Certified Teacher

Meet Our Teachers

Sandi Ariyanti

Certified Teacher

Being one of Pilates Soul’s founders, Sandi FajarAriyanti. She was first introduced to Fletcher Pilates in January 2013 and maintains a regular practice ever since.
Having the ambition to grow her expertise, she attended Fletcher Binual Conference in Tucson, Arizona, in May 2013. This experience has given her a very detailed understanding of the Pilates methods, which are augmented by her knowledge. Two months after, she received her certification as Fletcher Mat work Licensed Provider.
In September 2013, she was certified as Fletcher Towel work, Floor wok, and Barrework Licensed Provider. She strongly believes that by keeping a healthy and energetic body, every individual is able to balance both physical and spiritual aspects in their lives. Therefore, she remains devoted to helping all of her clients reach their needs and goals: strength, length, and fluidity by integrating the core principles of Pilates.

Dini Suryani

Certified Teacher

Dini as a publicist in entertainment industry with long hours works and tight schedules demand her to stay fit, healthy and always focus. That makes her an active gym member since 2005, by doing yoga & other strength training. She's also an active self-defense practitioner since 2013.

A long the way, she has more interest in health & fitness, and love to share her knowledge between friends & colleagues. That encouraged her to go further by became a professional, and decided to be a Pilates teacher. "I never do Pilates before, but after intensive research & realizing my conditions with some joints problem, I found out that Pilates fits me. It's an exercise that I can do and teach for the rest of my life without worrying about getting injured."
She's intensively do Pilates from 2016, after signing up for Pilates Teacher Training at Pilates Soul, Pilates Capital, and BodyTree Academy affiliate in Jakarta. "I love doing Pilates. Pilates has transformed my body to the new level. It became stronger, leaner & toned. I experienced what Joseph Pilates said in his book, in 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 you'll see the difference, and in 30 you'll have a whole new body".
She finished her mat work teacher training in 2017, and been teaching since. "I'm excited to share the benefits of Pilates to all the people I know. Also witnesses how they transformed their body into a better form by doing Pilates".

Theresia

Certified Teacher

Because of her scoliosis, Theresia got introduced to Pilates world, fell in love with it and finally make a decision to study further about it.
She only has two goals; first, to prevent her scoliosis from getting worst; second, hopefully she can share the benefits she gets from doing Pilates to other people with scoliosis too.
Now she has stronger and more flexible spine and core;she has better body alignment and posture;she has more control to her body movement;she has leaner muscles;most of all, doing Pilates might prevent her getting injuries caused by muscles tightness and imbalance.She knows she is still not perfect, but she promises she will make a progression.
"Like everything in life, you need to do everything in balance, stretch, release and strengthen."

Heidi Saputra

Certified Teacher

Heidi's first encounter with Pilates was due to her scoliosis. Pilates has corrected her posture and the other problems that had come with scoliosis and muscle imbalances.
After getting her posture fixed, Heidi realized how amazing movements can heal. Her curiosity increases as she taught herself more about Pilates and mind-muscle connections. From there, her hobby has become her passion.
In 2018, she has been certified as a Pilates teacher from Body Tree Academy. Her goal is to help people to achieve their best shape in their life through pilates.

Ima

Certified Teacher

Ima is an active lady since she was young, she loved her first Pilates session with Michaella,
From that moment, she thinks Pilates is not only a workout but also some lessons which educate the entire body, those little muscles, bones, alignment, every movement is neat; in the class we do movements with feeling and measured breathing. She also never felt her little muscles as work as when she does Pilates.
After she graduated from her bachelor degree, Ima took a Mat work certification at BTA Singapore in year 2017, and started teaching since then.

Sari

Certified Teacher

I have taught Body pump and RPM classes since 2009 after many years of teaching, I experienced a lower back injury, due to a lack of stretching after teaching. I heard from friends, that the Pilates movement could reduce pain and even improve.
In October 2016, I began taking part in private Pilates at Pilates Capital. After 2 years of Pilates training,I felt that my lower back pain is gone.
Since then, I attended the Teacher Training Mat work and I graduated in mid 2018. I hope by teaching Pilates, I can help other people and at the same time get the health benefit for myself.

Ully

Certified Teacher

Since she was just a little girl, UllyManik has always been passionate with dancing, especially latin dancing. In 2001 she started her career in movement industry, as an aerobic instructor. When zumba came for the first time to Indonesia in 2011, she decided to become a professional zumba instructor to further her passion in latin dancing.

Out of curiousity, in 2013 she decided to take a pilatesmatwork teacher training in Singapore as a stepping stone for her career growth in the movement area. Furthermore, she then expanded her knowledge and skill by completing her 200HRS YTT (Yoga Teacher Training) in 2017.

Through various experiences, finally she decided that Pilates is more her forte. Thus, In January 2019, she ventured further in the Pilates world by completing a comprehensive pilates teacher training.

Pilates Soul studio is the fruit of her passions in Pilates, Yoga and Zumba. It’s the ultimate proof of her commitment in the movement industry

Cecillia Manik

Certified Teacher

Cecilia feels drawn to Yoga as she sees how it connects both mind and body harmoniously. Not to mention how it immensely helps her “knows” herself more in her journey as an ‘apprentice of life’

Her goals as a teacher is to introduce raw beginners into their ‘yoga path’. With her motto of I am love, I am able, and I am enough”, she encourages students to be mindful and to love themselves, by also introducing meditation

She completed her 200 hours of YTT from Yogamaze. She draws inspirations from teachers; Noah Maze, Christi Christensen and Andrei Ram