5310 Harvest Hill Road
Suite 105
Dallas , TX 75230
Pilates
Pilates
FBH Wellness is a boutique-style studio offering private and semi-private sessions, as well as reformer, tower, and small mat group classes.
Our goal at FBH Wellness is to teach the Pilates system as it was passed down through Romana's Pilates, staying true to the original teachings of Joseph Pilates.
We are dedicated to preserving the legacy of Joseph Pilates by teaching his exercise system with passion and precision.
Our studio features equipment designed by Gratz and Tirado, upholding the high standards established many years ago.
The Pilates Method emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength, flexibility, and awareness, supporting efficient and graceful movement.
Pilates, known as the Art of Contrology, focuses on proper postural alignment, core strength, and muscle balance.
Joseph Pilates, who created the exercises in the 1920s, emphasized quality over quantity in his approach.
Principles of Pilates
- Centering
- Concentration
- Control
- Precision
- Flow
- Breath
Donna Fisher
Owner / Yoga Instructor / Level V Romana’s Pilates Instructor
Owner / Yoga Instructor / Level V Certified Romana’s Pilates Instructor Donna Fisher, the owner of FBH Wellness, has been teaching and training in the health and fitness field since 1990.
Donna motivates and inspires her family, friends, and clients to be consistent in pursuing wellness. She taught around the world for ten years until she started a family, which is now her highest priority.
In addition, Donna worked in Occupational Therapy, specializing in pediatrics for five years before committing herself full time to fitness!
She has a BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida and is certified in several different certifications including Romana’s Pilates, ACE, AFAA, and biomechanics from the Cooper Center, where she was the Private Pilates Director for ten years.
A lifelong athlete she is inspired to continue growing in her experiences, in her professional career, and in her personal ambitions.
Gabrielle Savarese
Pilates Instructor
I am a classically trained Pilates Instructor, teaching over 12,000 hours of private, duet, group equipment, and mat classes during my 15 years of experience. I’ve taught in Chicago, the D.C area, and now here in Dallas. I was a Pilates enthusiast for 5 years in my hometown of Sydney, Australia. When I relocated to Chicago, I was inspired to complete the “Articulate Eye” 650+ hours, Classical Teacher Training Program.
In 2016, I graduated from a 3-year Master’s Program at the prestigious Pilates Centre in Boulder Colorado. The Centre is run by the world-renowned Taylor Sisters. Amy and Rachel Taylor in unison with Romana; Joseph Pilates’ protégé, founded their training program in 1991. The Master’s Program is an individually tailored program, 116 hours of instruction, and an Internship for experienced Pilates Instructors. It’s designed to challenge those with a desire to delve profoundly deeper into the nuances of the method, advance their knowledge, and further evolve their teaching, to benefit everybody.
I am also Pink Ribbon Program Certified, which enables me to guide Breast Cancer patients through post-surgery rehabilitative exercises.
In addition to my formal certifications, I stay current and refine my teaching through continuing education. I have attended numerous workshops with distinguished and Master instructors and have been privileged to learn directly from first-generation teachers, Kathy Grant, Ron Fletcher, Lolita San Miguel, Mary Bowen, all of whom were taught by Joe Pilates himself.
I find teaching Pilates an extremely rewarding experience, guiding clients to become more body aware, as they begin to move not from habit, but with mindfulness. I am thrilled to help clients discover a truer strength and freedom of movement within their own bodies as they journey toward their limitless vitality and optimum health. I encourage everyone to come as you are but to leave at your best!
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Teresa Hendrickson
Pilates Instructor
Teresa was born and raised in Alaska and has been an athlete all her life. She has a love for movement and balance and enjoys challenging herself physically and mentally by competing in triathlons, various team sports, and even riding the velodrome.
A knee injury brought her to Pilates where she found a new passion and in 2003 she began an apprenticeship in Seattle. She was comprehensively trained in Stott Pilates, later she was certified with Michael Miller Pilates and Pilates Unlimited.
Teaching began a lifelong love of learning the classical Pilates method with world-renowned instructors. Currently, she's participating in the Romana Pilates certification program to further her training and education in the method.
Teresa's love of movement has led her to certifications in pre/postnatal fitness, indoor cycling, TRX suspension training, and steel mace.
Since 2004 Teresa has taught all over the metroplex, including Cooper fitness center, Equinox, Texas Instruments, Dallas Ballet Center, and has been a guest instructor in Costa Rica.
Pilates has helped Teresa recover from injuries and illnesses including a total knee replacement and most recently triple-negative breast cancer.
Teresa believes Pilates can benefit everyone regardless of age or ability, from professional athletes to those wanting to maximize their health and wellbeing.
Viviana Lubertino
Pilates Instructor
Viviana is a graduate professional ballet dancer from the renowned Superior Institute of Art of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. She has been a principal ballerina with the Ballet del Teatro Municipal of Santiago Chile, and a member of corps of ballet in Buenos Aires and Dallas, dancing many leading rolls.
To expand her horizons and pursue new methods to balancing and share her passion for conditioning and enhancing the body Viviana has studied and achieved certification implementing into her instruction repertoire, philosophies such as Pilates, Biomechanics, Yoga, And Personal Training!
Bringing you the best of both world Viviana is bilingual in Spanish and can converse in Italian! She enjoys seeing clients feel and move better with each session.
Allie Stilwell
Pilates Instructor
Allie Stilwell has been in the health and fitness field for over 20 years. After graduating from the George Washington University with a B.S. in Exercise Science and Public Health, she continued at George Washington and earned a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology. Allie spent the early part of her career working as a personal trainer, Fitness Director and eventually General Manger at several large fitness facilities.
Allie found her way to Pilates and completed her comprehensive training with Balanced Body and Karen Sanzo. Allie has been teaching since 2013, a constant student of the method and gravitating towards a more classical teaching style, she integrates much of her bio-mechanic/physiology background into her teaching style.
A self-proclaimed “anatomy nerd”, Allie found herself back in class again to complete her Muscle Activation Technique Specialist Training in 2018. Allie’s teaching style is unique as her varied experiences thread their way through her Pilates instruction. A constant student of the human body and its biomechanics; her expertise, unique eye, attention to detail has been honed over decades of learning.
Allie Stilwell's practice of MAT® is unique in what other factors she uses to understand the client, what outside factors (biomechanics, nutrition, hydration, movement patterns, underlying health factors) are impacting her client's ability to move well and without pain.
Charlie McGilvary
Pilates Instructor
Charlie discovered yoga in 2002 while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She spent 14 years building her practice and studying the healing powers of yoga. In 2016, Charlie received her RYT200 hour yoga teacher certification and began sharing her love of yoga by helping others find their balance, strength and flexibility both on and off the mat. Her studies in yoga also lead her to the study of Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga. In December of 2022, she will receive her Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor certification. Charlie teaches both vinyasa style classes, as well as, restorative and Ayurvedic yoga therapy sessions.
- Charlie came to Pilates in January 2022 in support of her mother, who was battling stage four cancer. Charlie's mother used Pilates to strengthen and prepare her body for surgery related to her cancer battle with great success. After seeing the strength Pilates gave her mother, she knew she needed to learn more.
Hannah Gomez
Pilates instructor
Hannah is a Pilates instructor and personal trainer with certifications through Power Pilates and NASM. She has six years of experience leading individual sessions and group fitness classes. Her passion is promoting health and wellness in a motivating atmosphere for clients to achieve their fitness goals.
In her free time she enjoys long walks, volunteering and book club.
Power Pilates Comprehensive Program
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
University of Oklahoma Finance, B.B.A
Autumn Burt
Pilates Instructor
Autumn is the founder of Timeless Pilates, a unique traveling health and wellness brand specializing in hosting Pilates events and private classes along side private sessions at FBH Wellness. An extensive year - long comprehensive certification in classical Pilates led Autumn to dedicate her time to preserving the traditional method of the practice, ensuring that each sessions not only enhances physical strength and flexibility but also embodies the core principles of Contrology. Her commitment to the classical approach makes her a sought after instructor for those looking to experience the timeless benefits of Pilates.
Terry Reynolds
Pilates Instructor
In 2000, while recovering from Bell’s palsy, Terry discovered Pilates. On the recommendation of one of his instructors and having realized the benefits of
Pilates in his life, he began the journey to becoming an instructor. He has certification from Pilates Unlimited in Pilates Mat and Apparatus and is a
Romana’s Pilates level 5 instructor. He has also done workshops and advanced study with numerous first and second generation students of JoePilates.
Terry worked for many years as a professional musician. He retired in 2019 after 30 years as member of the Dallas Opera orchestra and as an adjunct professor of chamber music and horn at the University of North Texas.
Terry also does maintenance and repair at several Pilates studios.
Shirley Rose
Pilates Instructor
Shirley is dedicated 3rd generation classical Pilates instructor and brings 20 years of Pilates knowledge and expertise to the team. She believes passionately that proliferating classical Pilates ensures its ongoing integrity for generations to come in a time when not all Pilates is created equal. Shirley boasts 3 comprehensive classical certifications and is thrilled to bring her experience to the members and private clients of FBH Wellness.