InstructorsOur staff has had extensive training in the classical Pilates method and are certified instructors. Hope Petrine – Pilates Instructor/Co-owner Deborah Cassel – Pilates Instructor/Co-owner Megan Fahey
Jennifer Graban Shannon Pascoe – Physical Therapist/Pilates Instructor
Shannon Pascoe has her doctorate in Physical Therapy from Oakland University in Michigan. She incorporates her Physical Therapy knowledge including treatment of athletic injuries, spinal instability, postural deviations and specialization in breast cancer rehabilitation into her Pilates instruction. Shannon enjoys creating individualized Pilates programs for people of all levels and is a strong advocate for the need of Pilates to build strength, mobility, balance and stability for individuals of all levels. Shannon enjoys maintaining her healthy lifestyle by soaking up the Colorado sun while cycling, trail running, and playing soccer in her free time. Todd Litton Kerri Reynolds Wendy SkaalerudWendy was born in Illinois, but raised in Colorado and spent many years in New England. Her passions in both locations were of the great outdoors. Hiking, biking, rollerblading and skiing are some of her favorite past times. After two very complicated pregnancies, she found it difficult to recover and experience activities at her previous athletic ability. In hopes of healing and strengthening her body she started a Pilates program to assist her and was hooked after just one summer. Wendy discovered that she was able to reach and surpass my prior physical condition not only physically but mentally. She wanted to share her experience with Pilates through teaching others. There is no greater pleasure than watching a student grow in strength, ability, and self confidence. |
After 48 years of teaching dance, Hope Petrine found Pilates to be the answer to a career change. She struggled with sciatica off and on for 35 years before being introduced to Pilates in 1996. Since then, her sciatica has been kept in complete remission by practicing Pilates and keeping her core strong. Because Hope was so impressed with how Pilates helped her and wanted to share it with other people, she decided to become a certified teacher. She received her certification in 1998 from 
Deborah Cassel, originally from New York, was certified by Polestar Pilates and PhysicalMind Institute in 2004 and is a member of the Pilates Method Alliance. She has over 25 years of dance experience and currently teaches Pilates and dance from youth to adult. Teaching Pilates to clients with a wide range of abilities and various injuries has inspired Deborah to pursue a degree in physical therapy. Currently she is finishing her degree in biology at University of Colorado and is looking forward to studying physical therapy, something she feels will deepen her understanding and expand her skills as a Pilates instructor.
Megan Fahey is a Denver native who received her classical Pilates certification from Absolution Pilates studio in Los Angeles, California with Jill Cassedy. Megan taught at several Pilates’ studios in Los Angeles before she recently returned to Denver to pursue her Pilates career closer to home. In addition to her training in Pilates Megan has been a dancer for over eighteen years. She is a dance major alumnus of The Denver School of the Arts, and has trained and performed with many local studios in the Denver area. Megan is classically trained in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and is currently studying and teaching aerial dance.
Jennifer graduated in 2000 with a Bachelors of Philosophy from Boucher College in Baltimore, MD. What originally drew her to Pilates was her background in ballet and modern dance and the desire to challenge her mind and body in a new way. Jennifer has found that her other activities including yoga, hiking, and running have a more solid foundation than they did before she experienced Pilates. She earned her Pilates certification in 2006 from Excel Movement Studios in Washington, DC under Lesa McLaughlin and Kerry DeVivo, who trained with Romana Kryzanowska and The Pilates Center in Boulder. Jennifer graduated from the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado in September 2008 and began her practice as a certified massage therapist. 
Todd Litton, a native of Colorado, has lived most of his life in the mountains. Living in the mountains has offered endless opportunities to enjoy the outdoors including skiing, biking and hiking- all of which he still greatly enjoys today. Besides being an outdoor sports enthusiast, Todd has also competed in local, state and national level sanctioned mountain bike races. Todd attributes Pilates as a major factor in becoming better overall physically conditioned and a much stronger mountain bike racer. When he moved to Denver in 2000, he began to practice the classical method of Pilates. The Pilates practice united with his racing experience has given him full awareness of the body-mind connection, which he has used to help prevent sport injures, improve body condition and posture and make him a firm believer in the benefits of Pilates. Because Todd has such a passion and strong belief of the benefits of Pilates, he received his Pilates certification through Pilates of Cherry Creek. 
Kerri Reynolds, originally from Summit County, CA, graduated in 2002 from Trinity International University with a BA in history. Kerri has been a personal trainer, spinning instructor, and college volleyball coach. Her interest in sports, fitness and overall conditioning of the body led her to the PhysicalMind Pilates Institute where she received her certification in 2003. She also has certifications in rehabilitative Pilates and Pilates for pregnancy. Kerri’s athletic background has a great influence on her teaching style. Her teaching integrates the influence of her sports training with the precision of Pilates movements. In addition to practicing Pilates, Kerri enjoys snowboarding, biking, and hiking.