Meet our team
Dawn King
Founder
Dawn will forever be in our hearts and her spirit lives on in our studio and our community. She was a bright light that will shine on forever.
Cassandra Janssen
Owner and Certified Pilates Instructor
Cassandra is originally certified through Peak Pilates. She now owns Sun Pilates and runs a unique teacher training program - Pilates SOL that incorporates both classical and contemporary styles of training.
Meet our team
Janet French
Certified Pilates Instructor
Janet French was first introduced to Pilates in the 1990s when she was working as a performing dancer and dance teacher in the Indianapolis area. She fell in love with the technique immediately and completed an initial teacher training through the Physicalmind Institute.
Inger Bull
Certified Pilates Instructor
Bio coming soon.
Jennifer Flansburg
Certified Pilates Instructor
Bio coming soon.
Kimberly James
Certified Pilates Instructor
Bio coming soon.
Heather Eslinger
Pilates Instructor and Physical Therapist
Bio coming soon.
Katharine Jensen
Certified Pilates Instructor
Bio coming soon.
Brieanna Olson
Certified GYROTONIC® Instructor
Bio coming soon.
Carolyn Dougherty
Pilates SOL Apprentice
Carolyn is an apprentice Pilates instructor currently working toward certification. She first began practicing Pilates in 2016 but became a regular client at Sun Pilates in 2020 when she was looking for a new exercise routine during the pandemic. She loved the classes and instructors so much that she started attending almost five times a week. In 2023, inspired by her own transformation and a desire to help others, she became an apprentice with Pilates Sol. Carolyn is passionate about helping people find the right modifications for their individual needs, making Pilates accessible for everyone, regardless of age, fitness level, or background. She loves creating a positive and uplifting environment where people can feel good about themselves. When she's not practicing Pilates Carolyn enjoys traveling, going to concerts, tackling home DIY projects, and spending time with her pack of rescue dogs and cats.
Courtney Farrell
Pilates SOL Apprentice
Courtney is a lifelong athlete, enjoying Pilates, yoga, martial arts, and horseback riding.
She has always been adventurous. In her teens she became a certified riding instructor
and worked her way through college by breaking and training wild horses. She
discovered martial arts as a student at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins,
Colorado. For the next 24 years, she studied and taught Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Jujitsu,
and Hapkido. She holds a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and was once the
U.S. National Champion. Courtney retired from her career as a science writer and
biology professor in 2023. She still enjoys fiction writing and has 24 published books.
Courtney began training at Sun Pilates in 2014 and became an apprentice instructor in
2024.