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Shania Samuels

@shania.kc

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Owner @beyondbarrefit & @fayesfloralskc
Comprehensive Pilates Instructor 🩶
Pre & Postnatal Pilates, Barre, Yoga Sculpt
💌[email protected]

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✨ Beyond Barre Fitness is more than a studio — it’s a community.💚

I created BBF to be a space where people feel seen, supported, and empowered through movement. 🫶🏾 A place where Pilates feels welcoming, intentional, and accessible — and where every person who walks through our doors knows they belong.

As a minority woman-owned business in Downtown Kansas City, our mission goes beyond fitness. 💪🏾 We’re here to build confidence, create representation in wellness, and help people reconnect with their bodies in a way that feels sustainable and real. 👏🏾

This journey has been built with purpose, passion, and community — and we’re just getting started 💛

✨ If you’ve been looking for a sign to start your Pilates journey or find a supportive fitness home… this is it.

👉 Follow along, come take a class, and be part of the BBF community.

#BeyondBarreFitness #PilatesCommunity #KansasCityPilates #WomenOwnedBusiness #MoveWithIntention PilatesForEveryBody🌸🌷 taken in Downtown Kansas City by @shania.kc

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8 months ago

Hello! Nice to meet you virtually lol
I’m Shania!🫶🏾

I love what I get to do and the community I’m apart of! Teaching Pilates has been so rewarding and I’m so grateful for the community and support!
I’ve been so blessed already this year and OMG I’m so grateful to God for it all! ALL praise and glory to Him!!
This is a message to you reading this post, go for your dreams! Go for it, be determined, and don’t give up! A lot has changed for me within the past 9 months and omg it’s been a fun journey. I’ve learned so much with having a Pilates Studio and still have a LOT to learn all around. I encourage you to not give up and go for your goals! Keep striving for the best and just do it! 💚 taken in Kansas City, Missouri by @shania.kc

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a year ago

Yay!!!
Okay so first off thank you Lord! 😆
January of 2023 I did not think I was going to be able to get this certification! I prayed and God answered my prayers!
Thank you to everyone who encouraged me along the way and or came and took a class!
I’m officially a Comprehensive Pilates Instructor through PSC! That means ya girl completed over 450 hours of combined studying, teaching, taking, and observing, passed a 2 hour test, and 6 months of learning. I’m certified to teach Mat, Reformer, Chair, and Cadillac Pilates! I’m excited to continue to teach and learn so much more along the way!
This is just the beginning and way more amazing things are on the way so stay tuned!😉🫶🏾
#kcpilates #blackgirlpilates #pilatesinstructor #kansascity #educationmatters #certified 🎀 by @shania.kc

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My best friend and my husband!♥️ We celebrated 5 years married in June! I love him and I thank God for him!

#weddinganniversary #highschoolsweethearts #dogparents taken in Kansas City, Missouri by @shania.kc

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The best part of teaching Pilates isn’t the workout.

It’s watching someone realize they’re stronger than they thought.
It’s seeing confidence grow week after week.
It’s welcoming first-timers, supporting moms, celebrating milestones, and building a community where every body belongs.

That’s what we make at Beyond Barre Fitness🤍

#kansascity #pilates #pilatesinstrutor #motivation #kcmo by @shania.kc

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2 months ago

A moment from Shania’s day 💚

Where does the motivation come from after a long day of teaching classes?

Full episode on YouTube.

#amultifacetedlife #question #pilates by @shania.kc

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🩵💚☀️💙🧡 taken in Kansas City, Missouri by @shania.kc

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4 months ago

This or That - what would you choose?

Routine or spontaneity?
Hustle season or slow season?
Control or letting go?
Looking like you have it together or actually feeling okay?
Coffee or matcha?

#AMultifacetedLife #thisorthat #pilates #entrepreneur #lifestylecontent by @shania.kc

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5 months ago

April 2026🌷 by @shania.kc

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5 months ago

Can you have it all?

#amultifacetedlife #questionoftheday #pilates #entrepreneur #lifestyle by @shania.kc

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5 months ago

Not every day looks the same, but this one was full.

A day in the life of a Pilates studio owner 💚

Full episode drops later today on YouTube.

#amultifacetedlife #dailyvlog #pilates #entrepreneur #lifestylecontent taken in Kansas City, Missouri by @shania.kc

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