Sarah Honer

Sarah is a GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer and Level 2 Instructor, and GYROKINESIS® Instructor studying under international Specialized Master Trainer Juergen Bamberger. She is certified on the Jumping Stretching Board and GYROTONER®, and her advanced coursework includes Gyrotonic for Dancers, Applications for Osteoporosis, Psoas Principles, and the Breathing Course Intensive.

Her Pilates background spans multiple organizations, including Pilates Inspiration (Marie-José Blom), where she specializes in Ms. Blom’s SmartSpine™ method, as well as PhysicalMind Institute, Balanced Body University, and the Franklin Method (Pelvis Fascia Trainer). She credits Marie-José Blom as a primary influence in her development, alongside the work of Elizabeth Larkam, Jennifer Gianni, Brent Anderson, Paul and Sommer Sobin, Kathy Corey, Liz Koch, Eric Franklin, Jill Miller, and Phillip Beach.

Sarah founded Spira Pilates Studio in 2002, cultivating a vibrant presence in the downtown Carrboro community for over 20 years while continuing to teach dance and choreograph throughout the Triangle. She is a recipient of Regional Dance America’s Monticello Scholarship for Emerging Choreographers and has taught at the American Dance Festival and the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association Festival.

Sarah continues to evolve Spira as a virtual studio and as the home of her Gyrotonic teaching. A lifelong student, Sarah loves to take classes from other local teachers. She studies annually with leading teachers in Pilates, Gyrotonic exercise, biomechanics, fascia, qigong, and anatomy. Her teaching emphasizes alignment, awareness, and humor—supporting students in creating new possibilities within their bodies.

She is co-owner of Base Moves in Durham, NC and creates content for Base Moves TV. Sarah holds a B.A. in Philosophy, English, and Dance from George Mason University. Outside the studio, she can be found DJing around town as Fifi Hi-Fi.