Connie began studying the Pilates Method of exercise in 1996.  She earned her teaching certification in 1997 through the PhysicalMind Institute and continued her education through Peak Pilates of Boulder, Colorado.  In her New York studio, and later in her studios in Florida, Connie has successfully trained a broad-spectrum of clients.  While working with chiropractors, physical therapists, and athletic trainers she has gained extensive experience in both post-rehab training and training for elite athletes.  She has worked with clients ranging from a 12-year old with scoliosis to an 84-year with Alzheimer's; clients with hip and knee replacements to professional athletes.  She has specialty certification and expertise in Pre/Post Natal exercise, and has worked with OB/GYNs  to physically prepare mothers for birth and beyond. Connie's passion for and expertise in mind/body fitness have helped hundreds of students develop healthier lifestyles and stronger, more efficient, bodies.

A 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and a practicing yogi for over 30 years, Connie has assisted and studied with many notable yoga teachers.  She has studied the Astanga Yoga tradition extensively with Beryl Bender Birch, author of Power Yoga and Beyond Power Yoga.  A certified Astanga Power Yoga teacher, Connie also studied the Anusara methodology of yoga with Todd Norian, completing an arduous 400-hour teacher training.  She has studied with John Friend and Betsey Downing as well as Shiva Rea, Baron Baptiste and Rodney Yee.

As a National Teacher Trainer for Peak Pilates and SCW Fitness Education, Connie has presented dynamic workshops, lectures, and teacher trainings nationally in pilates, yoga, and pre/post natal exercise, and is a sought after expert in her field.  Published in American Health, Shape, Self, SCW FitnessEdge and Fitness magazines, Connie is dedicated to inspiring healthy movement and exercise philosophies through mind/body fitness .