Mercedes has dedicated to teaching Pilates full-time for five years having made the transition to fully devote to her career in  2014. Born in Massachusetts and raised in the countryside of Puerto Rico, she graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Boston University. She studied for her 450 hr Comprehensive Pilates Machinery Certification at Half Moon Pilates in Brooklyn, NY in 2008 and has continued to pursue her studies taking workshops at Polestar Pilates (Pilates for Osteoporosis). She is also a committed practitioner taking as many classes and privates with incredible instructors in Miami to help improve her practice to ultimately continue healing and moving better with pilates.

Mercedes’ teaching style has developed into a more contemporary one but her classical training foundation has always been the base. Her favorite thing  about teaching Pilates is to make it fun and personal while keeping it rigorous and always maintaining high standards for form and technique. Her intention is to support and inspire her students to gain body awareness and utilize the skills learned at the studio into their every day lives and in their practice of other sports and /or hobbies. 

Mercedes lives in Miami Beach with her three pets, is an avid vegan cook, animal activist, and nature lover.