about spira

Hi, I’m Sarah! I’m a career movement educator and I’m passionate about offering high quality Pilates, SmartSpine, Gyrotonic, & Gyrokinesis Method movement education. My home base was Spira Pilates Studio in Carrboro, NC from 2002 - 2023. Through collaborations with local teaching talent, especially Tara House, Spira spent many years as a collaborative studio hosting local instructors as well as hosting Gyrotonic master trainers.

Now, find all my in person pilates classes & Gyrotonic training in Durham, NC at Base Moves studio.

On Spira Virtual, take a raw class from me any time, anywhere! Most classes were recorded live from 2020-2023. I offer monthly subscriptions and single class rentals.

GYROTONIC® METHOD

I’ve found that Gyrotonic movements help to create trust that your body already knows what to do to unlock the mysteries of chronic pain or aches.

Don’t wait until you deem yourself fit enough, in shape enough, or flexible enough to begin a movement practice. Find increased flexibility, strength, and joint decompression through the wavelike and smooth motions of Gyrotonic exercise.

Swimmers, gymnasts, dancers, equestrians, and martial artists find familiar movement patterns in a Gyrotonic session. Gyrotonic exercises are a great assist for areas of limited mobility and in a post rehab setting. I’ve witnessed professional dancers and athletes gain more motion, control, and strength when practicing Gyrotonic exercise. In a class, we focus on breath, coordinating movements, learning sequences, and moving multiple areas of the body at once. It’s a deeply creative and engaging form of movement.

PILATES

BREATH + CORE ABILITY + PRECISION + ALIGNMENT + CONTROL + FLOW + STRENGTH

Continue your study of Pilates with Sarah online anytime with the Spira Virtual On Demand Library.

For local group Pilates classes with me, please schedule through Base Moves in Durham’s Rockwood neighborhood.

The popularity of Pilates is not a passing fitness trend. Doctors, spine specialists, orthopedists, and physical therapists regularly refer patients to trusted Pilates studios. Build body awareness that improves your overall alignment, posture, strength, flexibility and core ability. I come back to pilates when I need to access that super deep core-based organization that keeps away from chronic lower back and sacroiliac pain. It’s a highly adaptable form of exercise that’s standing the test of time.