Ms. Sheme is the owner and wellness director of the Pilates Yoga Loft.
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL, October 14, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Debbie Sheme has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Sheme is the owner and wellness director of the Pilates Yoga Loft in Saint Augustine, Florida. She established her business in 2019 after selling her previous establishment, Sanibel Pilates and Yoga, in Sanibel Island, Florida. At her new location, Ms. Sheme provides group, private and virtual lessons to clients, including Pilates Mat and Pilates Reformers, and various types of yoga. She also conducts weekly Beach Yoga and Yoga on the Lawn. Additionally, Ms. Sheme offers prerecorded, live and virtual Zoom classes for those wary of attending classes in person in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pilates Yoga Loft is open seven days per week and offers morning, afternoon and evening classes.
Using various holistic mind and body philosophies to help clients reach their fitness and wellness goals, Ms. Sheme also helps individuals recover from injuries through various modalities. Apart from her many classes, she features a wellness studio, where clients can receive massage therapy, acupuncture, cupping, Reiki and more. As a trained dancer, Ms. Sheme also offers unique classes such as Aerial Yoga to promote creativity and introduce various movement disciplines.
As an educator, Ms. Sheme draws on over 25 years of experience. She traveled and studied internationally and received her first 200 Hour E-RYT yoga certification in Greece. She received her 500 Hour E-RYT yoga certification in the state of California. She is a certified yoga and Pilates lead teacher trainer and leads 200 hour yoga teacher training certifications, Pilates certifications, continuing educational courses, aerial yoga certifications, and other nationally accredited certifications and programs through the Pilates Yoga Loft. Also, her studio the Pilates Yoga Loft in Saint Augustine, Florida is a registered RYS yoga school with Yoga Alliance.
Ms. Sheme is passionate about conducting teacher training certifications and loves helping others to become certified instructors. Additionally, she enjoys hosting wellness retreats throughout the year. Her upcoming retreat, the Harvest Wellness Retreat, will take place in October 2021 in Asheville, North Carolina and her upcoming April 2022 Spring Into Wellness Retreat in Saint Augustine, Florida.
A leader in her industry, Ms. Sheme taught Pilates and yoga at several other locations throughout the State of Florida, including The Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Verde Beach, In Balance in Jacksonville Beach and The Sanctuary Golf Club in Sanibel. A former dancer and dance instructor before transitioning into health and wellness, she began performing at the age of 8 at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Sheme later became a ballet and modem dance professional, where she taught and was a choreographer for many dance companies throughout the United States such as for the Delaware Dance Company in Newark, Delaware, between 1997 and 2007.
Involved in various local organizations, Ms. Sheme is a member of the Marsh Creek Women's Association and Rotary International. She is also a member of her local Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Sheme graduated from Kennett High School in Pennsylvania in 1996. She later studied dance under several professional performers and teachers at The Brandywine Ballet Company and The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Ms. Sheme is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in psychology at the University of Arizona Global Campus. She is an ordained minister and Reiki Master certified and holds multiple certifications in Pilates, yoga, yoga therapy, aerial yoga, Ayurveda medicine, and modem dance and ballet.
Recognized in 2021 as a Global 100 Winner, Best for Fitness and Wellness Solutions of the Year USA, Ms. Sheme also received the 2021 Best of Saint Augustine Community Choice Award for Best Yoga Studio. Previously, she received recognition from Folio Weekly in 2020 in all three categories as Best Instructor, Best Pilates Studio and Best Yoga, and was named 2019 Best Health and Wellness Studios in Lee County, Florida, with a GHP Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health Award.
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