Melissa Macchione
Fully Certified Pilates Instructor and founder, My Pilates Studio

Melissa holds numerous professional qualifications - BASI® Pilates Fully Certified Instructor, STOTT PILATES® Certified Matwork and Reformer Instructor, TRX® Suspension Trainer and Yoga Instructor (YTT 200hr YogaSpace) and including being a Registered Holistic Nutritionist (Canadian School of Natural Nutrition, 2010),

Melissa entered the fitness industry in 2001 as a Personal Trainer. Curious about Pilates, Melissa took her first Pilates Matwork class in 2003. From that first class, Melissa was hooked and realized there was so much more to learn and offer her clients - so she decided to pursue Pilates professionally.

Throughout her career she has had the opportunity to work with a variety of students, ranging from: new and soon-to-be moms, breast cancer survivors, athletes (she taught the Toronto Raptors during their championship season), the aging population, and clients with special needs (scoliosis, Multiple Sclerosis, spinal rehabilitation, low back pain, postural problems, injury rehabilitation).

Melissa takes pride in helping her clients develop more body awareness and strength, creating a foundation for transforming everyday movement patterns and improving their daily lives. Her enthusiasm, creativity and technicality bring you fun, energetic and safe classes.

Melissa has done countless trainings over the years and continues to "be the student" in order to deepen her understanding and better teach her clients.

In the Fall of 2022, she opened My Pilates Studio in the heart of the Beach Community, where she has lived and worked for nearly 20 years. She looks forward to welcoming you and it is her hope you’ll make My Pilates Studio, YOUR studio.

Sara Simon-Vermot
Fully Certified Pilates Instructor

Sara is a fully certified Pilates Instructor who completed her STOTT Pilates certification in 2022.

She works with a wide range of clients, including seniors, individuals in post-rehabilitation, high-performance athletes, and fitness enthusiasts, tailoring her approach to meet each person’s specific needs.

She has a special interest in working with people who have hypermobility, scoliosis, and neurological conditions, and has completed additional training through courses and workshops with The Neuro Studio.

Passionate about helping individuals move better and feel stronger, she brings both expertise and empathy to her teaching.

Outside the studio, she enjoys playing tennis, singing in a choir, and spending time in the Beaches neighbourhood with her husband, two children, dog, and cat.

Evangeline Connelly- Miller (Eva)
Certified Pilates Instructor

Eva (she/her) is a movement facilitator with certifications in Pilates, Barre, and Yoga. As a professional contemporary dancer, Eva has found a regular Pilates practice to be integral to stave off injury and keeping a mobile and strong base to move from.

Eva aims to create an environment that leaves you at ease in your own self. Her practice is anchored in curiosity and compassion, and she meets students where they are at. She shares with a caring heart and hopes to instill her pure love of movement in each person she has the pleasure of teaching. She creates a space in which you can challenge yourself by digging deeper and finding precision and care in each moment of movement.

Her sessions are sure to leave you feeling like your best self.

Fahmida Bhabha
Fully Certified Pilates Instructor

Fahmida is a Certified Pilates Instructor, Pilates Teacher Trainer, Personal Trainer and holds certifications in 3 fascial modalities, the MELT Method, Roll Model Massage Therapy and Fascial Stretch Therapy. She started her Pilates journey with a group mat class and then group equipment classes and fell in love with the method. She got her certification in 2005 at the age of 40 and has never looked back. 

Her goal for her clients is to have a better understanding of their bodies through movement resulting in a better quality of life, whether that means improved performance in a sport or being able to handle everyday activities like gardening, carrying groceries or getting something from that top shelf.

Always learning, she strives to continually discover more about the body and how it functions in order to help herself and her clients. Fahmida’s most recent training is working with OOV – a tool that allows the body to find new strategies to control movement by challenging your balance and stability.

When not teaching, you can find Fahmida spending time with her cats, Tux and Jax, enjoying coffee & wine, riding one of her bikes, paddle boarding or hiking.

Haley Zheng
Fully Certified Pilates Instructor

Haley took her first private Pilates session in 2017 because of her Scoliosis. Immediately she knew Pilates was exactly what her body had been missing and desperately needed.

She began her teacher training with Balanced Body in September of 2022 and started teaching Pilates in July 2023. Since June 2022, she has been teaching the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® method. She loves the similarities in each of these methods.

“Pilates has been life changing for me. It has made me stronger, more flexible and more balanced in both my body and mind. As Pilates has helped me, I want to help others achieve the same mobility, strength and balance whether they are new to Pilates or working on advanced movement. I love teaching, especially when the client experiences a connection in their body they haven’t felt before. I try to make Pilates approachable and fun for everyone. I love learning and gaining new knowledge that can help my clients to achieve their goals. I look forward to meeting you and helping you reach your movement goals here at, My Pilates Studio.”

Andrea Evans
Certified Pilates Instructor

Andrea got started in Pilates around 2010 to work on general strength and conditioning and stumbled into the therapeutic benefits for a chronic injury.

Over the years, Pilates has supported her body in everything from portaging to martial arts, and pottery to working at a desk job, and she realized she wanted to learn to teach and help others experience the therapeutic and functional benefits of Pilates.

She is certified in mat and reformer Pilates through Pilates Process, and is continuing to work on certifications to build on her interest in therapeutic teaching.

She enjoys introducing people to Pilates, and working with their curiosity to see what it can do for their other movement practices.

Virginie Tapin
Certified Pilates Instructor

Originally from France, Virginie is a passionate movement teacher starting her personal practice in Pilates and yoga in 2012. She began her formal Pilates training with Pilates Process in 2024.

Her classes blend mindful movement, breath, and alignment, with a warm and supportive atmosphere. Virginie’s teaching invites students to reconnect with their bodies, build strength, and move with greater ease - all with a gentle French touch to brighten your day.

She believes in making movement accessible, empowering, and something you can truly
enjoy.