Join the team. We are hiring!
Now hiring comprehensively certified Pilates teachers and apprentices who have completed or are pursuing a 600+ hour classical Pilates teacher training certification from a reputable program.
Email studio@pilatay.com for info.
Meet your teachers.
Tracy Belcher
Tracy has been teaching Pilates in Miami for more than 10 years and owns the Pilates studio and brand, Pilatay®.
She was first certified to teach Pilates through Polestar Pilates®, internationally recognized for its therapeutic approach to Pilates.
At Polestar®, she was introduced to Franklin Method®, a system that uses anatomical embodiment and Dynamic Neurocognitive Imagery (DNI) ™, to create lasting change in body and mind, and completed a teaching certification under the method’s founder, Eric Franklin.
Soon after, she became curious about “classical Pilates,” or the original Pilates system as designed by Joseph Pilates. She knew that many teachers and Pilates programs had adapted and altered the exercises and equipment throughout the years, but there was a community of “purists” who still followed the original approach.
She decided to take my teaching to the next level and pursued a classical Pilates certification from Real Pilates® (by Alycea Ungaro).
She is now a third-generation Pilates teacher, which means her teachers were taught by direct proteges of Joseph Pilates. This was important to her, because the more pure and close to the original Pilates method her practice got, the more benefits she experienced.
Through the classical Pilates method, she saw how Pilates helps all people, any age and any ability, achieve their maximum physical potential.
She teaches private and semi-private group Pilates classes on all Pilates apparatuses in her Miami Pilates studio and online, and occasionally teaches group classes online.
If you are interested in learning Pilates, or just want to chat, contact her at hello@pilatay.com.
All prices are for studio staff. Please note an additional $25 fee will charged at time of service for sessions booked with studio owner, Tracy Belcher.
Alondra Castillo
Alondra Castillo is a third-generation, classical Pilates teacher certified by New York-based Real Pilates, an internationally acclaimed Pilates teacher training school under the lineage of Joseph Pilates protege Romana Kryzanowska.
Alondra’s dream has always been to empower others to become their best version, and that is exactly what she did in her previous career at a nonprofit. While Alondra enjoyed her work very much, she felt herself losing the self-empowerment she sought to drive in others.
When her health and habits took a toll, she threw herself into all kinds of exercise classes and modalities, but they all only improved her mood and motivation for a short time. Then she found classical Pilates. She was hooked.
Not only did her health improve. So, too, did her performance in two of her other favorite activities - weight training and skiing! She dedicated herself to this new passion, completed her Pilates teacher certification, and now teaches Pilates at Miami Pilates studio Pilatay.
As a Pilates teacher, she still gets to live her dream of empowering others, but while doing the same for herself!
Alondra was born in Mexico and lived in New York before moving to Miami. She is fluent in English and Spanish. In addition to skiing and weight training, she also loves reading and is a plant mom and a foodie.
Schedule a lesson with Alondra today at Miami Pilates studio Pilatay! Her athletic teaching style will leave you sweaty, yet energized, in the best possible way.
Carol Gallinger
Carol has been teaching Pilates for several years, and most recently completed her second Pilates teacher certification in New York with Alycea Ungaro at Real Pilates, under the lineage of Romana Kryzanowska.
Her first Pilates teacher certification was through STOTT Pilates, and she also holds certifications in personal training, fascial stretch therapy and yoga as well as hundreds of hours of continuing education.
Carol’s passion for health and fitness was ignited after moving to Toronto to finish her degree in finance. She fell in love with movement and began experimenting with every fitness class and activity she could find. She loved it so much, she decided to devote her professional career to inspiring others to move!
After teaching the contemporary styles of Pilates, Carol became curious about “classical Pilates.”
Once she saw how powerful Joseph Pilates’ original work was, she decided to refocus her teaching on the traditional style of Pilates. She loves the benefits it has brought to her clients’ bodies and lives, as well as her own!
Carol is originally from Canada. She recently moved to Miami, where she lives on Miami Beach.
Schedule A Pilates class with Carol at Miami Pilates studio Pilatay today. thoughtful approach will leave you feeling more connected than ever!
Carolin Marie
Carolin is completing her classical Pilates teacher training with Power Pilates, a classical Pilates teacher training program.
She has been in nursing for over 30 years and is a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
Carolin has always loved movement and was a competitive gymnast as a child. She has also been practicing yoga for more than 20 years. She loves gardening, hiking, and being outdoors.
She loves the healing effects of movement and was drawn to Pilates because of the gentle yet thorough way it allows people of every age to build strength!