Contact and Background
Melissa Lamendola
Melissa Lamendola is a certified STOTT PILATES instructor and is a Licensed Massage Therapist in the states of New York and New Jersey. She has applied her skills to help solve the complex mechanical issues of the human body for over Twenty years. In 2000, while living in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Melissa began her journey with STOTT PILATES and the study of human anatomy and movement. Melissa holds certifications through STOTT for Mat, Reformer, and ISP (injuries and special populations). She has since expanded her education by attending courses on the Psoas muscle with Liz Koch of Core Awareness, and studying the fascial planes of the body with Tom Myers of Anatomy Trains. Her intuitive knowledge of the body was deeply heightened after completing multiple dissection courses with the Laboratory of Anatomical Enlightenment in Boulder Colorado. In 2011 she received her TRX Suspension training certification and in 2015 Melissa graduated from the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, NY. In 2018 she completed her 200-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher training. In 2006 Melissa opened Anatomy in Motion Pilates and Wellness Studio in Clinton, NY. In 2020 Anatomy In Motion moved to a virtual format. Most recently, in January 2024 Anatomy In Motion opened a physical location in Hackettstown, NJ.
Through her extensive anatomy training and innate sense of how the body moves and functions, Melissa has created her own movement style. She uses guided imagery and anatomical cueing to stimulate proper muscle patterns in the body. The calming nature of the movements can trigger overactive muscles to surrender, so the weaker stabilizing muscles can reactivate. At Anatomy in Motion Melissa specializes in issues relating to hips, sacroiliac joints, and pathologies related to spinal imbalances. She has helped many clients with chronic pain find relief through her style of movement.
Where to Find Us
Contact Information
(973) 600-3306
clintonpilates@gmail.com
114 East Plane Street Hackettstown, NJ 07840