Mikki Townshend

Mikki has been a physical therapist for more than 30 years, working at New Motion for the last 20. She did her Pilates training with Polestar in 2000 and began teaching class in the gym area of the original clinic down on Eagle Harbor. Space was very limited and all the equipment had to be pushed to the side for class to happen!  Mikki became a Balanced Body Faculty member in 2010 and she and fellow New Motion PT and Pilates teacher Janette Ahrndt have taught at the Pilates on Tour Rehabilitation summit educating other  instructors. She is a certified Pilates teacher with the Pilates Method Alliance. 

She has found Pilates to be invaluable in her work to make pleasurable movement experiences viable for people with pain and disabilities. Mikki loves to see people getting a kick out of feeling strong, flexible, and functional. More recently she has focused on adapting her Pilates practice for those dealing with osteoporosis. Mikki is devoted to working out on her reformer, walking miles around the island, gardening, and reading. She feels so much gratitude to her "faithful" Pilates students and to New Motion for providing such a great environment in which to teach.