MeJo Wiggin
With 30 years experience teaching Pilates, MeJo Wiggin is a full fledged Pilates Guru with an international reputation. She is recognized as one of the leading Pilates Teacher Trainers in the world, and has been sought after by Pilates professionals and studios around the globe to train the next generation of pilates teachers.
Her hands on private sessions keep her celebrity clientele and professional athletes in peak performance. She has trained a variety of professional athletes including members of the White Birch Polo Team, The Paul Taylor Dance Company, Cortez and Company Contemporary Ballet, and many Broadway dancers. She has also worked extensively with professional golfers, martial artists, baseball players, celebrities and supermodels including Bryce Dallas Howard, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Stephanie Seymour Brant.
“MeJo has a strong voice and passion like Romana. She uses great energy with simple, clear cuing in order to
get you to feel it. Just like Romana! This is incredible teaching! Thank you MeJo.”
- Junghee Won, Pilates Teacher Trainer
MeJo began teaching next to legendary Romana Kryzanowska in 1995 in New York and continued her training with other First Generation Teachers including Jay Grimes, Kathy Grant, Edwina Fontana and Sari Pace. She opened her first studio in Greenwich, CT in 1996, and by 2003 was hand picked and Certified as a Level III Teacher Trainer for Romana’s Pilates International.
A devout student of Romana for 15 years, Romana would often refer to MeJo as "poetry in motion" and gave MeJo a Gold Card in recognition of her advanced abilities. She was one of three female artists Romana selected to film Romana's Pilates Mat DVD series and Romana on Pilates: The Legacy Edition. She is featured in Pilates Revealed with Jay Grimes and she hosted/produced her own videos 20 Minutes, Twice a Week and The Gratz™ Arm Chair.
MeJo is an ambassador of Gratz Industries – Joe Pilates original equipment manufacturer and teaches Continuing Education at multiple Pilates Teacher Training Centers worldwide. She developed her own Continuing Education course The Classical Syllabus® for pilates instructors from all lineages looking for a better understanding of the Classical Pilates Method.
MeJo with Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska.