Janet Burke-Allen

Janet is a licensed physical therapist, certified pilates trainer, and certified personal trainer. She has over 20 years experience in the fitness industry. Janet trained through Stott Pilates and earned a Bachelors degree in Business Management and a Masters degree in Physical Therapy from American International College.

Katrina Hawley, CMA

Katrina is a graduate of the Polestar Pilates Rehabilitation program and is a Certified Movement Analyst by the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS). Katrina has also completed an extensive 200-hour course in structural integration and advanced anatomy with recognized educator and author Thomas Myers.   Katrina has studied Somatic Movement approaches under Janis Pforsich, Aliza Shapiro, Charlotte Wile, Irene Dowd and Martha Eddy. Katrina is on the Board of Directors for the International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association (ISMETA). And she teaches Laban Movement Analysis and Pilates at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School of Dance.  Previously, Katrina was the co-director of HawleyMartin Dance (2001-2006) and she holds her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Temple University.

Laurie Johnson, LMT

Laurie is a Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Pilates Instructor and Licensed Massage Therapist. She has studied with the Anahata Yoga Center in Northampton, Power Pilates and Stott Pilates in New York City and at the Stillpoint School of Massage Therapy in Greenfield. She has had extensive training in anatomy and physiology. Laurie has been teaching Pilates mat classes since 2003 at The Pilates Center of Western Mass., with the Amherst LSSE, to the UMASS dressage team, and at Kinetics Adult Fitness . In July of 2005 she began her massage practice at The Pilates Center.

Nicole Pollock

Nicole is a certified Pilates instructor and a certified Yoga instructor. Previously a dancer and a dance teacher, she was always looking for complamentary forms and styles of movement. She loves sharing the benefits of conscious movement and theuraputic alignment with her students. Nicole studied with and attained her Pilates certification through Stott Pilates and with Peak Pilates. She is recognized by Yoga Alliance for completing 250 hours of Anusara hatha yoga training at Kula Yoga studio in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2003, Nicole graduated with a BFA in Ballet with an emphasis on performing and teaching from the University of Utah. This August she will be attending Bay Path College in Longmeadow, Massachusetts for a Masters in Occupational Therapy.

Doug Allen

Doug is a certified personal trainer with over 20 years in the Fitness Industry including 10 years as the Head Women’s Track and Cross- Country Coach at Westfield State College. Doug earned a Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Westfield State (1988) and a Masters of Education in Health and Fitness from Springfield College (1990).

Bill Proulx

Bill has over 20 years of triathlon racing experience including racing in Europe and completing four Ironman races. During the last 10 years Bill has been coaching tri-athletes. As a certified coach, Personal Trainer and Pilates Mat Instructor Bill enjoys helping people achieve their own personal fitness goals.