Meet the Chappaqua Team
The Instructors to Guide Your Journey
Adina Olan
The owner of Breathe Pilates & Yoga, Adina came to teaching Pilates through the passion and belief she has in the exercises.
Following many years of practicing, she earned certification through Power Pilates and went on to open Breathe in 2010. Through continuous study and education, she brings an innovative approach that keeps her classes challenging and fresh.
Owner + Pilates Instructor 
Alexis Silver
Born and raised in New York City, Alexis was introduced to the method during her late teenage years frequenting a studio on the Upper West Side. She began her fitness career in 2016 with a certification in Lagree Fitness on the Megaformer. In 2019, she needed more and received her classical Pilates certification and has been teaching Pilates ever since.
Pilates Instructor 
Abby Delk
Abby’s yoga journey began almost twenty years ago. While living in San Francisco, she came to understand how movement helped her release and let go, creating space for newly discovered energy. Appreciating how she felt while practicing (and afterwards), she made yoga a staple in her life. As life changed, yoga remained a constant. Even after periods of pause, she always returned to the mat. After leaving a corporate job in 2017, Abby decided to become a 200 hours certified instructor. Formal training confirmed her path. She is now dedicated to helping others release and let go through their own personal practices.
Yoga Teacher 
Amanda discovered her passion for vinyasa flow yoga in New York City in 2006. After practicing for several years, she completed her 200-hour certification with Yoga Works in 2010. In 2011, she received additional certificates in prenatal and postnatal yoga from the Prenatal Yoga Center. Since then, she has taught and studied various yoga disciplines in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom. Amanda uses creative sequencing to combine proper alignment with a mindful flow. She offers modifications throughout the practice, allowing students to find both comfort and a challenge.
Yoga Teacher Amanda Schlesinger
Heather Wohl
Heather was certified in classical Pilates through Power Pilates in NYC. She has been teaching for over a decade, and practicing for even longer. She is a local resident of Chappaqua and has been teaching at Breathe since we opened!
Pilates Instructor 
Judi Friedman
Yoga Teacher Judi is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher who has been teaching since 2003. Prior to teaching yoga, Judi was a corporate attorney for 15 years. She came to the practice seeking a tool to reduce stress and to find a balance between the demands of raising her two boys and her career. Her personal yoga practice quickly led to a passion for sharing the transformational possibilities that yoga offers. Judi is also a Certified Yoga Therapist, working with students who have injuries and physical conditions to reduce pain, increase range of motion and strength, and heal using yoga therapeutics.
Most recently, in 2024 Judi graduated from the Foundations in Contemplative Care training at New York Zen Center. She infuses her teaching with the principles underpinning her training in caring for those who are suffering - presence, love and compassion. She teaches workshops, group classes and maintains a private clientele throughout northern Westchester. Judi is dedicated to the principle that yoga should be accessible and safe for all; her teaching style is clear, dynamic, challenging and joyful.
Kristine Rothman
Pilates Instructor Kristine decided to become a Pilates instructor after feeling and seeing the amazing life changing benefits firsthand. After a herniated disk left her with exhausting daily lower back pain, she turned to Pilates to try to heal her back. Not only did her back pain vanish, but she built a solid core, improved her overall posture and body alignment. In 2024, Kristine began her journey as a Pilates instructor and obtained her 550 hour classical Pilates certification through Beacon Pilates. She truly believes Pilates cannot only heal, but also get you in the best shape of your life!
Valerie Garduno
Pilates Instructor Valerie Jean Garduno was born in Marshalltown, Iowa and was introduced to Pilates in Los Angeles 20 years ago. She loves Elephant variations! Especially Single Leg and Arabesque, because they embody the balance of strength and control that she loves about Pilates. These movements encourage students to find stability, intention, precision, and flow. Valerie enjoys guiding clients to trust their bodies, refine their alignment, and experience how small adjustments can lead to greater confidence, balance, and freedom of movement.
A devoted Pilates student for over 15 years, Caitlin moved to Chappaqua 6 years ago and Breathe has been her home studio ever since. She believes deeply in the power of Pilates to help every body, regardless of starting point or end goals. A dancer from preschool to college, Caitlin appeared fit, but had hypermobile joints, little strength, and poor alignment. Pilates was the key to retrain her body, undo those bad habits, and condition new strong healthy patterns of movement and function. In the years since, Caitlin relied on Pilates through three pregnancies, three postpartum periods, and a significant neck injury. Those experiences inspired her to elevate her practice to the next level/ She obtained her Beacon Pilates mat and Apparatus 1 certification in 2023.
Pilates InstructorCaitlin Polley
Jamie Griffin
Yoga Teacher Jamie developed her vinyasa yoga practice during college. After dancing for 16 years, yoga felt like the perfect way to continue building both strength and flexibility. Beyond the physical benefits, she noticed amazing benefit to her mental wellbeing. In 2016, during her first year as an elementary teacher, she decided to become certified to teach yoga to children aged 2-12, and earned her 200 hour teaching certification at Rebel Yoga in Thornwood. She enjoys making creative flows that help yogis of all ages expand and find their breath while also enjoying a positive environment and great playlist.
Kristin Muns
Pilates Instructor Hi! I’m Kristin Muns. I grew up in Rye, NY. I live in Chappaqua and have 3 tennage boys. After my third son was born I met Adina! I started practicing Pilates at Breathe 15 years ago.
Pilates transformed my body and my mind. I absolutely love short spine. It is an exercise that requires a deep abdominal connection. You feel an amazing stretch in the spine while opening up the hips. It’s my favorite!
Tori Bender
Pilates Instructor As a person living with Type 1 diabetes, a mom of twins, and a writer, Tori turned to Pilates to achieve her health and fitness goals and has never looked back. A key purpose for Tori as a teacher is to inspire others living with chronic conditions. She leads creative and challenging classes at BREATHE, and is grateful for the opportunity to pursue her passion for Pilates through teaching. She is a dedicated student and is certified as an instructor through Beacon Pilates.