About

Welcome! I’m Ashlynn, and I’ve been teaching group fitness since 2017—it’s been my greatest joy to move together ever since!

I’m grateful to hold multiple roles today that blend my passion for movement, community, and creativity. I am the Director of Marketing and Communications for Fit Pro Programming (FPP), lead fitness instructor trainings, and create monthly musicality-style choreography for thousands of instructors as part of the Barre Above Creative Team. I am also the creator of The Recovery Barre, which has two branches:

1. Instructor Certification – an accredited program that trains instructors to blend a recovery meeting with a free or donation-based barre class for anyone who is sober, sober-curious, or in recovery from alcohol or substances.

2. 501(c)(3) Nonprofit – an organization that provides instructor training scholarships, donates supplies to underserved communities, and partners with recovery centers to expand access to movement and wellness in sobriety.

Locally, I teach multiple group fitness classes each week in Grand Rapids, lead private group sessions, partner with local businesses for pop-up events, and film new on-demand classes for my virtual studio.

Before making the full-time leap into fitness in 2025, I spent nearly a decade as a school counselor and a year in nonprofit communications. Those experiences—implementing programs, leading teams, applying counseling techniques, and writing—continue to shape my work today. I carry those skills into fitness with a passion for creating thoughtful, creative programming, supporting new instructors, and using intentional language to help my participants build a healthy and joyful relationship to movement.

Whether you join me virtually or in person, my mission is to help you discover joy in movement—so you feel energized, strong, and empowered to step into all you were uniquely created to do!

It’s an honor to move with you!
♡ Ashlynn