Maggie Lynn Held began her Pilates practice in 1994 while doing a show at Opryland USA As a cast they were taken through a mandatory Pilates mat practice several times per week This was at a time when it was still known as The Dancers Workout Maggie continued to practice while in New York and acquired her Mat and Standing Pilates Certification in the spring of 2005 with The PhysicalMind Institute She went on to finish her Pilates Reformer Training with Balanced Body University Maggie completed her 200hour RYT Yoga certification with Shamrock Wellness where she was also the marketing coordinator In the spring of 2011 she cofounded the company Java Yoga Girls Java Yoga is a traveling wellness company that brings customized classes and coffee to your work event or school Maggie is very happy to be a part of the Piloxing family She is certified in Piloxing and Piloxing Barre This is her favorite modality because its fun effective and comes from a classic Pilates base Maggie looks forward to bringing Piloxing to the theatre and dance community