Studio BE Pilates

Bonnie is a PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher and has been extensively trained and certified by Power Pilates as both an advanced-level teacher and a Senior Teacher Trainer. She has taught teacher training programs and continuing education courses in the local Washington, DC area, as well as in New York and Seoul, South Korea. She served on the Power Pilates Curriculum Committee for two years facilitating Power Pilates manual updates and continuing education courses. Bonnie completed Bob Lieken’s LEAP (Leading Education Advancement Program) in New York in September 2018, and is currently affiliated with his company, The Pilates Standard. Bonnie founded Fluid Power Pilates in 2008, an in-home full-service Pilates studio offering private lessons as well as small group classes. Bonnie offers hands-on teaching with an expert eye to detail and precision, all with a healthy dose of compassion and positive energy.

Rhonda has been in the fitness industry for almost 30 years and has been a practicing Physical Therapist Assistant since 2005.  She completed her Pilates training in 1999 with Polestar Education and now works at a Physical Therapy clinic where she is able to utilize her pilates training with her patients.  Along with Pilates, one of her passions is Mashing, short for Thai MASHiatsu (a technique of the Ki-Hara Method of Resistance Stretching). Mashing is an innovative form of bodywork using the feet to compress and work deep to release myofascial restrictions to create a more lasting effect of changes in the body, 

Rhonda holds additional certifications with Titleist Performance Institute, ACE,Functional Movement Systems, and Ki-Hara Resisted Stretching.  In her free time she loves to golf and travel with her husband.

Pilates became a part of Sherri’s life in 2006, after grueling hours of cardio and years of competitive weight lifting started to take its toll on her back. Pilates made her pain subside--she was able to lift her legs without shooting pain in her low back and hip, and the numbness in her hands subsided. She was able to do activities she had not done in years, giving her a new lease on life. She was finally focused physically and mentally and knew that she wanted to be able to bring all that Pilates has to offer into other people’s lives. She began her teacher training certification program at Studio BE Pilates October of 2007. She re...