Juliet Settlemier - Instructor

Juliet is a graduate of Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Education. She is a certified pilates mat and reformer instructor, a certified Risist-a-Ball instructor and an Arch of Leadership graduate.

Juliet has been practicing and teaching Pilates since 2001. Prior to Pilates, she taught group exercise classes, including circuit training, high & low impact aerobics, body sculpting and other related cardio classes.

In teaching Pilates, Juliet focuses not only on form and safety, but also on the mind-body connection and the healing aspects of the Pilates Method. Juliet sees herself as a "healer", and a role model, for clients who want to heal and nurture past injuries and improve body tone, alignment, posture , as well as overall life attitude. Using the mind to focus on the structural alignment of the body and the exercise movements that originate from the core muscle groups, Juliet teaches her clients to practice Pilates in a state of consciousness that drives 30% more benefit than other folks who may mindlessly perform exercises in the gym. Working as efficiently as possible with mind engagement, clients perform focused and intentional movements that drive postural & body alignment shifts, creating changes that are visible to the naked eye. Clients are encouraged to work to his/her own threshold, yet not beyond, and it is Juliet's ultimate hope that clients take their learning with them when they leave class, and incorporate them into their everyday life!