About Susan
Susan Honer is Pilates teacher, dancer, and fascia enthusiast. She has studied the Pilates Method since the age of 15 when she began training with Karen Waldron in Shawsville, VA at Waldon’s farm surrounded by the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains.
In 2003 she became certified to teach Pilates Matwork with Cynthia Clark in Charlottesville, VA. In 2007 she became a fully certified Pilates trainer through PhysicalMind Institute in New York City.
Susan studied intensively with master trainer Marie-Jose Blom, creator of the SmartSpine© Wellness System. She completed her Smart Core Professional Training and comprehensive SmartSpine© Education and is an ambassador for the SmartSpine© system.
She is a Roll Model Method® practitioner through Tune Up Fitness Worldwide, Inc. She most recently completed the Breath and Bliss Immersion with the founder of Tune Up Fitness®, Jill Miller.
Susan has also completed workshops in Diastisis Recti, pre and post natal specialist training, and Intelligent Bootcamp™ with Jennifer Gianni in Asheville, NC.
Susan studied with master teacher Elizabeth Larkam on neurological patterning and living biotensegrity informing Pilates mat and equipment work.
She is certified as a Pelvis Fascia Trainer through the Franklin Method® and a Healthy Foot Practitioner through Nutritious Movement.
Susan received her Master’s of Fine Arts in Dance from Hollins University/American Dance Festival in 2008 where she was fortunate to work with influential bodyworkers Irene Dowd, Radonna Patterson, and Pamela Pietro.
She danced, directed, and choreographed for Mutual Dance Theatre in Cincinnati for 10 years.
