Vanessa is a contemporary trained pilates instructor. She is certified for Pilates Mat and Megaformer through BODYROK NYC. She is fully apparatus trained through Moving Strength /(RB PILATES). Since a young girl she has been an avid runner, running both half and full marathons. She was an assistant coach for two years at FIT for their Cross Country and Outdoor Track team. Pilates became a part of her workout routine as a runner and she is a big believer in mind/body exercise. She has taken workshops to add on her education for Posture Alignment, Anatomy & TRX training. Vanessa is originally from Saratoga Springs, New york, but moved to NYC to take on her education at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She now resides in Beacon and is excited to be teaching group fitness classes at Alchemy!