Katie Cassady, CPI
Katie is a Pilates teacher, dancer, and choreographer. She is passionate about facilitating movement and believes in empowering people through the development of body awareness, strength, and personal expression. Katie completed her Pilates training through Pilates Process, her dance training at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and holds a BA in Art History from UBC. Katie has experience teaching people of diverse ages and abilities, and is passionate about inclusivity in her teaching practice.
Katie Cassady, CPI
Katie is a Pilates teacher, dancer, and choreographer. She is passionate abou...
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As a certified Pilates instructor (Balanced Body Mat & Reformer; BCRPA Mat), I help individuals build strength, mobility, and confidence through precise, mindful movement. With experience in both spin and yoga studio settings, I bring a dynamic and engaging energy to both group classes and private sessions. Rooted in classical Pilates principles of stability, alignment, breath, and control, my teaching prioritises safe progress, functional strength, and lasting body awareness.
As a certified Pilates instructor (Balanced Body Mat & Reformer; BCRPA Mat), I help individua...
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Catherine Murray, CPI, Physio Rehab Assistant
Catherine came to Pilates following her career as a dance artist. It has been a natural transition to take her love of movement and the details of the human body and relay those to her clients through Pilates.
Catherine is a fully certified instructor whose goal is to help others connect to their bodies and find greater range and ease of motion to take into daily life.
Catherine earned her BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) in 2005, followed by her MFA in Choreography from York University in 2013.
Catherine has over 15 years of teaching experience in a variety of forms and environments. She lives in East Van with her husband and two young sons and is very excited to be part of The Movement Studio team.
Catherine Murray, CPI, Physio Rehab Assistant
Catherine came to Pilates following her career as ...
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Cinzia Toniolo, CPI, CST, Physio Rehab Assistant
Cinzia discovered the joy of movement in her adult life. Through Pilates she discovered how concentration and imagination could help her connect with deeper structures in her body to find fluidity, balance, and release. Becoming passionate about Pilates, she trained and started teaching in 2002. In 2005 she transitioned into Pilates full-time and began to experience the many rewards of teaching.
Teaching keeps her imagination fueled as it travels through the many avenues connecting mind and body. Through her practice she developed a keen interest in helping clients dealing with pain, managing and progressing through their rehabilitation. She pursued further training in rehabilitation of the hips, knees, shoulders, spinal conditions.
During her sessions, Cinzia observes, recognizes and supports what works well in the client’s movement patterns, and she offers movement options that help the client optimizing his/her movement efficiency and expressive palette. She brings sensitive hands-on skills, careful, stimulating and inspiring language, and movement options that help recognize and resolve movement tension patterns.
Cinzia brings focused, constant, keen attention to her sessions with clients affected by spinal conditions, (arthritis, scoliosis, slipped and herniated disks, osteoporosis), and hip, knee, or shoulder injury. Additionally, she enjoys working with pre and post-partum women, helping them find centre and balance. Cinzia is an avid runner and loves hiking. Her passion for these things has translated into leading classes specifically geared towards runners and athletes seeking to improve their performance.
We are pleased to announce that Cinzia has recently been certified by Dr Martha Eddy to teach Movement for Life, an exercise program tailored for people with breast cancer and we offer supportive programming for folks post-surgery or currently undergoing chemotherapy.
Cinzia works full time from Monday through Saturday. She offers Pilates, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, and Movement Therapy as a a certified DESM Therapist
Cinzia Toniolo, CPI, CST, Physio Rehab Assistant
Cinzia discovered the joy of movement in her ad...
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