Our Mission: Our mission is to provide each client with uncompromising integrity and service each time you enter our doors! Sessions focus on developing functional and balanced strength and flexibility, shaping your inner strength!
Our Philosophy: At ISP our belief is that each of us were made by our Creator to reflect His love by caring for others. Your body is a temple, and it deserves care and honor as such. We would be honored to take part in your wellness journey!

MEET OUR TEAM

PILATES TEACHERS

AMY DIXON

Amy has been in the fitness industry in Winston-Salem since 1994, working as a Personal Trainer, Post-Rehab and Post-Operative Specialist, Group Fitness, Yoga and Pilates Teacher. Amy received her Associates Degree in Radiology in 1993, and worked in the medical field while obtaining education in the fitness field. She took a leap of faith in 1998 and moved full time into fitness. Then, after years of working in various health clubs and training clients privately in their homes, Amy took another leap of faith! She opened Your Yoga Studio in 2002, then founded Your Pilates Place in 2005. In late 2011, she opened Inner Strength Pilates, accompanied by an experienced, dedicated team of instructors that have taught with her for many years.

Amy is also a Senior Faculty member for Polestar Pilates, teaching Comprehensive Courses, teaching people to be Pilates Teachers. Courses are held twice yearly in either WS or Siler City.

Amy’s Certifications include:

Certified Pilates Teacher
Polestar Pilates Educator
Pilates Method Alliance Member
Certified Egoscue Method University Therapist
Authorized Scolio-Pilates® Practitioner
Certified Neuromuscular Reprogramming Therapist
Licensed PTX Therapist
Certified Personal Trainer
Certified Post-Rehab Specialist
Certified Pilates for Injuries & Special Populations
Certified NeuroKinetic Therapy Level 1
Certified Core Barre Instructor
Certified Yoga Teacher
Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Certified Cycle & Core Board Instructor

Amy attends annual educational trainings to stay on top of the latest modalities and research. Her passion for learning has led her to various methods that include:

Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique
Sciatica Relief
Pilates and Athletic Conditioning
Pilates for Pelvic Floor and Diastisis Recti
Pilates for Breast Cancer Rehab
Pilates for Osteoporosis
Pilates for Scoliosis
Pilates for Lyme Disease
Pilates for Pre-Post Natal
NeuroMuscular Reprogramming Levels 1,2 3 & 4
Pilates for Neurological Conditions
Conditioning with Physical Disabilities
Anatomy Trains
Core Suspend
The Franklin Method
Nutrition & Wellness Consulting
Active Isolated Stretching
Thai Yoga Therapy
TRX Training

Amy is proud of her broad educational background, knowing that no one method is for everyone, and oftentimes it takes a blend of therapies to make the impact a client needs, she is therefore able to bring so much variety to her studio.

Shanley Johnson

As a native of Rochester, NY, Shanley was an accomplished dancer at the Sandy Stramonine School of Dance. She taught ballet classes for four years before moving to Greensboro in 1995. Shanley wanted to return to dance but couldn’t bear the thought of putting her feet back into pointe shoes! During a cruise, Shanley stumbled onto a Pilates class and was immediately hooked. Shanley completed her Pilates training with Power Pilates of NYC, and has additionally trained with Balanced Body University. Shanley has been teaching pilates since 2007, and has been with Amy since 2011!

Noelle Tyner

Noelle graduated from East Carolina University with a BS in Interior Design, and has been a Certified Pilates Teacher through Stott Pilates for more than 15 years, having operated her own small studio for 7 years. Noelle has also completed numerous trainings with Pilates Academy International and Polestar Pilates. She is also certified in Core Barre, look for her great classes on the schedule! Noelle and her husband live in Mocksville, where she is an avid gardener. Noelle joined ISP in September of 2013!

Lisa Crozier

Lisa Crozier is a 1983 graduate of the University of Vermont where she was a Nursing major. She had been a student of the Pilates method for several years after moving to Winston Salem. She stepped away from Pilates for many years, but after experiencing injuries in other exercise modalities, returned to Pilates. She has completed many trainings and certification through STOTT Pilates, Pilates Academy International and completed her comprehensive training with Polestar Pilates. Lisa is a Polestar Graduate and is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT).

She has also completed trainings with Scolio-Pilates and continues to expand her Pilates toolbox through multiple continuing education programs. Lisa enjoys combining her nursing and Pilates knowledge to aid her clients in finding their health and maintaining a functional lifestyle, especially as we age.

Fun facts about Lisa: she is an Air Force veteran as well as the daughter, wife and sister of military veterans. She has visited 45 of 50 states, has lived in 9 states, and loves her family and dogs. If she isn’t teaching or practicing Pilates, you can find her with her family, with her nose in a book, a never-ending supply of knitting projects or traveling. She is married with two adult daughters and a son-in-law. She attends church at Augsburg Lutheran Church. AND, she feels blessed to work with the amazing staff at Inner Strength Pilates. Our staff support, love and care for one another and our clients; we are family! Lisa joined the ISP fam in 2012!

Catie Nichols

Catie was born and raised in Winston-Salem. Her enthusiasm for fitness started in her early 20s. It progressed into a love for Pilates because it made her feel the best out of anything that she had tried. She started taking Pilates classes in 2018 and completed the full comprehensive training with Balanced Body Education. Catie is a Comprehensively Certified Pilates Teacher through Balanced Body Pilates.

Catie has been playing piano for 20 years and loves to attend musical events. Catie joined the ISP team in August of 2020!

Mandy Harris

Mandy joined ISP in 2007, after becoming certified with Pilates Certification of NC. Mandy was MIA for a few years while raising children, but is now back in action with us!

Jane Reed, DPT

Jane has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and currently treats patients around the Triad area. Jane is Comprehensively Trained with Polestar Pilates, she is also a Personal Trainer with a background in dance, competitive sports, and yoga. Jane found Pilates helped her strike a balance with all her activities, keeping her fit and strong, and running pain free. She has a passion for fitness and loves to instill that in others. Jane joined the ISP team in July of 2023!

Nicole Hass

Nicole's joy in life is to help people grow, change, and become stronger. Teaching Pilates is one way she loves to invest in people. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. She has a love for people, and enjoys learning about and gaining understanding of the many different cultures that make up this amazing world in which we live. She is comprehensively trained through Pilates Form and Certification of NC, and is a graduate of the Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training. Nicole has a desire to help people through the rehabilitation aspects of Pilates. She is excited to bring those benefits to the ISP family! Nicole and her husband Andy are blessed to be the parents of 6 incredible children and 2 very large and fluffy Golden Retrievers. Along with nurturing children and fluffy Goldens, she’s working on developing a green thumb in her garden. She loves watching the different ways her flowers grow and blossom, and likewise, can’t wait to help her clients grow and prosper in their pilates journey! Nicole joined the ISP fam in July of 2023!

Colleen Ballew

Colleen first became a student of Pilates in 2001. After forcing herself through various workouts several times a week, she finally found something that drew her to want to workout, Pilates! From that point, Pilates was and has been a priority in her life. She pursued her first certification in 2006 through Retrofit (a Balanced Body studio) after 5 years of taking Pilates, she opened her first studio, teaching Mat classes. Colleen went on to become comprehensively certified through Peak Pilates and works to inspire the same passion in her clients as she feels with Pilates. Colleen also holds 2 Nutrition certifications and is a Health & Wellness Coach through The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Colleen has been with ISP since February of 2024!

Christie Hollinger

As a North Carolina native, Christie’s background in fitness has expanded multiple decades, teaching all aspects of fitness in every type of gym environment, but her true passion and love of Pilates began in 2000. With degrees in Biology from North Carolina State and Chemistry from Salem College, Christie worked as a pharmaceutical representative while growing in her Pilates education teaching in the Classical Pilates Method starting in 2000 with Mat Pilates. Christie later continued her education with Pilates Core Integration in Arizona, a 1 st generation Eve Gentry lineage, fully comprehensive program. Christie has worked with all types of clients from 9 years to 90, novices to more experienced practitioners, and just about every body type and condition. Christie is a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT) and holds certifications with AFAA as a Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Suspension Method, Barre and others. She continuously works to improve her education in Pilates through various Classical and Contemporary Masters. She really loves going to Pilates workshops! Currently, Christie enjoys spreading the joy of Pilates, teaching people how to move better and improve their lives. When not teaching, Christie spends time with her husband, running, travelling, reading and watching horror/thriller TV. Christie joined ISP in 2025!

MASSAGE THERAPY

Teresa Hucks

Teresa graduated from the Mountain State School of Massage in West Virginia in 2000. She began working in a Chiropractic office shortly after graduation, and this clinical work has led her to pursue education that provides a therapeutic background. She has received training in various types of Massage, including: Swedish, Deep Tissue, NeuroMuscular and Trigger Point Therapies, and Fascial Release Therapy. Teresa has also received training in Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique, Structural Integration, Neuromuscular Programming, and NeuroKinetic Therapy.

After phenomenal personal results with Egoscue Therapy, Teresa also obtained training with Egoscue University in their postural alignment program. She has found that the manual therapies of Massage work well with the functional training of the muscles that occur with Egoscue Therapy.

Teresa invests in her education annually, and this continued learning sets her apart as a therapist. Teresa has been with Amy since 2007!

Carmela Thompson

Carmela is originally from the Midwest, having moved to NC in 2002. She has always had a passion for holistic care and proper nutrition. Carmela graduated from the Living Arts Institute in 2010 as a NC Licensed Massage Therapist, and has recently completed a certification as an Equine Massage Therapist. She practices her modalities with hot stones, trigger point therapy, K-Tape, and mind/gut connection. Carmela enjoys kayaking, running, quilting and cooking! Carmela joined the ISP staff in November of 2021!

Ginny Beeson

Originally from Southern California, Ginny obtained her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. After working in Mental Health for 12 years, she made a career shift and went back to school to become a Licensed Massage Therapist. She was inspired to choose massage after several injuries in college level soccer were treated with massage. Ginny has been a Massage Therapist now since 2014. Ginny loves to read, and she has a podcast with some friends, called True Crime Mamas! Ginny joined the ISP staff in October of 2023!

ESTHETICS

Charity Dobbins

Charity has been in the skincare business since 2001, while owning a Merle Norman spa partnered with her mom. In 2003 Charity graduated from the Davidson County Community College Esthetics program. Charity received extensive training and certification in Mirodermabrasion, Chemical Peels, Custom Facials, Dermal Plaining, Full Body Waxing and Makeup Artistry. Charity uses her passion to help people feel and look their best! Charity has been with ISP since September of 2016!

LYMPHATIC

Paula Faub

Paula Faub is a Certified Lymphatic Therapist whose passion is to bring healing and restoration to the body through internal movement. Lymphatic Enhancement Therapy works to help create flow within the body as a whole. She is also working towards her CranioSacral certification with Upledger Institute, which is a hands-on approach, releasing deep tensions and restrictive patterns in the body through light touch therapy.

Paula has earned Bachelor’s Degrees in both Music and in Science of Nursing and feels that her background has given her a unique approach to each individual. Paula enjoys spending time with her family, being outdoors, running, cooking and reading. Paula joined the ISP fam in November of 2017!

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