About | Esprit de Core Barre + Pilates

Welcome to Esprit de Core

At Esprit de Core, our mission is simple: to help every body move with strength, balance, and confidence. Through approachable online barre and Pilates, we blend effective training with encouragement and community—so you can feel your best and enjoy the process.

Our Values

Connection: You’ll never feel like “just another participant.”
Accessibility: Options for every body, every level, every day.
Empowerment: Build strength and mobility that serve you in real life.
Joy: Because fitness should feel good—not like a chore.

ABOUT OUR CLASSES

At Esprit de Core, we focus on strength and true mind-body wellness. As a fitness teacher, Heather's mission is to help people improve their physical and mental health by offering the best online Barre + Pilates classes available.

BARRE + Barre Fusion

ROOTED IN SCIENCE. DESIGNED FOR REAL-LIFE MOVEMENT. BUILT FOR EVERY BODY.

Accessible. Adaptable. Science-Backed. Barre blends the timeless techniques of ballet, Pilates, yoga, and muscular endurance training into a barre format designed for functional movement and powerful results. Barre and Barre Fusion offers a fresh, inclusive take on barre that’s grounded in purpose and built for every body.

PILATES + HUMAN REFORMER

Human Reformer® Get a Reformer workout with the Reformer!

Human Reformer is a Pilates-inspired, low-impact group fitness workout that simulates traditional reformer machine exercises using resistance bands, a Pilates mat, and other small props. It focuses on core strength, control, and muscle endurance, allowing participants to act as their own resistance anchor. These classes are perfect for those wanting the benefits of reformer Pilates without needing expensive or bulky equipment. The class is highly adaptable, low-impact, and gentle on joints.

Mat Pilates
Mat Pilates is a strengthening and lengthening form of exercise that focuses on your core (trunk) muscles while also training your arms and legs. Mat Pilates is based on the original exercises Joseph Pilates developed to strengthen his own body as a young man. Pilates Mat work originated before the creation of any Pilates equipment or “machines” used in the practice today and includes over 500 exercises that can be practiced anywhere. Mat Pilates can be modified for any age, body, or fitness level,

Hi, I'm Heather

Welcome! I’m Heather.

I’m a certified Barre, Pilates, Essentrics®, and Balletone instructor—and a lifelong mover at heart. I believe movement is what connects us all, and my passion is helping people feel strong, capable, and confident through every stage of life.

After years of dancing, injuries, and living with chronic pain, I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in 2021. That experience taught me that movement should never be about “no pain, no gain”—it should be uplifting, sustainable, and joyful. My classes are designed to help you move with ease, build strength, and find energy that carries into every part of your life.

With more than 20 years of experience, I’ve had the privilege of teaching everyone from dancers and athletes to women simply looking to feel better in their own bodies. Along the way, I’ve trained extensively—becoming the first U.S. Master Trainer in Essentrics® and adding certifications in Barre, Pilates, Balletone, and more.

Beyond teaching, I’m a coffee lover, ocean dreamer and service dog trainer who loves creating a welcoming space where everyone can move without guilt or judgment.

Here, it’s all about progress, not perfection, and discovering just how good your body is meant to feel.

See you at the barre (or the mat)!