Melissa Tillman, NCPTⓇ, 1000 hr. comprehensive advanced classical Pilates instructor, TPC Host Advisor, BSN, RYT500, Yoga MedicineⓇ Therapeutic Specialist, TuneUp FitnessⓇ specialist, and PBT instructor.
Melissa has been a movement educator for over 20 years. She is a dancer, choreographer, and somatic practitioner. Melissa loves utilizing multiple movement modalities to help people find balance and stability in their bodies, working to address pain and improve connection with and function within their bodies through movement. Her passion is to help guide others along their journey of healing, functioning, and flourishing.
Melissa has experienced herself and witnessed movement change people’s body, mind, and spirit. It is her privilege and honor to bring movement practices to others and see their transformation towards uniform development. She has found the interplay between Yoga, Dance, and Pilates to bring various levels of mind-body connection and unfold a beautiful humanistic approach to movement and life.
Background:
Melissa is a graduate of The Pilates Center Boulder, Advanced Training Program, with over 1000 hours of training and mentorship. She completed a comprehensive archival Pilates certification program with TPC, studying the original curriculum and work of Joe Pilates on all apparatus. Having expanded her knowledge of and teaching skills in Contrology with this prestigious and complete program, Melissa went on to become a Host Advisor for TPC, allowing her to help others train to teach Pilates. She is a licensed National Certified Pilates Teacher.
Melissa is a 500hr licensed yoga instructor. She trained with the Yoga and Ayurveda Center, TuneupⓇ Fitness, and Yoga Medicine Ⓡ, studying under Jill Miller, Alison Pignolet, Laurel Beversdorf, Schyuyler Grant, Tiffany Cruikshank, Rachel Land, and Tom Waldron of Franklin Method. She has yoga training specific to orthopedics and biomechanics, the Nervous System, Pranayama, Restorative Yoga, Chair Yoga, Ayurveda, TCM, Myofascial Release, and Progressing Ballet Technique.
