Our Team – You can work with us face to face online or in the studio!
Vicki Elliott-Brown
Owner and Teacher of Pilates, Tai Chi, Personal Fitness Training
Hello and Welcome! I have a passion for helping people discover and grow their inner core strengths by offering thoughtful, compassionate wellness modalities to my clients, personalizing workouts to suit individual needs. For over 25 years I have developed a wide knowledge base in many exercise disciplines to help clients feel better, move better, look better. Training and specialties include: Pilates mat and equipment from CORE Dynamics Pilates and PHI Pilates; Pilates for MS & Neurological Conditions, Hole in One Pilates for Golf, Tai Chi for Fall Prevention/ Arthritis (Dr. Paul Lam); Seated Tai Chi; Tai Chi for Energy; Tai Chi Moving for Better Balance; Tai Chi Yang Style 24 Forms; AFAA Personal Fitness Training, SilverSneakers; YMCA Active Older Adult Training. and various other group fitness training certifications. I love to work with a wide variety of ages and needs, and have had years of experience working with mature clients, as well as with special conditions like Arthritis, ALS, MS and Parkinson’s Disease. I also specialize in posture and movement patterns that can be life changing. In January, 2015, I opened Ellio Pilates, Tai Chi & More in Fort Myers, FL. My mission is to provide thoughtful, responsible and appropriate guidance for people of all ages who seek to live healthier lives with less pain and more vigor using mind-body connecting forms of exercise and self awareness.
Jemetta Hunt
Instructor of Foundation Training; Stott Pilates; Buff Bones®, The Miracle Ball Method; Tai Chi; Golf Conditioning; Health Coach; Personal Fitness Training; Nutrition Expert.
Jemetta is a lifelong educator of health and fitness, with a M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. from Purdue University. After 27 years of service in public education as a licensed Physical Education & Health teacher, and school administrator, she retired and started teaching group fitness classes. Jemetta is an ACE (American Council on Exercise) certified Personal Fitness Trainer and Health Coach. And holds certifications in Stott Pilates, Buff Bones®; Foundation Training; The Miracle Ball Method; Tai Chi for Arthritis; Functional Anatomy for Movement & Injuries; Holistic Fitness; Balance Training; Exercise Development for Golf Conditioning; Nutrition for the Fitness Specialist. Jemetta joined the staff at Ellio in January of 2015 and with great love, commitment and care, she teaches private sessions as well as a variety of classes and monthly workshops.
Morgan Hendrix
Morgan Hendrix is a certified Instructor of Tai Chi, Qigong and more.
Morgan is a professional coach whose teaching life has always lived at the intersection of words and movement. Before Tai Chi, Morgan trained in martial arts and dance, earning a black belt in Tae Kwon Do in high school and going on to coach dance and martial arts in college—continuing to compete and teach social dance for years after graduation.
In 2021, a sudden onset of hyperacusis reshaped Morgan’s relationship to sound and taught her what it means to live with sensory differences. That experience deepened Morgan’s commitment to sensory-aware teaching: movement that respects the body’s thresholds while still building steadiness, coordination, and expanding confidence in what you can become capable of over time.
Ellio’s classes were a huge part of learning to live well with this life-altering neurological challenge—offering consistent, nervous-system-friendly practice, supportive community, and a kind way to build well-being and resilience within a life with chronic challenges.
Morgan now teaches Qigong and Tai Chi in multiple styles—including Yang Style and Sun Style—and offers sensory-aware private lessons tailored for students seeking a calmer pace, customized cues, and a regulated learning environment. Morgan is licensed through the Tai Chi for Health Institute in Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention, Tai Chi for Diabetes, and Seated Tai Chi, and joined Ellio’s teaching team in 2026.
Alva Ways
Alva Marie Ways has been certified with the Transformational Breath Foundation since 2014.
Her goal to help others help themselves with this simple and profound method of conscious breathing.
She has worked with thousands of people in private and group sessions, as well as extended 5-day personal and 7-day professional seminars.
Conscious diaphragmatic breathing is for everyone and 1-5 sessions are life changing. Alva has experience and success working with conditions including asthma, COPD, Long Covid, Parkinson’s Disease, cancer, anxiety, unexplained infertility, active pregnancy and postpartum issues. She is able to meet you where you’re at, and help you move toward where you want to be with the powerful tool of transformational breathwork.