Ari Donahue, instructor
Ari has a BA from the University of Florida and a Graduate Certification from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. She is originally from Miami, FL and speaks fluent Spanish. She has 22 years of experience in the insurance industry working as a FL licensed insurance adjuster specializing in Workers’ Compensation. Through this work, she has been exposed to all types of physical injuries, catastrophic or otherwise, as well as mental and occupational diseases. She was tasked with the provision of appropriate medical care and lost wage benefits to injured workers from the date of the accident throughout the entire recovery process. In addition, Ari also worked as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and has been heavily involved in conflict resolution and consensus building during years of litigation of Workers’ Compensation Claims.
In April of 2022, while preparing for a trip to Spain to hike “The Camino” with her husband and friends, she came to the realization that a career change was in order if she was going to maintain a healthy spiritual and physical lifestyle. Pilates offered both a positive mind and body experience which was an extremely attractive and exciting idea for a career transition.
Teaching Pilates to clients who are similarly motivated by the desire to achieve and maintain a healthy, active, and positive lifestyle for themselves became the perfect career transition. Teaching Pilates is a way of combining years of experience in the work comp arena with a personal enthusiasm and passion for the practice of Pilates. A win-win resolution!!!
Pilates is first and foremost on the list when it comes to Ari’s entourage of beneficial physical movement, exercise, and activity. Past activity ranges from cheerleading, running 5-Ks, water and snow skiing, scuba diving, yoga, weight training, Latin dance and competitively showing Arabian horses in Western Pleasure classes. More recently, time is spent with her husband hiking, dog shows with Rico who is an AKC Grand Champion Bronze, and of course, PILATES!!!