About Us
Getting in shape shouldn’t be a punishment. It’s an amazing and empowering lifestyle decision that anyone can make. At The Pilates Effect, we believe in finding the pleasurable side of fitness; and while there may be a sore muscle or two along the way, the benefits of fitness are worth the challenge. We have developed training regimes for all levels of people, and our instructors are constantly adapting programs to fit the needs of our clients.
The Pilates Effect is a fully equipped Pilates Studio dedicated to the overall well-being of our clients. We are located in the heart of Arlington, minutes from downtown at the Shoppes at Brownstone Village, 2410 West Abram suite 112.
Our goal is to increase our client's quality of life and to develop all muscles, transforming their body to the fullest, achieving personal fitness goals, and improve their everyday physical lifestyle. When you only focus on the superficial larger muscle groups, you may be neglecting so many of the deep muscular stabilizers beneath that are not being developed or utilized.
By concentrating on these muscles using the Pilates principles, over time you will create stronger, leaner muscles, improving posture, increasing core strength, mobility, and stability creating benefits you will see in your everyday life.
Meet The Pilates Effect Team
Cami Grasher
OWNER/INSTRUCTOR
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Cami holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations from the University of Texas at Arlington. Upon graduating in 1990, she raised her two daughters as a busy stay at home mom. Always highly active, Cami longed for a physical fitness program to fulfill her time and exercise goals. She turned to Pilates in 2008 and practiced up to four days a week as a student at a small studio. She recognized the value of Pilates inside the studio as a student and outside the studio in her overall health improvement and with regard to everyday activities. Discovering this overall amazing way of life, her passion for Pilates grew and lead her to a STOTT PILATES® certification.
Cami lives in Arlington and enjoys working with all clients of all fitness levels from novice to advanced. She connects well with her clients, known as a stickler for proper form, your sessions will always teach you something new about your body and your practice that will also serve you well outside the studio in any other fitness you enjoy. She engages all clients to reach a more comfortable and confident idea of themselves while also providing motivation to constantly challenge them in reaching their goals.
Helen Burnell
INSTRUCTOR
Helen has a particular passion for Pilates, enjoying a personal practice for the past 15years, and pursuing ongoing studies in theSTOTT PILATES® method. Helen saw the immediate benefits of Pilates in her muscular development, flexibility, and the postural alignment of her body during her early years, and is pleased to be able to share these benefits with others.
Helen sees Pilates as an amazing system for increasing strength, flexibility, and balance while minimizing the chance of injury. Principals of the method can be incorporated into her client’s daily lives as well as into any other fitness activity or sport. Her clients encompass all ages and abilities, including those challenged by injuries or permanent disabilities, athletes looking for continued strength, or those that just want to feel good again.
Helen invites you to join her on a journey of strengthening the body, energizing the mind, and enlivening the spirit. “The fountain of youth only works if you drink the water. Come join me, and love your life again!”
Helen grew up, and continues to live in the DFW area with her husband and children, and when she finds the time, loves to read, spend time with friends and family, and travel.
Carmen Sivadge
INSTRUCTOR
Carmen has been teaching and practicing the pilates method for 13 years. While growing up in Mansfield, Tx as a dancer she found her love for the Pilates method while teaching dance. After completing her B.A. in Kinesiology at The University of Texas at Arlington and a stint of professional dance training at The Ailey School in NYC she became trained and certified through STOTT Pilates and later ClubPilates to be a fully certified Pilates instructor.
Carmen has a passion for helping others achieve their goals. She loves helping those rehabilitating injuries and has a passion for helping those clients trying to achieve better lifestyles and performance.
When she is not in the Pilates studio you can find her playing with her 2 boys Collin and Chase and husband Erik.
Jackson Hall
YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Jackson Hall was born and raised in Arlington, Texas. He is a lover of wandering with no destination, fishing, tacos, nature, storytelling, smiles, deep conversations, coffee, music, writing, reading, meditation, and teaching.
In his senior year at The University of Arkansas, he was brought to a mental health crisis that left him confused and disconnected from the life he had known. Suffering from the effects of depression, anxiety, depersonalization, and psychosis, Jackson began looking for alternatives to the traditional approach of mental health- what he found was far more than he could have imagined.
This was his call-to-adventure, from utter despair, that nudged him towards a treacherous but illuminating inward journey. Through finding more grace and love for himself, he has found a greater respect and love for all things in life and their relation to one another. He has gone on to receive his 200-hr Registered Yoga Teacher certificate with Sacred Paths Yoga, and plans to accumulate more certifications down the road to expand his offerings to his community.
Jackson’s goal is to hold a safe space for his students to embark on their own yoga journey, as he has been witness to the extraordinary power yogic practices can have when met in the right environment with deep reverence. He desires for his spaces to be both inviting and empowering to all as he seeks to help you rediscover your inner healer, hero and leader!
Cami lives in Arlington and enjoys working with all clients of all fitness levels from novice to advanced. She connects well with her clients, known as a stickler for proper form, your sessions will always teach you something new about your body and your practice that will also serve you well outside the studio in any other fitness you enjoy. She engages all clients to reach a more comfortable and confident idea of themselves while also providing motivation to constantly challenge them in reaching their goals.
Nickolas Ely
INSTRUCTOR
Being a lifelong martial artist and veteran, I’m intimately aware of the importance of keeping
both your mind and body strong and prepared for whatever life throws at you. That's why I train
my clients equally in strength and mobility and I focus tightly on physical skills that are balanced
by healthy motivational mindsets and disciplines.
My personal training expertise of more than
twenty years includes bodybuilding, powerlifting, proprioceptive training, military prep training
weight loss, Martial arts, meditation, Zhan Zhuang Qigong, Energy healing, Breath Work,
Western meditation methods, self hypnosis for success and much much more.
I train people of all skill levels, ages and outlooks and I always operate from the viewpoint of determining the exact approach you need and how best to leverage that approach for your greater good. This allows me to assist you in body, mind and spirit so you’re in for huge changes
when you commit to working with me and I can't wait to see what’s in store for you!
I am certified through the NASM and the ICBCH.
Nutritional Services
Strength in Body & Mind
Cami Grasher is a Board Certified Nutritional Consultant and a Board Certified Natural Health Practitioner.
We offer full nutritional consultations for individual needs geared towards a client's individual concerns or goals. This would include weight loss, hormonal issues, menopause, detox, adrenal fatigue, autoimmune disorders and more. Nutritional and natural health gets to the root cause of any health concerns or issues by addressing general health foundations, primarily nutrition, and by supporting the organ and body systems. This support enables the body to heal from any roadblocks naturally and to restore the body to an optimal level of health.