Gail Giovanniello

Gail’s love for Pilates began at SUNY Purchase while she was earning a BFA in dance. As a dancer and personal trainer who has worked with her body all her life, Gail finds the Pilates method to be the most effective exercise for any physical level. Gail teaches a comprehensive and detailed class that is grounded in Pilates, the GYROTONIC Expansion System®, anatomy, Yoga and massage.
Gail is also certified in Thai Body Work.
Gail’s talent and energetic spirit have played an essential role in the success of Mind Your Body™. Established in 1995, it is one of the first Pilates and GYROTONIC® studios on the Upper East Side.

Sierra Bayles

Rachel Harvest

Rachel Harvest was born and raised in Allentown, PA. A dedication and passion for classical ballet brought her to a professional career with the Cincinnati Ballet, Dayton Ballet, and Ballet Theatre of Maryland. She received her BFA in ballet performance at the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
She was introduced to Pilates while dancing as rehabilitation and strength training to advance her work. Upon moving to NYC in 2006 and finalizing her dance career, Rachel chose to become certified at the Kane School of Core Integration, where Pilates is taught with an extra emphasis on movement study and proper usage. Rachel uses her ballet background, her love for althleticism and challenge, and her Pilates experience to create sessions that are individuallt tailored. Her classes are enjoyable and challenging and she never fails to add a little creativity, personality, and fun to her workouts. Rachel is currently working towards a Masters in Dietetics.

Ami Ipapo

Ami Ipapo is a native of North Carolina, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude from East Carolina University with a BFA in modern dance. Upon graduation she moved to New York, where she began dancing professionally and received her Pilates mat and apparatus certification through the Movement Salon, a unique program blending the techniques of Power Pilates and the PhysicalMind Institute. She is currently training as an aerialist, working as a print model, and challenging her body as an action engineer with Elizabeth Streb’s highly physical dance company, STREB. Ami currently resides in Brooklyn and is working toward her personal trainer certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Allegra Lopez

Ashley Maher

Elizabeth McDonald

Edmund Melville

Edmund Christopher Melville was born in Brooklyn and reared in the Guyanese Tradition. Edmund received his Pilates Mat and Apparatus certification from the Movement Salon in New York City and is an ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer.

After receiving his BFA in Modern Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts, Edmund has danced, taught and choreographed extensively in The United States Europe and Japan.

Edmund is truly pleased to be part of the Mind Your Body Team.

Jenna Riegel

Jenna Riegel is certified in Stott Pilates Matwork, Reformer, and Cadillac, Chair and Barrels and has been teaching for over 5 years. Jenna has taught in Los Angeles, Chicago, Iowa and now New York. She has worked for large health clubs such as 24-Hour Fitness, X-Sport Fitness Club, and Gold’s Gym as well small, privately owned studios like Body Symmetry Studio and Twist Studio. In addition to teaching pilates, Jenna also dances professionally and has just completed her M.F.A. in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa. Recently, Jenna joined David Dorfman Dance and Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company. Jenna is thrilled to be teaching for Mind Your Body Pilates.

Emily Wagner

Emily Wagner was introduced to Pilates at age 15, as a ballet dancer. She quickly saw a difference in her dancing and couldn’t believe how much power she gained in very little time. She’s been hooked ever since.

Emily received her teacher training from Body Arts & Sciences International while dancing professionally in Amsterdam. She has supplemented her education with workshops at the Pilates Academy International and the Physical Mind Institute. Emily has used Pilates as a tool to continually refine, refurbish & even rebuild her body. It’s her key source of movement, in & out of the dance studio, and it helps keep her strong yet supple and injury- free despite the physical demands of ballet. Emily is also a strong believer and participant of yoga and GyrokinesisTM. Emily’s teaching is intense yet gentle. Her pilates education, along with her keen body awareness and knowledge as a dancer, enable her to get the most from her clients, physically and mentally. Just back from Amsterdam, she is very happy to be in the “Big Apple” again and teaching with the wonderful team at Mind Your Body.

Cynthia St. Clair

Cynthia St Clair is a graduate of NYU’s School of Dance Education
where she received a bachelor’s of Science degree in 2003. She is
also a fully certified Pilates Practitioner from the Kane School of
Core Integration in NYC. The focus of her work is to facilitate
flexibility and strength through movement, creating a more aligned and
pain-free individual. Cynthia uses her knowledge of anatomy and
kinesciology to create innovative, fun and challenging sessions for
all her clients!