Meet the humans.
Instructors, physical therapists, coaches. Combined 300,000+ hours of experience. They actually know your name.
Pamela Hasselbring
Pam found Pilates while looking for a way out of pain from a compression fracture in her spine. It worked. She's spent the four decades since helping other people do the same, with credentials from Polestar, PhysicalMind, CoreAlign, and Cooper Clinic, plus twenty years at Northwest Athletic Clubs. Her CEUs concentrate on back pain, scoliosis, Parkinson's, and teen health. The studio's mission line, "Workout Smarter," is hers.
Brent Hasselbring
Minneapolis native, University of Minnesota graduate, and lifelong athlete across individual and team sports. Brent came into the fitness industry to work alongside Pam and now runs the business side of the studio with their son Alex.
Alex Hasselbring
Alex grew up around the studio (Pam taught his soccer team Pilates on weekends) and joined the business after graduating from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Entrepreneurship in 2018. NCPT-certified and Polestar Pilates graduate. He runs day-to-day operations and teaches on the schedule.
Shawn Murphy Marquis, MSPT, NCPT
Shawn started her career at Performing Arts Physical Therapy in New York City, where a former dancer's body met a physical therapist's toolkit. Masters in Physical Therapy, Polestar Rehab graduate, CoreAlign trained, BFA in drama and dance. She runs the teacher-training program at Pilates MN.
Martha Eckerline
Fifteen years at Northwest Athletic Club and a Polestar graduate. Martha teaches from the principles first: elongation, core stability, alignment, concentration, and quality of movement. Additional training through PhysicalMind and Balanced Body, ACE certified, with a focus on scoliosis and low-back work.
Jen Dugan
Marathons, triathlons, private training. Jen has done a lot of things with her body over thirty years, and Pilates is the one she kept. She started teaching eight years into her own practice to go deeper into the method. Polestar graduate, CoreAlign Level 1.
Molly Bell Knorr, PTA, LMT
Physical therapist assistant, licensed massage therapist, and Polestar Rehab-trained Pilates instructor. Molly came to Pilates through her own injury history in sports and dance, and now brings all three disciplines into the room at once.
Tina Uphoff
Balanced Body Pilates trainer, ISSA personal trainer, ACE orthopedic exercise specialist, RYT-500 yoga, barre-certified, and an MBA. Tina teaches strength and Pilates in the Twin Cities and Scottsdale. Her focus is healthy aging: building people who are stronger and leaner in year fifteen than they were in year one.
Karen Jacobson, PTA
Physical therapist assistant with an inpatient rehab background in short-term transitional care, neurological injury, and aquatic therapy. Balanced Body comprehensive Pilates instructor. Karen bridges her clinical work with a movement practice she believes belongs in every rehab plan.
Sarah Anderson, MSPT
Masters in Physical Therapy from Washington University in St. Louis, undergrad in exercise science from UMD, NDT-trained. Sarah's career has leaned into serious injury rehab and neurological conditions. Newer to Pilates on the equipment side, and taking to it fast.
Marie Becker, LMT
BASI graduate, licensed massage therapist, and founder of Santa Barbara Fit Moms. Marie earned her Pilates certification in Ventura in 2006 and has taught in gyms, homes, and a country club since. BFA in photography, Wellness Way Academy graduate, mother of two.
Marlene Straszewski, NCPT
Master's from the University of St. Thomas, Polestar Pilates trained, NCPT certified, barre instructor. Marlene noticed her sister was standing taller, asked why, and never left the studio. She teaches to help people move with more ease.
Lori Bartels
Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, Polestar Pilates trained. Lori found Pilates at her gym, kept finding reasons to go back, and eventually decided she wanted to teach it herself.
Laura McComish, NCPT
MBA from the University of Minnesota, undergrad from Drake. Laura discovered Pilates in college and has been practicing for nearly twenty years. Left a corporate operations role, joined the inaugural PEI training class at Pilates MN, and now teaches.
Diane Bausman, NCPT
BFA from MCAD and a long career in advertising photography and interior design. Diane came to Pilates MN with back and neck pain from years at a desk, trained through PEI, and now teaches other people the movement patterns that fixed her.
Morgan Morrissey
MNSU BA and a background in Minneapolis-area dance. Morgan first tried Pilates in high school when dance left her hurting, and returned to it after physical therapy for knee and shoulder pain. Trained through PEI at Pilates MN.
Jenna Pederson, DPT
Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Minnesota, undergrad in Health and Exercise Science from Gustavus. Specialties in orthopedics, women's health, and pelvic floor. Group exercise instructor since 2009. Pilates and PT braid together in her practice.
Julie Magney
Julie found Pilates in 2011, found her core, and got hooked. She's been at the front desk ever since, quietly adjusting her posture between classes as she listens to instructors cue.
Kathy Arostegui
A nursing background and a client-first turned staff-member turned regular. Kathy knew Pilates MN was her studio the day she walked in, and jumped at the front-desk opening when it came up.
Come try a free intro session.
Booking takes about a minute. Your first session is with a senior instructor who will run you through the Konnector Reformer at your own pace.