MEET THE FOUNDER
 

Shona Maggio
 

Master Educator. Movement Philosopher. Teacher of Teachers.
 

Shona Maggio is a Canadian Pilates Method Society Master Educator and the founder of Hummingbird and the Horse™ and Institute 34™.
 

With more than 22 years of experience in movement, education, and wellness, Shona brings together classical Pilates lineage, contemporary movement intelligence, and a deeply relational approach to mentorship.
 

Her work has taken her across Canada, Sweden, Bali, Portugal, the Dominican Republic, and Aruba as an educator, studio owner, teacher trainer, and movement practitioner.
 

Shona’s approach is grounded in discipline without rigidity and evolution without abandoning lineage. She teaches teachers to understand the method from the inside—to see the body in front of them, think critically, make conscious choices, and remain curious.

Her central philosophy is simple:

Precision without presence becomes rigid.
Presence without precision becomes directionless.

At Institute 34, the two meet.