Meet our Instructors

Devon

“Hi, I’m Devon! My life’s passion is simply to help people feel good; -feel good physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I’ve dedicated my career in service to this pursuit with 10 certifications in physical movement, breath work, and mental health/life coaching. I have taught Pilates for the past 12 years and been blessed to travel around the world to teach and train in multiple countries and communities. The Roanoke area is my home town, I’m thrilled to be here again and to join the beautiful community here at Prayers and Pilates.

When I’m not teaching (or taking) classes I’m usually spending time in the red light sauna, with my family, or out on a local nature trail with my dogs catching every sunset that I can.”

Matthew 5:16

Juliana

Juliana holds a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy and has been practicing since 2001, specializing in orthopedic rehabilitation. In 2006, she discovered Pilates and fell in love with its holistic approach, which combines strengthening, elongation, and overall body mechanics. Her goal is to challenge her clients, ensuring they feel fully worked out by the end of each class.

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a former volleyball player, Juliana is married and a mother of two. She enjoys spending her free time watching her children play sports.

Philippians 4:13

Geneive

“Hi there Prayer & Pilates family!! My name is Geneive and I have been a fitness instructor for over 10 years!! I teach step aerobics, dance, kickboxing, HITT, pound and much more! I’m also a Kangoo Fitness Instructor as well as a Bungee Fitness Instructor. I’m excited to be apart of the Prayer & Pilates family and to create great friendships with like minded believers!!”

Philippians 2:2

Haley

“Hi! My name is Haley, I am 20 years old and I've lived in Texas my entire life and spent most of my youth in theater and various sports. I fell in love with Pilates during my senior year of high school after working at a studio doing admin work and being taught by my sister who is classically trained. I am so excited to work in an environment that is focused on both the love of the Lord and the love of Pilates!”

Isaiah 40:30-31

Holly

“Hello! My name is Holly Marie and I am so thrilled to be included in the Prayers and Pilates family! Besides teaching Pilates I am also a BStrong4Life trainer, and I am also a certified tech for SoftWave TRT. My current passion is osteo health and discovering new healing modalities that use vibration, frequency, sound and light.
I have lived in DFW most of my life but have called Ft. Worth my home for the past 23 years. I am married to my best friend, Joe, and I have three grown children whom I am so very proud of.
When I “found” Pilates I was in bad shape. I was unable to do simple tasks without having a great deal of joint pain. A bone scan in 2021 showed three areas of osteopenia in my body. Past injuries from working as a bulk truck driver haunted me daily, and my desire to work out was overshadowed by the pain.
After diving into Pilates headfirst and committing to the extensive course training, my body transformed, and I gained a strength and balance I had never had! This led me down a road of revelation and healing and gave me the desire to learn more!
Fast forward 18 months after my first bone scan… only one place of osteopenia and my BMI increased as well! All glory goes to God and His Love for me and leading me to this place in my life! He gave me this story to share... taking my pain to a purpose and allowing Pilates to be a platform of healing to give to others!
I am full of love and gratitude for this opportunity and look forward to meeting all of you!”

Acts 17:28

Erica, Owner

I fell in love with pilates 3 years ago when I attended my first class with a girlfriend. Before pilates I attended camp gladiator. While I found came gladiator to be a wonderful all over workout I generally left the workouts with knee pain due to the terrain we worked out on. After 6 months of attending pilates classes on the reformer, I realized I was sculpting muscles I forgot I had along with building a stronger core than ever before. It was at this time I realized I wanted to share the benefits of Pilates with family and friends and started the teacher training. 500 hours later , I received my comprehensive certification for mat, reformer, and Cadillac Pilates.

In order to find time to practice the workouts, I bought a reformer to workout with at home. Not the easiest task to do with 3 little boys (ages 3, 7, 11) running around. However what I found is that they loved Pilates just as much as I did. It was something that happened organically but it became our little sanctuary inside our home. More magical than young boys having fun working out, I found that the room turned into a place where we felt balanced and grateful together and we made it a room where we could drown out the world and pray and talk to God together. It really does something special to a parent to see their 8 year old lying on a reformer in the butterfly position closing their eyes and thanking God for his family. That is how our little 13 X 10 guest bedroom quickly garnered the name “Prayers and Pilates.” When we knew we wanted to share this experience with others, picking the name of our family business was the easiest thing we would do.

Our vision for our Pilates/sauna studio is to provide a welcoming space where anyone and everyone can escape from the troubles of the world and to find gratitude for all of God’s blessings. These blessings include being grateful for our bodies the way that God made them and strengthening them with the movements of Pilates. Additionally, I suffer from joint inflammation. After much research regarding the benefits of infrared heat I knew helping others detoxify and heal their bodies with our saunas was something I wanted to add as well.