Melanie Johnson

Melanie has been teaching for 30 years, and is proud to be a third-generation classically trained Pilates instructor with a direct lineage to Joseph H. Pilates. She had the great fortune of studying GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® under the direction of its founder, Juliu Horvath. She is a licensed teacher of Fletcher Pilates. In addition, Melanie has studied dance and yoga for over 30 years. Combined with her trainings in Fletcher Pilates, The Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais and The Franklin Method; she is also an ACE and AFAA certified personal trainer and fitness instructor, Reiki I and II, and NIA instructor. Her longevity in her industry and life long commitment to her work enables Melanie to teach with exceptional skill, insight, creativity and compassion.

Melanie Johnson is interested in continuing and expanding her lifelong involvement in the health and fitness industry. With thirty years of full time experience  teaching  and  training both individuals and fitness professionals, she has managed health clubs and gyms, and owned eight  Fitness, Pilates and Gyrotonic  studios and businesses of her own.  Melanie’s sound  knowledge, leadership, creative programming  and professionalism keep her at the leading edge of this industry.  Melanie is an innovator and leader in the health and fitness industry. She  began her career with 20 years of dance training,  and has a lifetime of yoga, fitness, Pilates and Gyrotonic education.   Melanie began teaching fitness in 1983, and was one of the first to become certified in the mid 1980’s. Since then, Melanie has been a pioneer in her  field, both  introducing  and developing new programs continually over the years. Her years of dedicated training and learning for herself  is only surpassed by her compassion in teaching and training her clients. Melanie was voted “Best Personal Trainer” and her studio  “Best Pilates Studio” in New Haven, CT eleven years in a row. In addition, she has been an instructor trainer  of fitness  and Pilates instructors for over fifteen years, and has trained and certified hundreds of teachers.

Melanie’s experience , managerial and organizational skills will make her an asset to any organization. Her compassion for health and wellness, and her energy and enthusiasm is matched with her dedication to the work she loves.

Melanie was the first teacher to introduce the Classic Pilates method and GYROTONIC® to the greater New Haven , Connecticut area in 1997, opening the first Pilates studio in the area. She has the honor of being voted both “Best Personal Trainer”, and her studio PowerFlowPilates, “Best Pilates Studio” 2000 – 2010, for eleven straight years.