Sarah Honer

Sarah is a GYROTONIC® pre-trainer and Level 2 instructor, as well as a Level 1 GYROKINESIS® instructor studying under international SMT Juergen Bamberger. She is certified on the Jumping Stretching Board and GYROTONER®, specialized pieces of Gyrotonic equipment. Her Gyrotonic coursework includes Gyrotonic for Dancers, Applications for Osteoporosis, Psoas Principles, and Breathing Course Intensive.

Sarah holds certifications from multiple Pilates organizations including Marie-José Blom’s Pilates Inspiration, where she is also an ambassador for SmartSpine™, PhysicalMind Institute (2000), Balanced Body University, and the Franklin Method (Pelvis Fascia Trainer). She is inspired by the work of Ms. Blom, whom she credits with her development as a movement educator. In addition, the insights and wisdom from the following teachers has been essential: Elizabeth Larkam, Jennifer Gianni, Brent Anderson, Paul and Sommer Sobin, Kathy Corey, Liz Koch, Yamuna Zake, Katy Bowman, Eric Franklin, Blandine Calais-Germain, Jill Miller, and Phillip Beach.

While she opened Spira in 2002, Sarah continued to teach dance and choreograph in the Triangle area for most of the 2000s. She was the recipient of  Regional Dance America’s Monticello Scholarship for Emerging Choroegraphers (2000). Sarah taught Pilates classes for the American Dance Festival’s 6-week school and for the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association Festival. 

Spira Pilates Studio was actively a part of the downtown Carrboro community for 20 years. Sarah and Spira were lucky to host an array of local talented instructors as well as international Gyrotonic trainers.

Sarah continues to nurture Spira as a virtual studio and as the home of her Gyrotonic teaching. Her teaching style still evolves as she studies yearly with world-class teachers in the fields of Pilates, Gyrotonic exercise, alignment, biomechanics, fascia, qigong, and anatomy. Through constant studentship, Sarah shares in growth alongside her students.  She has a particular interest in alignment, breathing, feet, and pelvic floor—ensuring that her students are positioned optimally to create a body-space of new possibilities. 

Sarah co-owns Base Moves (2018) in Durham, NC as a collaborative vision with Stella Cook and Adeline Sussman. Sarah creates class content for Base Moves TV. She received her B.A. in Philosophy, English, and Dance from George Mason University in 1998. FInd her in the DJ booth around town as Fifi Hi-Fi.