Bonny-Lynn Russell is the founder, owner and head instructor of Embody Pilates Studio. She graduated from the University of Calgary with a collaborative Kinesiology/Fine Art Dance Degree (with Distinction). As a former figure skater who competed at the national level, she has a passion to help clients move and feel their best. 



 

Bonny-Lynn has over 2000 hours of Pilates Teacher Training and has studied the Pilates Method in New York, Toronto, California, and Colorado. She was the first Canadian to have completed the Pilates Master's Program at the world-renowned Pilates Center in Boulder, Colorado and continues to study Pilates & the body on a continual basis. She was the first to complete the Pilates Center Master's Bridge program, granting her the Advanced Teacher-Training Diploma. The Pilates Center is considered the “Harvard School” of Pilates, offering the highest teaching standards and the wisdom of 3 direct lineages of Joseph Pilates. In 2013, she created the Embody School of Pilates, a 12 month Teacher-training program for Classical teachers. It was dream of hers to provide comprehensive Pilates education on Canadian soil and she loves mentoring new, passionate teachers.

Bonny-Lynn is certified through the Pilates Method Alliance's International Certification and is listed as a Pilates Pioneer (Gold Certified)Teacher status.

 

A self-proclaimed “Harry Potter Nerd,” you can often catch her proudly teaching in her Hogwart's School of Wizardry T-shirt. She loves spending time outdoors in the mountains with her husband Allan, hiking, skiing, or walking with their two dogs Charlie & Juno.