Anna Malec grew up in the Cleveland area where her love of movement and teaching started with ski racing. In college she had a bad fall that resulted in multiple shoulder cuff tears. After therapy she still had pain and limited range of motion. When she moved to CA, she started to doing Pilates and soon her shoulders were strong enough to surf! Anna’s teacher encouraged her to get certified and she completed her comprehensive course through BASI in 2005.
In 2010 Anna’s staff started working with Dr Eric Goodman and his modality Foundation Training. She was in the first certified class in 2012 and then again in the first Level Two certification in 2018. Between 2012 and 2014 Anna often assisted the certification courses.
In 2014 she opened her own studio out of her home and in 2016 expanded Centerline Pilates to a larger space and hired and trained several other instructors. She specializes in helping people working through back, hip, shoulder, and knee pain. In 2020 she also became an XPT breath coach ( developed by Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece). During the pandemic she continued to serve her clients with Pilates, Foundation Training, and breath work on patios and online. She even did cold plunge work in her back yard pool!
In 2022 her family decided to move back to Ohio to be closer to family and Anna sold Centerline.
Anna is very excited to have found the community at MY PILATES STUDIO and looks forward to getting to share her gifts and help clients with their movement goals.