Hey, it's Gio!

I teach pilates & movement in NY

Giovanna Gamna Portrait

My Approach

As a teacher, I am patient, articulate, and creative; I strive to make “PILATES” easy to follow, accessible, and free of any type of unnecessary frill. I aspire to use imagery as a way to channel physical sensations, and I one goal in mind - to make my clients, my fellow class takers, and my friends, feel better and stronger in their body, in their lives, and throughout their day.

I use uses breath as a way to tune in, calm the body, and unwind; classes moves slowly and, throughout the use of clear instructions, I will help the student achieve a clean, efficient, and strong form, one that will not be foreign to an individual but easily relatable in the contexts of everyday life.

Comprehensive Pilates Certification

Under the Direction of Lesley Powell

Balanced Body University, 2013

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Performing Arts

SUNY Purchase, 2012

Pre & Post Natal Pilates Certification

Little Bridge Pilates, NYC, 2015

Thai Body Work
Under the Direction of Ananda Apfelbaum, 2017

“Giovanna is a wizard! I’ve studied Pilates for over 10 years, but encountering her teaching was entering another plane: her creative and intelligent sequencing, clear cuing, and profound knowledge of the body make her the best Pilates teacher I know of.”

- Laura M, dancer”

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