Heather McGinnis is owner of Pivot & Thrive Pilates and Field to Cauldron Apothecary. She is a Pilates and movement educator, practicing herbalist and a culinary nutrition coach, having a passion for preventative medicine through both food, plants and exercise. Specializing in post injury rehab/injury prevention, sport conditioning, and Multiple Sclerosis, as well as, holistic nutrition in the kitchen, Heather is fully able to address issues from multiple perspectives. She is a fully certified STOTT Pilates Instructor and had the privilege to learn from Pilates Elder Kathy Grant while in NYC. Heather is a certified FMT Basic & Performance RockTape movement professional, and a Pilates for Neurologicial Conditions certified trainer. She has been published in Dance San Diego and is also a NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) certified personal trainer.
Heather is a graduate of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition, guiding individuals towards a healthier, disease preventative lifestyle within the kitchen. She also has a long standing passion with the preventative and healing powers that nature provides through the plants that grow along side us. She continues to study through the Boston School of Herbal Studies and is in the mists of designing and growing an herbal farm in NH.
Heather completed her Masters of Fine Arts in Dance and Choreography from New York University's TISCH School of the Arts where she had the opportunity to dance for a number of choreographers, including dancing primary roles in world premieres by Robert Battle and Nicolo Fonte. She has danced professionally for DancEnlight, Kun-Yang Lin, Saving Grace Dance Ensemble, DanceFusion, Myra Bazell/SCRAP, Allied Motion, & apprenticed for the Pennsylvania Dance Theatre. Heather was founder and choreographer for FreeFall Contemporary Dance Company. Her own work has been shown in New York City, Philadelphia, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Heather has served on the leadership committee of the New Hampshire Dance Alliance and the Board of Directors for the Sonia Plumb Dance Company.
