Education:

Bachelors of Science in Information Technology and Business Administration from Lawrence Technological University. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Christian Ministry at Liberty University. College soccer athlete. Mat Pilates certification from Reforming Foundations School of Pilates. Medical mom of two beautiful girls.

My story:

After I got married in 2020, I had my first daughter in 2021. My daughter spent a month in the NICU due to low blood sugar. We left the NICU on an aggressive medicine and weaned her by 3 months old; her low blood sugar was then declared transient. At ten months old, our family faced the unimaginable: I checked on my daughter sleeping in her crib and found she was barely breathing or conscious. Her blood sugar was at 36. 

The next morning, I found out I was pregnant with my second baby.

The following months involved extensive testing and a trip out of state to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). I permanently left my Project Manager Analyst job in Automotive to be a stay at home medical mom. My daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease called Hyperinsulinism (HI). HI is a disorder characterized by the inappropriate, excessive secretion of insulin from the pancreatic beta cells, causing persistent low blood sugar. Doctors in Michigan informed us our unborn baby had less than a 2% chance of having the same rare disease as her sister; while doctors in Pennsylvania told us it was a 50% chance and that one of us carried the dominant (extremely rare and controversial) gene associated with HI - hence why two medical teams disagreed upon our unborn baby's health-risk.  

CHOP was correct, my husband Luke was a dominant carrier of the bad gene. We immediately agreed through prayer it was medically best for Luke to have a vasectomy and any future family planning would be in God's hands. We were heartbroken. After our second daughter was born and tested positive for the rare gene, we started looking into PGT-M IVF. This is when Pilates comes into my life.  Before we invested a minimum of $30,000 into potentially growing our family, I knew it was time to focus on my health. After committing to an egg retrieval, I committed to raising my heart rate and getting stronger! I needed to start moving my body again; I was the unhealthiest I had ever been and weighed 250 pounds. I found Pilates through 444 Pilates and started attending her classes the day she opened her garage studio in 2022 (IYKYK). I fell in love with the movement methodology and felt a calling from Jesus to pursue this passion further as an instructor. 

The more time I spent with Jesus, the clearer it became I was being called to pursue ministry. In 2025 I decided to apply for my Master's in Christian Ministry and truly recommit my life to Him. There was only one way to go about opening a business and that was with God at the center of it. Creating this environment was on my heart, I needed Jesus and movement all in one place. Worship was the only thing missing from my fitness regimen, and in the middle of heartbreak and uncertainty, Holy Pesci Pilates was born. 

Follow along to watch me step into the role God planned all along, and to see how baby Pesci #3 comes to fruition, God-willing, because Jesus had such a beautiful plot twist we will be sharing soon. 

Blessings, xoxo Celeste aka HPP