Studio 400 Instructors
Mandee Louie, owner & Instructor
It is our hope and deepest desire to provide movement therapy to those experiencing pain or discomfort in their bodies. The goal is to empower you to get out of pain. Each session is approached like a puzzle, using the pieces of movement education to connect the dots in each specific body and bring it back to ideal alignment. We welcome all bodies for individualized care through private studio sessions, virtual private sessions, and virtual group classes.
Mandee Louie
Mandee holds a full certification in StottⓇ Pilates and has been teaching since 2011. She holds further certificates and has taken courses in Injuries & Special Populations, Zenga & Fascial Movement Foundations, Core Align, EDS/Hypermobility, specializes in Prenatal/Postpartum and Pelvic Floor, and is a Specialist in Pilates Based Education for Neurological Conditions (PMA). She has taken master courses with training in the cervical spine & whiplash, hip & knee replacements, and many, many more areas of specialty. She helps students with a myriad of conditions such as SI pain, traumatic brain injuries, pelvic floor dysfunction, EDS/Hypermobility, fibromyalgia, back pain, hip pain, chronic pain, endometriosis, brain fog & brain disorganization, post surgery rehab, and many, many more. Through Movement Therapy, she strives to create body awareness for her clients and empower them to make lasting changes through homework and personalized reset routines. Her goal is to help people live differently in their bodies to create a pain free life of movement.
In 2015, she left her corporate job as an apparel developer at Nike to pursue wellness full time. She traveled to India in early 2016 to study alignment-based yoga and completed her 200-hour yoga certificate through the Yoga Alliance. While in India, she also studied at the Omkarananda Ashram in Rishikesh, India, under the instruction of Usha Devi, who studied with Yoga master BKS Iyengar from 1993 until his death. She has since returned to India several times, both to pursue Yoga trainings in Ayurveda & Lunar Cycles and for retreat. She continues to study Iyengar Yoga and has taken an additional teacher training with Julie Lawrence. You can read more about her story of moon-lighting as an Instructor and making the switch to full-time teaching here. Mandee has found deep joy in making her passion her lifestyle, and being able to share it with others brings her deep contentment, otherwise known as Santosha in sanskrit, the ancient language of yoga. Check out what people are saying about Mandee here.
Emma Sulivan Uebele
Emma Uebele is a certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor. She came to Pilates as a young teen to avoid double knee surgery and manage chronic pain related to living with hypermobility. Since then, Pilates has been a cornerstone of her rehabilitation from multiple injuries and laid the foundation for a life with greater awareness and miraculously less pain.
Emma has completed the Injuries and Special Populations course and believes strongly in Pilates as a tool to strengthen and re-empower the body, to live with less pain and greater confidence and ease. Emma also has a Master’s Degree in Expressive Arts Therapy and uses both the arts and movement to help individuals and communities move through trauma and towards healing.
When not in the virtual studio she can likely be found making art, working on projects in global conflict zones, or hiking around the Pacific Northwest. You can find out more about her practice here: www.emmasullivan.art. Check out what people are saying about Emma here.
Training:
Certified STOTT PILATES® Instructor on Matwork and Reformer
Trained in Chair and Barrels
STOTT PILATES® Injuries and Special Populations Course
Therapeutic Pilates Advanced Postural Movement Assessment
Reformer for the Older Adult
TOTAL BARRE® Level 1
