Zohreh Ellison

Zohreh has lived, studied and worked in locations as diverse as Iran, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and Hawaii.   She taught Pilates and related modalities for several years in leading studios in Singapore.  In 2023, after selling the Kailua, Hawaii Pilates studio she founded in 2017, Zohreh relocated to Punta del Este, Uruguay.

 

A period of declining health prompted Zohreh to begin studying and practicing yoga in 1999, and then become a certified yoga instructor.  This led her to becoming a certified Pilates teacher, followed by a mentorship under Pilates Elder Mary Bowen in the highly selective PASSING THE TORCH™ program.  She later completed a second PASSING THE TORCH™ program under the mentorship by Elizabeth Larkam PMA®, a Gold-certified instructor of the Pilates Method Alliance (CPT-PMA®).  

 

Zohreh strongly believes in Pilates and related disciplines, as platforms to connect the body and mind to work together harmoniously.  A member & Certified Pilates Teacher of the Pilates Method Alliance (CPT-PMA®), Zohreh has earned many additional certifications, including SPINEFITTER by SISSEL®, Physical Mind Institute®, Stott Pilates®, YogaFit®, Gyrotonic®, Gyrotoner®, Gyrokinesis®, Jumping-Stretching Board®, CoreAlign™, MOTR®, TRX®, Thomas Myers’ Anatomy Trains, Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries, Center for Anatomy & Morphology at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Fascia Research Summer School at Ulm University in Germany and Balance Body University®. She is a Balanced Body® master trainer for CoreAlign™, MOTR®, BARRE® and KONNECTOR®.