About Ana

Ana Nikitovic

Before dedicating herself fully to Pilates, Ana built a career as a contemporary art curator, a background that continues to shape her sensitivity to design, structure, and the creative process.

She has completed multiple comprehensive Pilates teacher trainings, including Smartbody Amsterdam (2014) and BASI (2019), and continues advanced study under her mentor Cara Reeser, one of the leading voices in Pilates education. Ana is completing the Movement Science Made Simple program by Cara Reeser and Jeremy Laverdure — an evidence-based graduate course integrating biomechanics, motor learning, and pain science with traditional Pilates principles.

Her continued education includes specialized studies in Pilates for Injuries and Pathologies, Scoliosis, Hypermobility, and Motor Learning, as well as somatic practices such as Feldenkrais, which she practices weekly.

Ana’s teaching is informed by two decades of movement exploration, a deep respect for the Pilates lineage — particularly Kathy Grant’s — and a clear, grounded belief: that movement should meet each body where it is and guide it toward resilience, strength, and awareness.

Comprehensive Training

  • Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training

    • Smartbody Amsterdam (Mat + Equipment) - 2014

    • BASI Comprehensive Teacher Training - 2019

Postgraduate Training

  • Pilates Heritage Training 2019
    Dedicated to the first-generation Pilates teacher Kathy Grant under the mentorship of Kathy’s long-time student, Cara Reeser.

  • BASI Mentor Program 2023

  • Movement Science Made Simple - from 2020
    Evidence-based graduate education program for Pilates instructors developed by Cara Reeser & Jeremy Laverdure that joins current concepts in biomechanics, motor learning theory, and pain science with time-tested movement training strategies.

    The Brain in Pain - 2022

    Stand and Deliver - 2022

    Pilates for Injuries and Pathologies 2022
    By Samantha Wood

  • Pilates for Scoliosis 2020
    With Rita Brixie

  • Workshops with Irene Dowd

    Hypermobility - 2021

    nteractive Feet - 2022

    Neutral Pelvis - 2023

    Gregory Youdan
    Motor Learning - 2024

  • Shary Berkowitz

    Anatomy Review - 2021

    Science of Stretching - 202

Additional Workshops and Training

Also participated in workshops and training sessions with renowned instructors worldwide, including Irene Dowd, Steven Fetherhuff, Gregory Youdan, Shary Berkowitz, Kirk Smith, Sharon Gallagher, Samantha Wood, and Sondra Karman, to name a few.

Somatic Approaches

Additionally, integrating other relevant somatic approaches into my practice, like Feldenkrais, which I practice weekly with Yael Davids.