Exercise of the Day – Criss Cross
Morgyne is a dynamic Pilates instructor whose journey from the basketball court to the studio reflects her passion for movement and well-being. Morgyne’s basketball background brings a unique athleticism and discipline to her Pilates practice. After experiencing the transformative benefits of Pilates in rehabilitating her own sports injuries, she decided to pursue certification as an instructor.
Now she combines her knowledge of biomechanics and body awareness with her love of teaching to help clients of all levels discover strength, flexibility, and balance of the body and mind. Whether you’re a novice, experienced in your Pilates practice, or an athlete looking to enhance performance, Morgyne’s classes are sure to leave you feeling empowered and inspired.
Originally from Italy, Giordana is a former professional ballet dancer with an impressive background. She began her journey at the prestigious La Scala Academy in Milan and graduated from the Royal Ballet School of London. Throughout her career, she had the honor of performing in theaters worldwide and spent seven unforgettable years with the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen.
Noah started his journey with Pilates after leaving his home in Knoxville, Tennessee to attend The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in Connecticut, where he studied classical ballet. His instructors encouraged Pilates to improve stability and balance in conjunction with his intensive ballet training. This foundation would continue to influence his career to come.
Once graduating he danced with various companies including Charlotte Ballet, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, Les Ballets Trockadero des Monte Carlo and North Atlantic Ballet. While living in NYC he decided it was time to get his certification in the exercise that he attributed to his core strength and stability all those years. After 6 months he received his full certification from Balanced Pilates in NYC where he taught for several months before the global pandemic when he then moved back to Tennessee. He taught there for 2 years before moving back up to Boston, MA.
Now he is excited to continue sharing his love of Pilates here with the community in Boston. His focus is in the beautiful simplicity of classical Pilates exercises to strengthen and stabilize deeper supporting muscles. He believes Pilates is for everyone and always has a body positive culture in his classes. Whether you are an athlete or someone who is just getting into exercise, there is a place for you in his class
Jasmine is originally from Connecticut where she grew up dancing ballet. This led to serious study and certifications in the classical Peak Pilates method, as well as in other movement modalities such as yoga, barre, and personal training. Along with her experience teaching in other studios and private clubs on Nantucket and in Florida, she is thrilled to be a member of the Endurance Pilates family and is looking forward to giving back to her adopted community through the gift of mindful movement.
Julia Stetson’s life has always revolved around 3 dominating passions; ballet, teaching, and the science of the human body.Julia has been enthusiastic about teaching since the first day she was asked to become a teaching-assistant for Creative Dance and Pre-ballet, as a preadolescent. She attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts, and later the College Conservatory of Music, in Cincinnati, where she earned her BFA. In her undergrad, she completed all Physical Therapy prerequisites, for later entry into graduate school. Once she retires from performing ballet, Julia intends to pursue a doctorate in Physical Therapy. She believes a background in classical Pilates will be essential to her practice in physical therapy.Julia is Royal Academy of Dance trained. She completed grades III-V with distinction. Julia has danced professionally with Dayton Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Ballet Quad Cities and she currently dances for the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre. Julia also serves as a faculty member, at the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre, where she teaches ballet to children and adults. Dancers are often referred to classical Pilates, as a means to increase strength, stamina and overall performance. Pilates have certainly strengthened Julia’s dancing, as her experience has corrected imbalances, misalignments, improved her posture, and daily functionality. She has witnessed firsthand, the power of Pilates, and Julia is eager to share this power with others. Ms. Julia is also a certified instructor in the Burdenko Method Water and Sports Therapy, as well as Barre Boston. She is currently working toward PMA certification.
RYT, PMA® CPT, MBA, Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston ® 2014, Personal TrainerJulie founded Endurance Pilates in 2010. She holds a BA in English from Tufts University and an MBA (Magna Cum Laude) from Babson College. Julie is a 3rd Generation Authentic Classical Pilates instructor, certified by Brooke Siler and Cary Regan through re:Ab Pilates in NYC , MeJo Wiggin’s Classical Syllabus, Greenwich, CT and is trained in Romana’s Pilates with Romana Kryzanowska’s daughter Sari and granddaughter Daria. She is also certified by the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA-CPT), and Internationally Certified by Stott Pilates and Balanced Body Pilates. Julie has trained Broadway and Cirque du Soleil performers, several professional NBA, MLB and NHL athletes, performers, Victoria’s Secret and runway models and professional dancers in Boston and NYC. Julie continues her Pilates education with several NYC based Classical Authentic Pilates instructors . Julie is also an Advanced Health and Nutrition Coach certified by the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and an Intuitive Healing practitioner. She is a Level one and two Reiki teacher and an Advanced Intuition Energy reader and healer as well as an Oracle reader.
Julie is most proud of her work with differing abilities, including several of the folks injured in the Boston Marathon and other amputees and challenged athletes looking to improve their athletic performance via running, swimming or cycling. She has done all of her work with these students on a pro bono basis and hopes to inspire other trainers in the field to dedicate part of their weekly business to donating their time in order to enhance the lives of others. She continues to work with a number of students with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, brain injuries, spine and spinal cord injuries, pregnant and post-partum students, ligament disorders and auto-immune disorders and is overjoyed at the improvement every single one of her students have seen under her guidance. Julie is also a NFHS certified high school coach and enjoys sharing her love of movement with all ages! Julie believes that workouts should be fun and safe, yet challenging. An avid runner, she has run 25 marathons, many of them for charity including “swimming” the 2018 rainy, windy cold and grueling Boston marathon in addition to hundreds of other races and one ultra-marathon. Julie completes over 2,000 training and racing miles yearly while building a business, raising a child, and mentoring new instructors. Julie has been featured online and in print in several popular magazines including features in Health Magazine, Martha Stewart, Shape, Runner’s World, Glamour Magazine, FitSugar, MSN, Metro, The Boston Globe, Boston Common, Boston Magazine, Well and Good and New Beauty. Julie brings this love of fitness and challenge to her students and friends at Endurance Pilates and Yoga. Julie is an Instructor Trainer and Continuing Education provider and presenter for several National and International Certification Agencies including NASM, ACE, and AFAA.