PILATES INSTRUCTOR

Ashley is a Balanced Body certified Pilates Reformer instructor. She began practicing Pilates as a form of cross training for ballet at the age of 14. She attended Florida State University’s School of Dance, where she assisted lead Conditioning Coach, Dr. Thomas Welsh, in rehabilitating injured dancers in the BFA program. After Graduating Summa Cum Laude she completed her Pilates Reformer certification with Balanced Body during Covid in 2020. At this time she also completed her certification in Pyropilates, a HIIT and Pilates Mat fusion workout created by Missy Jones.

Ashley uses her background in dance to curate classes that seamlessly flow, and provide a fully integrative mind/body experience. She specializes in body mechanics, and takes a particular interest in professional athletes, dancers, and clients with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, and structural imbalances due to injury. She has worked as both a Chiropractic and Physical Therapy assistant, and uses this knowledge to prioritize her clients safety and structural alignment during work outs. She has held Tier 2 Certified Instructor positions at Club Pilates Fairfield, New York Pilates (Soho, West Village & Flatiron locations), and East River Pilates (all locations), and has taught as a guest instructor at Lucky Honey’s retail headquarters.

Ashley recently completed her certification in Neuro-Somatic Intelligence Coaching and uses this knowledge to create an approach to the Pilates practice that specifically emphasizes the mind/body connection. Ashley chooses to focus on this approach because the mind/body connection is the foundational building block that makes the Pilates method holistically beneficial. Clients will experience greater physical, physiological, and neurosomatic results because of this.

Ashley’s goal is for her clients to leave feeling relaxed mentally, centered spiritually, and accomplished physically. She loves creating a community and takes a genuine interest in her client’s wellbeing. A session with her will feel like a safe space where a client is supported to grow and expand their capacities.