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Meet Our Instructors

Core Pilates & Yoga is a home and virtual studio where we offer a comfortable and nurturing setting. From beginner to advanced, our fully trained and certified instructors are dedicated to helping you evaluate your own fitness priorities, set realistic goals and find the path to achieve them.

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Valerie Patrick

Comprehensive Pilates & Yoga Instructor

Valerie's passion for Pilates and Yoga began when a congenital back condition slowed down her dance and teaching career. Seeing the benefits it brought to her health she completed her comprehensive and classical Pilates certification through Power Pilates and Balanced Body University while also pursuing her 200 hour yoga training. A comprehensive Pilates certification is the highest level an instructor can complete. It certifies that the instructor can teach on all the Pilates equipment which includes the Cadillac, Reformer, Tower, Chair and Barrel as well as small equipment.  Her focus is on alignment, balance and symmetry. She specifically works with clients who come to Pilates and Yoga for rehabilitation purposes.

Continuing education is important and vital to bringing the best possible class experience to her students. Valerie makes it a point to attend workshops with the top master trainers in the field. She has worked with Mari Winsor, Alycea Ungaro, Mejo Wiggins, Brooke Siler, Peter Fiasca, Baron Baptiste and Doug Swenson.

Valerie has a warm, safe approach and her teaching style allows students to be at ease from a beginner to advanced level. Valerie has taught at Syracuse University, Crouse Hospital and various other companies in the area. Along with extensive experience working with dancers, gymnasts and athletes Valerie was most honored to work with the Cirque du Soleil Alegria National Touring Performers and the Cirque OVO tour. She hopes that you can experience all the benefits that Pilates and Yoga have to offer.

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Kelly Hoffman

Pilates Instructor

Kelly came to Pilates almost 10 years ago in order to build strength and flexibility despite a chronic health issue. In that time Kelly has developed a love for the grace in movement that comes from an attention to detail for the classical Pilates form.

A mother of two and small business owner, Kelly recently acquired a passion for teaching and has been training under the guidance of Valerie Patrick, Master Instructor and Owner of Core Pilates and Yoga.

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