Our passionate team of certified Pilates instructors is committed to guiding you towards your wellness objectives, providing personalized attention, and fostering a sense of well-being in every session.
Marcia Rosales
Marcia Rosales, a 3rd generation certified classical Pilates teacher, is renowned in the industry for her extensive expertise. Trained by Brett Howard at Classical Pilates USA, she skillfully combines movement styles to craft personalized workouts. With a strong background in anatomy, Marcia excels at optimizing clients' movement patterns.
Having completed her Pilates certification in 2014 through the New York Pilates Studio Certification Program, she has worked with a wide range of clients at esteemed studios in NYC, Jersey City, Washington, & Vancouver B.C. Holding a specialty in Pre and Post-natal Pilates, Marcia continues to educate & empower women on the benefits of exercising during and after their pregnancy. She is also the creator & facilitator of a Pre & Postnatal Course for BCRPA, where she educates other fitness leaders on creating safe Pilates classes for their pre & post-natal clients.
Having a deep desire to share the practice of Pilates full time, Marcia decided to transition out of a 17-year corporate fashion career, and founded Canvas Pilates in 2019. Certified as a Franklin Method Fascia Trainer for the Lower Back in 2023, she continues to inspire through workshops and mentorship, leading others to a life that's Better Than Good.
Lela Dawson
Lela Dawson is a Classical Pilates Teacher and a graduate of The Pilates Centre. She is certified with the NPCT and has been teaching Pilates for over 20 years. In addition, Lela is also a BCRPA Trainer of Fitness Leaders and has been a personal trainer and fitness leader for over 30 years.
Lela is a passionate advocate of health and wellness and looks to inspire people of all fitness levels, ages and sizes to experience the benefits of Pilates and how the method will positively enhance their everyday activities and the quality of their lives. She looks forward to meeting and working with the wonderful clients at Canvas Pilates.
Alex Nicolas
Alex first came to Pilates because of low back pain induced by many years of sitting at a desk. After a few months of practice, she was feeling better and her low back pain was on its way out. A few years later, reading Joseph Pilates’ Return to Life through Contrology, she was blown away by his vision: empowering people to take care of their physical and mental health in a proactive manner through breath and movement. When the pandemic hit, she took the opportunity to enroll into The Pilates Center Teacher training program. Having recently graduated, Alex is looking to empower people to take care of their physical and mental health in a proactive manner through breath and movement.
Peter Chen
Peter came from a competitive dance background and was introduced to Pilates through his physiotherapist. Pilates helped him learn awareness through movement and was monumental to his successful dance career, holding a Canadian Champion title in Ballroom Dance. Experiencing the benefits that Pilates had on him, Peter became certified through the reputable Physicalmind Pilates method. He is also a personal trainer specializing in functional training. Peter is a Level 2 Franklin Method Educator, and sees great benefit in utilizing functional anatomy, imagery, and awareness training in his class. Helping people rehabilitate and improve mobility is why he continues his dedication to the Pilates method.
Peter also enjoys working with high level athletes, such as Canadian Silver Medalist in Ballroom Dance, and National Level Junior Swimmer. Peter believes that every exercise and repetition in Pilates is an opportunity to learn, and the experience and heightened awareness can be applied to everyday life.
Maggie Lin
Maggie began her fitness journey in 2014 lifting weights and practicing Yoga in Taipei. Exploring a multitude of physical activities fostered her knowledge of kinesiology and built a passion for movement and health. However, Maggie was met with chronic knee pain from an ankle injury. In 2018, aiming to relieve this pain, she discovered Pilates in Hong Kong. Pilates not only rehabilitated her injury, but also brought additional benefits including improved mobility, body control, and overall energy and strength.
Recognizing the potential of Pilates, Maggie moved to Vancouver in 2021 to train under some of the best Pilates teachers worldwide, directly under the lineage of Joseph Pilates. Maggie graduated from the Classical Pilates Teacher Training Program in 2023 under Noam Gagnon. Now, Maggie teaches principles of Classical Pilates utilizing tools from the modern Franklin Method. She brings a wealth of benefits to her students from relieving back pain and improving overall mobility to unlocking their full movement and performance potential.
Maggie is available to teach in both English and Mandarin!
Tetiana Verevkina
Pilates is Tetiana's way of life. She has been studying the Pilates Method and its history since 2005. She received her certification through MK Pilates of London in 2008 and holds a diploma with Lolita’s Legacy (one of Pilates most respected elders). Tetiana has participated in more than 50 seminars with Pilates’ most renowned teachers from all over the world. Through her 18 years of teaching Pilates, Tetiana has helped many rehabilitate after injury and is skilled at working with clients of all ages, fitness levels, & with varying conditions including scoliosis, arthrosis, osteoporosis, & pregnancy.
Tetiana originally hails from Ukraine and now she has chosen Canada to share her skills and passion. She practices Pilates on a daily basis and believes it has the power to make people happier!
Caitlin Purvis
Caitlin is a true believer of the benefits associated with maintaining a regular Pilates practice. She has utilized the Pilates method herself to overcome and manage chronic pain, injury, illness and trauma and has seen incredibly positive and encouraging changes among the clients she works with.
Caitlin Purvis is a classically trained Pilates Teacher, completing over 600 hours of training at Vancouver Pilates Centre through the Diane Miller Pilates Teacher Training Program and became certified by “Know Your Body Pilates Inc” in 2019. She also holds a certification by the internationally recognized National Pilates Certification. Furthermore, Caitlin completed Level 1, 2, and 3 of Trauma Informed Practice Training from the Trauma Informed Practice Institute and is certified in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT). She also has experience working alongside a physiotherapist teaching Clinical Pilates for two years.
Caitlin is passionate about learning and continues to educate herself by taking workshops. She’s taken workshops such as Spine Anatomy & Core Basics, Freedom of the Shoulders, Hip Connections, Pilates for Scoliosis, Understand the Pelvic Floor, the Myth and Science of Breath and attended 5 hour workshop on nerves led by Gil Hedley.
Cailtin believes that Pilates is a mind, body and spirit practice which can lead to a life full of joyful movement and she endeavors to help clients experience this.