Alithea
Meyer, Founder of Center Flow Pilates and certified instructor with 8 years experience teaching
Pilates was once a nationally ranked gymnast until a dehabilitating back injury forced an early retirement. After numerous
attempts with conventional rehablilitation,she found a cure through Pilates. Eager to share her experience of wellness with
a desire to help others, she discovered The Pilates Center; a world renowned teaching facility in Boulder, Colorado.
Upon her completion of the 1 year (900 hr) extensive teacher training program with second generation students of Joseph
Pilates and students of Romana Kryzanowski Kathy Grant and Eve Gentry, she took her skills and knowledge to California
where she taught for three years while performing Aerial Dance throughout the country. Ready to open a studio with
her own vision, she moved to Portland, Oregan and opened Center Flow Pilates, located on NW 23rd Ave. Alithea remains active
in continuing education courses and is a current member of The Pilates Method Alliance. Her approach is to connect the
mind to the body and breath to correct and maintain balance within.
Dana
Greenbaum, a Certified 3rd Generation Classical Pilates Instructor, TRX Suspension System Trainer, and avid outdoorswoman.
Dana grew up in Atlanta where she graduated with honors from Kennesaw State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer
Information Systems. Dana began practicing Pilates in 2006 as a way to relieve debilitating neck, shoulder, back pain, and
stress related to long hours at the computer. After witnessing firsthand her own physical transformation,
Dana was compelled to successfully complete an intensive 700 Hour Pilates Teacher Training Program under the tutelage of Romana
protégée, Penelope Wyer Barrow at Urban Body Studios in Atlanta. Dana’s expertise includes preparing effective
private sessions tailored to her client’s particular need and teaching innovative Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced
Group Mat and Apparatus classes within the classical Pilates structure. Dana enjoys hiking, riding mountain bikes, and helping
others find fulfillment in achieving their personal fitness goals.
