Our Team
SUSAN TOBIASON
Founder, Teacher
About
Originally from California, Susan has a professional background in Ballet (Balanchine/New York City Ballet) and Contemporary dance. She has a deliberate, New York Classical Pilates style of teaching and her classes are detailed, hard working, creative & fun. Having spent so much of her life in movement disciplines and having trained many bodies over the years, Susan has an ability to adapt and intuit to exactly what clients need.
Education
Susan has been teaching Pilates since 2008 and was certified in Classical Pilates in the San Francisco Bay Area by Masters Jill Harris (Mat) and Sharon Gallagher-Rivera & Carol LeMaitre of Pilates Education Lab (all Apparatus). In addition to Pilates and Dance, Susan has also had formal training in Classical Piano, Sound Healing, & Reiki.
TARYN SCOTT-KOLBE
Teacher
Taryn is originally from the United States and has always had a passion for movement. She has worked as a professional dancer performing various classical and neo classical works. In addition to teaching Pilates, Taryn is also certified as a yoga instructor and holds a Master's Degree in Dance and Movement Therapy from Lesley University in Cambridge MA.
BALAZS POGSAY
Teacher
About
Balázs is very detail oriented, "Precision above all" is his motto - while balancing his classes with a good flow. Focusing a lot on correct positioning, breathing and the right biomechanical alignment for the body in order to achieve maximum efficiency for each exercise. He likes to encourage the clients to bring their attention inwards, to the feeling of the movement rather than how it looks like from the outside. Through focusing internally people will gain a much deeper and holistic understanding of their own bodies and movement patterns.
Education
Balazs was born in 1989, in Budapest, Hungary. In a very early state he discovered his passion for movement when he began to train Martial Arts at the age of 10. His interest for dance started when he turned 19 and began following this path which led him to SEAD - Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance. After graduating he worked and performed internationally all over Europe, including Belgium Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Hungary. He discovered Pilates thanks to his - now wife whose classes really opened his eyes for the magic of Pilates. Since then, he completed his Comprehensive Pilates Training at Body Harmonics® and feels extremely lucky to have gone through their in-depth anatomy focused educational program.
CHRISTINE SAULUT BONANSEA
Teacher
About
Christine SAULUT Bonansea is a professional French/US (citizen) dancer and choreographer with 25 years of international experience in conceiving, directing/choreographing and performing movement-based works.
Education
Christine certified in 2008 in Pilates Mat and all Apparatus with a specialization of Rehabilitation. She worked at St Francis Memorial Hospital San Francisco in the Sport Medicine Department for 7 years and 3 years in NYC inEquinox and in the Center for Preventive Medicine.
LUCAS BROWN
Teacher
About
Lucas comes from the Canadian Bible belt but escaped to the Pacific Northwest as soon as possible. He was a Flight Attendant for most of his 20s, during which time he completed a BSc in neuroscience then immediately forgot everything. He had no intentions of becoming a Pilates teacher. Fortunately, some nasty injuries and a twisted body meant it was only a matter of time before Pilates found him.
Education
Lucas completed his therapeutic mat and apparatus training in early 2021 through Pilates Process in Vancouver, with additional training through Body Harmonics. In addition to studio teaching, he worked for 2.5 years as a Physiotherapist Assistant in two of Western Canada’s leading Physiotherapy Clinics specializing in Clinical Pilates.
Alongside his Pilates journey, Lucas took an interest in powerlifting and trained with Canada’s only Starting Strength coach, Craig Bearss. He eventually became a barbell coach himself and worked with a wide range of powerlifting clients both inside and outside the clinic.
Big increases in strength led to an interest in Classical Pilates. He studied privately with Matilda Christensen — one of Canada’s top teacher trainers who was the lead instructor for the Canadian chapter of The Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado —until his departure to Germany.
Lucas does not believe Pilates is a religion and has been known to make people laugh so hard his classes are nearly impossible. When he’s not teaching, he can be found singing in choir, playing rugby with the Berlin Bruisers, or eating ice cream.
KATERINA LIANA
Teacher
About
Katerina Liana, from Thessaloniki, Greece, graduated from School of Dance- Municipality of Thessaloniki in 1998 and began dancing and collaborating with different groups and festivals in Greece and abroad. Her approach to Pilates incorporates finding both activation & fluidity in the hydration & decompression of the joints for an optimal experience in “all that you do”.
Education
Katerina completed her Pilates certification in the Mat & Apparatus in 2002, and in 2008 she GYROKINESIS Level 1 training. She has also worked as a massage therapist in a physical therapy setting.
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FRAN HUANG
Teacher
About
Born in LA and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Fran is a brand strategist with a lifelong passion for movement. Growing up training in martial arts, track, and competitive team sports, she later gravitated towards yoga, running, and functional strength training. Pilates became the natural evolution, a discipline that reflects her values and belief that function follows form. Fran helps individuals own their strength and build confidence in their body. In her classes, you can expect to feel challenged in a way that feels fun, safe, and empowering.
Education
Fran completed her 400-hour Comprehensive Pilates training in Berlin in 2024 and has since cultivated a diverse and well-rounded private and group teaching practice. Holding a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and years of functional training, she brings disciplined athleticism to her teaching, also offering personal strength training for women outside of pilates.