Aimee Firor McBride
Owner, Pilates and Yoga Instructor
A native of Frederick, Aimee Firor McBride is the owner of Ananda Shala. She began as a physical fitness instructor in 1996 and has focused solely on yoga & Pilates for over 10 of those years. As a fitness instructor, she quickly became interested in yoga primarily for the mental and health benefits that helped counteract the effects of the corporate world. Aimee almost immediately saw the positive effects on stress management as well as overall physical fitness. In addition, Aimee discovered the benefits of Pilates to strengthen her core and help her with back pain that resulted from spine issues as a child. Aimee appreciates the healing power of living naturally through holistic means and wishes to continue to share her experiences to help others. When Aimee is not teaching or running the studio you will find her with her baby boy Kalen and husband Dave.
Aimee has obtained extensive training through many different yoga and Pilates teacher training programs. She completed the Power Pilates System Level I to III Certification training. Her Pilates teachers and training has led her to study with Janine Galati of Philadelphia, Bob Liekens of New York and Erin Horst of Annapolis. Aimee has trained and studied with several Senior level Yoga teachers including Sharon Gannon, Saul David Ray, David Swensen, and her primary teacher Shiva Rea. She has completed over 500 hours of yoga teacher studies including traveling to India to study yoga, tantra, thai yoga, and ayurveda.
