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Melanie Johnson

In 1997, Melanie Johnson introduced the Classic Pilates Method to the New Haven area and opened PowerFlowStudio in 1998, a studio dedicated to teaching and preserving the classical technique of the Pilates Method as developed by Joseph Pilates and The Gyrotonic Expansion System as created and developed by Juliu Horvath.

Melanie is a third generation classically-trained Pilates teacher (training lineage by generation: Joseph and Clara Pilates > Kathy Grant and Romana Kryzanowska > Peter Roel, Phoebe Higgins, Susan Moran-Perich > Melanie Johnson). Her certifications include the PhysicalMind Institute, Power Pilates and The Pilates Method Alliance, all which demand complete training on all of the Pilates apparatus from beginner to super advanced levels, including over 600 apprenticeship hours. She has also completed advanced training with PEAK Pilates, BASI, Polestar, STOTT and Balanced Body University.

Melanie is a Level I certified Gyrotonic and Level I certified Gyrokinesis instructor, having completed her teacher trainings in New York and her final certification in Miami under the direction of Juliu Horvath.

In addition, Melanie has studied dance and yoga for over 30 years. She has completed trainings in The Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais and The Franklin Method. Combining 25 years as an ACE and AFAA certified personal trainer and fitness instructor, Reiki I and II, and NIA instructor, Melanie teaches with exceptional skill, insight, creativity and compassion.

Melanie's PILATES teachers include: Howard Sichel, Susan Moran–Perich, Phoebe Higgins, Peter Roel, Bob Leikens, Peter Fiasca, Lolita San Miquel, Ron Fletcher, Cathy Murakami, Mary Bowen, Elizabeth Larkham, Kathy Corey, Julian Littleford, Kathy Van Patten and many other amazing teachers at the trainings and conventions she attends yearly.

Melanie’s GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® teachers include: Juliu Horvath, Paul Horvath, Billy Macagnone, Magali Massac, Young-Ah Kim, Erika Hassan, Leda Franklin, Kathy Van Patten, Jennifer Daly, Chantal Deeble, Nelli Larcheveque and Tim McMinn.