Today we’d like to introduce you to Sharon Barry.
Sharon, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
I began Pilates when I was a dancer in college. After I graduated from ASU with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography, I moved to San Francisco and started dancing and choreographing professionally. About three months in, I was hit by a truck while riding my bike and Pilates was the only therapy that really helped me recover and begin dancing again. So, I began my Pilates training career once I had fully recovered and have been teaching ever since…two decades now!
Has it been a smooth road?
I love training but I don’t love marketing and advertising. I’ve moved all over the country and every move I had to start my business from scratch so finding new clients has always been my biggest challenge. Once a client gets in for a session, they love it but my least favorite thing is going out to find those clients.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the BodyMindPilates story. Tell us more about the business.
My specialty is Pilates and Thai yoga. When Cirque du Soleil comes to town, I’m their Pilates trainer yet my oldest client is 95 with severe stenosis so my specialty is training all ages, shapes and levels. I also think it’s essential to laugh and enjoy your sessions, no matter how challenging they are so I’m known for making my clients laugh. I’m proud that I’ve worked for myself, all over the country for twenty years. I may be turning 43 but I can still run with the big dogs in the industry. As a matter of fact, I AM one of the big dogs even at 5’2!
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
I’m hoping to open up a similar studio in southern NH where my family is.
Pricing:
- Private Pilates sessions $95/55 minutes
- Thai yoga and Reiki sessions $125/55 minutes
- I do offer packages of ten and twenty sessions and discounts for students, seniors and military
Contact Info:
- Address: 45 East Newton Street
Boston, MA
02118 - Website: www.bodymindpilates.com
- Phone: 617-792-3320
- Email: sharon@bodymindpilates.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/bodymindpilates
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/bodymindpilates-boston-2
