Ashley Smitherman
          
          
          
            Certified Instructor
          
          
          
          
            Ashley Smitherman is a PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher and a graduate of UNC-  Chapel Hill. She began taking Pilates classes in 2005 and quickly fell in love with  the method and was fascinated by the changes in her body. Ashley completed  over 900 hours of intensive education through the Pilates Center Teacher  Training at InsideOut Body Therapies in Durham, NC. She has been teaching  since 2008 and is experienced teaching a variety of clients such as runners,  prenatal and postpartum women, athletes and those recovering from injuries. A  member of the Pilates Method Alliance®, Ashley is passionate about sharing the  joy of movement through Pilates with her clients. Ashley’s love of other forms of  exercise such as running, HIIT, strength training and hot yoga influences her  teaching to create well-rounded lessons for her clients. When she’s not teaching,  Ashley is a busy mom to two young boys and loves getting outside and cheering  on the Tar Heels!