Meet the Team
At Twist Pilates, our instructors are more than just teachers—they're highly trained movement experts with diverse backgrounds and a passion for wellness. With years of collective experience and advanced certifications, we specialize in tailoring sessions to your unique needs, ensuring safe, effective, and inspiring workouts.
Think of us as an extension of your health team, dedicated to supporting your strength, balance, and overall well-being.
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Owner & PMA® CPT, Ace CPT
Ryan was first introduced to Pilates by his sister Heidi, a licensed Physical Therapist and certified Pilates Instructor, to help him with ruptured disks he suffered as a result of numerous abdominal surgeries.Recognizing the benefits that Pilates provides towards overall health and physical fitness, he completed his 750 hour comprehensive Pilates Machine and Apparatus.
Certification in 2008 and has been teaching Pilates full-time ever since. In addition to teaching Pilates, Ryan is a Certified Personal Trainer, TRX Instructor and has 23+ years practicing and teaching martial arts. Ryan draws from all aspects of his training and years of experience to create tailored programs for individual client's needs.
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Instructor
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InstructorNaomi began practicing Pilates to support her body with low-impact exercise in recovery from a disc injury. She quickly fell in love with the practice after experiencing transformative health benefits, including reduced pain and increased mobility.
Her mission as a Pilates instructor is to share functional, feel-good movement tailored to each student’s unique body and needs. Her classes are focused on form, flow, and fostering a lasting mind-body connection. By layering creative variations with the foundational exercises, she teaches classes that are engaging and accessible at all levels.
Over the past year, Naomi has been completing her Balanced Body Comprehensive Certification. She lives in Georgetown with her husband and her adorable pup, Kale.
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InstructorMariana is a former dancer with a master’s degree in biodynamics of movement and sports and a bachelor’s degree in Dance, Arts and Sport. She is passionate about the Pilates’s Method, body awareness and anatomy.
With a comprehensive approach, She focuses her work on injury prevention and rehabilitation guiding her clients to body awareness development and well-being improvement.
Mariana's main goal as a Pilates instructor is to make my clients confident of their own body and capacities and help them to be independent in life.
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InstructorKendall has been earning her Balanced Body comprehensive certification over the last two years while instructing at a studio in Austin, Texas. She recently relocated to Washington, DC, for her fiancé’s law school and is excited to join Twist Pilates in our upcoming expansion. Kendall's practice centers around creative flows that break down advanced moves, ensuring everyone has a starting point to build from together while also elevating foundational moves to increase the challenge.
Outside of Pilates, Kendall enjoys exploring new passions, from triathlons to painting to ice skating. She believes Pilates is a core staple for sustaining the health needed to enjoy all the fun experiences life has to offer and is excited to bring this approach to her classes at Twist.
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InstructorKate is a PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher who just recently moved back to the DC area. She taught for many years in Houston, DC, and her hometown of Milwaukee. She remembers being introduced to the “100” for the first time in a mat class at the YMCA and thinking, “This is fun and challenging. I have to tell other people about it!” Her enthusiasm for practicing Pilates quickly grew into a love for teaching. She has worked to build a knowledge base specifically to help her clients free themselves from chronic pain, and build the strength and flexibility necessary to prevent future injuries. It is her goal to help others find the confidence and joy that comes with a body that moves effortlessly through space.