Why Choose ViviPilates?
With its high energy, passionate staff and lively atmosphere, ViviPilates burst into the local Pittsburgh Pilates scene when Italian-born owner and mom of two Viviana Romanazzi decided to open her own studio in 2018. An exuberant soul with an intense devotion to help everyone live fuller, stronger, more beautiful lives, Viviana needed an outlet to teach people how to move well, connect with their bodies and feel better.
The answer: ViviPilates — her own studio where she could incorporate evidence-based education on modern biomechanics and functional anatomy into the teachings of Classical Pilates. She’d studied for 15 years, taught under other studio directors in Rome and Pittsburgh and now it was time to do it herself — to Vivi (live) better, to live Pilates.
It’s time to do it for yourself! Vivi (live) Better. Live (Vivi) Pilates.
We offer a modern approach to Classical Pilates with acute attention to modern biomechanics of the body. Viviana follows the most advanced research on human movement and adapts Classical Pilates teachings to reflect evidence-based discoveries in physical fitness.
Ready to learn more? Take advantage of our Intro Pack for new clients. It’s only $275 for 5 private lessons.
Meet Our Teachers
Viviana Romanazzi
PMA®️-CPT
Viviana Romanazzi moved to Pittsburgh from her home in Rome, Italy in 2015. Her path to studying and teaching Pilates first began as a client almost 15 years ago, just when the Pilates method was starting to become popular in Italy. After discovering the big improvement undergone by her body after a few years of practice, Viviana decided to become a teacher. She started her training with Patricia Medros, from Chicago, and a direct disciple of Romana Kryzanowska, which led her to obtain her first Degree in Pilates Matwork from “One Pilates Rome” in October 2012. Viviana has taught Pilates at various gyms in Rome while at the same time, studying to obtain her final Degree in Matwork and Apparatus in July 2015. Immediately after, she and her husband and two young daughters moved to Pittsburgh for his career. Here, in 2018, after working with different Pilates studios in town, Viviana realized her dream to have her own space, and founded ViviPilates, a small studio in Squirrel Hill. With the Covid-19 outbreak, the studio has moved online and is still offering both virtual and in-person instruction. Viviana's passion for the method has led her to continue her education with Shari Berkowitz ("The Vertical Workshop"), a Teacher of Teachers, Biomechanist and Ergonomist from New York. She's currently enrolled in a program for teachers, "Pilates Intensives", and she's becoming a host for Shari's Teacher Training Program. With Shari, Viviana is deepening her understanding of the human body, and learning how to apply modern biomechanics to every Pilates exercise, and it is her mission to teach people how to move well, connect with their body and feel better.
Christin
Lukondi
Christin Lukondi earned her Comprehensive Certification in 2018 under Marcie Callan of Pilates Sol, who is a Second Generation Teacher, trained in the traditions of Pilates Elders Lolita San Miguel and Eve Gentry. Christin immediately fell in love with Pilates when she began taking classes in 2015. She relocated from her home town of San Diego to Pittsburgh in 2016 where she pursued her career to become a Pilates Instructor. Christin attributes her improved posture and conditioning to the Pilates method. Pilates also supports her outdoor hobbies of running, hiking, and horseback riding. She regularly attends continuing education workshops from well-known and respected instructors in the Classical Pilates industry. Christin has taught Pilates to children, teens, and young adults at Point Park University for their International Summer Dance Program. She has worked with a wide range of clients with orthopedic issues and loves seeing how the method can help them regain strength and balance and relieve chronic pain. Christin is also certified in ROLLOLOGY, a cutting edge discipline that starts with the core using a medium density roller, which works together by stretching and strengthening the abdominals to properly align and support the body for optimal posture.
Lynn
Rescigno
Lynn's love for movement started at the early age of 5. She studied Ballet and Modern Dance for over 30 years. Lynn was first introduced to Pilates in 1991, while in the professional program at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. She pursued Pilates Teacher Training in 1998 in the intense 600 hours of training under Romana Kryzanowska, a Master Teacher trained by Joseph Pilates, and completed her training in December 1999. Lynn taught Pilates in NYC at Drago's Gym, The Pilates Studio of NY, Reebok Sports Club, and The New School. And in New Jersey at the Atlantic Club and Center for Pilates Red Bank. She continued her education with the late Romana Kryzanowska, Sari Santo, Bob Liekens, Michael Fritzke, and Ton Voogt. Lynn is also a Jivamukti Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, and runs a 200 hour Classical Yoga Teachers Training.
Katie
Montoya
Katie first encountered Pilates as a dancer and used its focus on muscle balancing to continue a healthy education and career in dance. She decided to train as an instructor in order to better learn the method, learn valuable and effective teaching skills, and better understand human anatomy. Her training with Roberta Kirschenbaum, a student of Carola Trier, included a major emphasis on the use of breath to facilitate movement, as well as posture and alignment as a basis for all functional mobility. She has training and experience in teaching pre/post-natal bodies, aging bodies, scoliosis, and various injuries. She's enjoyed attending continuing education classes and workshops with experienced educators such as Benjamin Degenhardt, Irene Dowd, and Blossom Crawford. Throughout her career as an instructor she hopes to continue learning about the body's intricacies and how to give clients the tools to a balanced body. As a dancer, Katie has also worked as the rehearsal coordinator and performer for Treehouse Shakers, a dance and theater company for young audiences, which has allowed her to experience the dance world from a different perspective.
