Our Team
Meet the certified instructors behind Elin Pilates — thoughtful coaching, precise cueing, and a calm studio atmosphere for every level.
Jooyoung Son
Co-founder & Lead Instructor
Jooyoung is the co-founder and lead instructor at Elin Pilates, where she brings a thoughtful, detail-oriented approach to helping clients build strength, improve body awareness, and move with greater confidence. Her passion for Pilates began through her own postpartum recovery, where she experienced firsthand how intentional movement could restore strength, support healing, and create a deeper connection with the body.
She holds certifications in Rehabilitation Pilates through MagicBody Academy International, including Functional Anatomy, Mat, Reformer, and CCB, as well as Prenatal & Postnatal Pilates through the Method Body Pilates Association. She has also completed the STOTT PILATES Intensive Reformer 2nd Edition program, further strengthening her foundation in contemporary Pilates education.
Jooyoung has worked with over 300 clients in both Korean and English, supporting a wide range of goals including strength building, posture improvement, mobility, prenatal and postnatal care, injury prevention, and long-term movement health. Her background allows her to work with clients at different stages of life and fitness levels, while tailoring each session to the individual needs of the body in front of her.
Known for her calm presence and attentive eye, Jooyoung maintains a focused, intentional teaching environment where each session stays centered on movement quality, alignment, and the client's individual goals. She is highly results-oriented and takes pride in helping clients see and feel meaningful progress through improved strength, posture, control, and movement confidence.
Her teaching philosophy reflects the heart of Elin Pilates: precise, supportive, and deeply mindful. Her goal is to help every client move with better control, greater confidence, and a stronger connection to their body.
Carole Ham
Instructor
Carole is a classically trained Pilates instructor who completed The Pilates Center's renowned 950-hour Advanced Teacher Training Program in 2012. With experience teaching reformer, mat, spring wall, and chair Pilates, she is passionate about helping clients build strength, improve mobility, and develop a deeper connection with their bodies.
Her teaching style emphasizes intentional movement, proper alignment, and creating a supportive yet appropriately challenging environment for all levels. Carole's goal is for every client to leave feeling stronger, more confident, and empowered in their movement.
Catherine Skilliter
Instructor
Catherine is a fully certified Comprehensive Pilates Instructor who completed her certification with BASI Pilates in 2019 in London while taking a career break from her corporate role in Calgary. She is qualified to teach across a wide range of Pilates apparatus and is also certified through AFLCA as a Mind & Body-focused Group Exercise Instructor, with additional qualifications in Barre, TRX Suspension Training, and MOTR. She has also worked as a Physiotherapy Assistant and a Clinical Pilates Instructor in Calgary.
Introduced to Pilates at an early age as a way to manage persistent pain after conventional treatments proved unsuccessful, Catherine has remained a dedicated practitioner of Joseph Pilates' method for more than 25 years. Her decision to become an instructor was driven by a desire to deepen her understanding of the practice and to help others experience the transformative benefits of Pilates in their own lives.
Known for her keen eye and thoughtful teaching style, Catherine is passionate about using the Pilates method to support rehabilitation and long-term movement health. She emphasizes whole-body movement, proper alignment, mind-body connection, and foundational Pilates principles such as breath, concentration, control, and precision in every session. Her goal is to help clients improve posture, build strength, increase body awareness, and reduce pain through safe, intentional movement.
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