Lorie Hoyt - Founder, Owner and Instructor

Lorie started practicing Pilates in 2009 because of low-back pain after childbirth. Being involved in athletics her entire life, she began teaching mat classes and continued learning the Pilates method at a variety of schools.

In 2014 she became comprehensively certified through Power Pilates, completing the classical 600hr program. With a strong belief in the Pilates integrated method, fundamentals and that movement is essential to health and wellness, she helps keeps people moving. With 16 years experience, lorie is passionate about helping others move with improved functioning, live pain free and meet her clients’ movement goals. Lorie helps people gain strength and challenges balance to support daily movements and connect to and engage in their bodies. “I love the amount of personal learning through Pilates. Learning about our bodies, how to connect to new muscles, breathe correctly and learn about ourselves is a lifelong practice. Pilates can be different every day because we are different every day. It’s all a process and a practice.”

Currently enrolled in the rigorous Power Pilates Teacher Training program, lorie is working at honing her eye and sharpening skills to help clients achieve their physical goals, deepen her teaching practice work toward traveling and teaching other interested Pilates teachers the method she so believes in. Stay tuned for CenterPilates becoming a host studio for weekend Pilates trainings.

With a BA in Sociology from St. Edward’s University in Austin, and a M.Ed. from New England College in Henniker, NH, she has worked as a farm hand, a social worker and English teacher, among others. In her spare time one might find her attending her sons’ sporting events, walking her favorite road, rock climbing, scuba diving, gardening or on/near the water solo, with family and/or friends.

Susannah Maher

In 1998, Susannah began her bodywork career at the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado studying with Mark Manton in Denver. From 1999-2001, she apprenticed under Barbara Huttner, Master Trainer for Level 1 & 2 Pilates instructor certification in Vail, Colorado. In addition, she has completed continuing education through the Upledger Institute (Cranial Sacral I & 2), and with Rael Isacowicz, founder of BASI and Juliu Horvath, founder of Gyrotonic. 

She has practiced for over 20 years in fitness facilities, therapeutic practices, boutique studios & private homes throughout the country. She offers a teaching style that highlights the therapeutic benefits of Pilates movements while drawing from other modalities such as physical therapy & traditional strength training.