remain open to everything happening on the market right now while promoting the "recognized training" aspect. Nothing is better than dialogue to advance Pilates and its benefits. I demonstrate great openness, respect for others, life experience, and a strong interest in the developpement of the Pilates in Quebec et au Canada.