Senior Instructors

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Miquel is a co-owner of Contrology Studio, a former professional dancer on Broadway, repertory dance companies, and Opera stages. He received his Pilates Certification from Romana's Pilates in New York and has studied with several master instructors in New York and Europe. He has experience teaching all kinds of body types and injuries, including; scoliosis, stenosis, disc herniations, hip/knee replacement or pain, frozen shoulder, and pre/postnatal clients. 

Heather is a BASI Certified Pilates Instructor, Certified Movement Analyst through Integrated Movement Studies and a level 1 Certified Neurokinetic Therapy Practitioner. Her classical Pilates studies continue with Andrea Maida and Lori-Coleman Brown, and Jay Grimes. Heather has experience working with hip replacements, scoliosis, vertebral disc injuries, pre/postnatal clients, and athletes/dancers. 

Suzette worked for Club One of San Francisco for 15 years as a Pilates Instructor. She has taught  Dance in numerous settings such as UC Davis Experimental College, Mendocino Community College, San Mateo Park & Rec. Suzette has a MFA in Dance from CalArts and a BA in Theatre from UCDavis. She received her Classical Pilates certificate from Body Kinetics of San Francisco in 1999 under the guidance of Carol Appel, whom Romana trained in NYC.

Having come to Pilates through dance, a broken foot, and numerous other injuries, Suzette has worked with/ clients recovering from shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle injuries and hip, knee, and shoulder replacements.

Lucky enough to discover Pilates in her early 20s, Portia started her first session with Dorothee Vandewalle  in 2018, and there began her pilates journey. She studied under Dorothee’s guidance on site for 3yrs and received her certification from Metropolitan Pilates in 2021. She continues her practices and believes in the work religiously. With her keen eye and knowledge, she’ll be glad to guide you through your pilates journey.  

Bonnie completed Classical Comprehensive Certification under the tutelage of Shelley Zosky, a member of "The Work" with Jay Grimes at Vintage Pilates. She also trained with Martt Lawrence in the Pilates Center of SF and continued her training for four years with Master Instructor Sonje Mayo in Nashville, who has trained with Joseph Pilates himself. She was working as a market analyst at Hyundai in her 20s. Still, she inadvertently suffered from chronic back pain due to her sedentary lifestyle, which only worsened when she sustained a severe whiplash injury. Luckily, she discovered Pilates, and this personal experience, combined with the amazing colleagues and mentors she met along the way, ultimately inspired her to become both a lifelong student and instructor of Pilates. 

Originally from the Midwest, Jamie began studying Pilates at the age of 13 as a  supplement to her Ballet training. In 2006, she moved to San Francisco to join Alonzo King's Lines Ballet School Ensemble and Training Program where she was also introduced to the GYROTONIC® method. Both modalities became a significant part of her self care routine as a way to maintain physical, mental and emotional balance inside and outside of the studio.
In 2011 she received her first pilates teacher certification in New York and has since completed two more comprehensive training programs and numerous hours of continuing education with master trainers across the country. She received her Gyrotonic certification in 2017.