Pamela Hasselbring
Brent Hasselbring
Martha Eckerline
Renee Keller
Sonia Berglund
Julie Odermann
Julie Brown-Price
Shawn Marquis

Pamela Hasselbring
Owner & Certified Pilates Educator

Pamela Hasselbring has worked in the fitness business for over 27 years. She has provided private and group Pilates instruction to hundreds of clients by operating Personal Pilates out of her home for the last three years.

Pam worked for the Northwest Athletic Clubs (now Lifetime) for 20 years. She has been a popular energetic instructor for group fitness classes (Pilates, spin, step, high and low impact, funk, strength etc.). While at Northwest, she successfully coordinated classes for children’s fitness and the adult's Pilates Program.

Pamela combines her passion for children and love of fitness into a business she owned and operated for 12 years called Fitastic Kids. She presented nationwide and sold her children’s programs and products worldwide.

Early in her career, Pamela owned a fitness studio in Kansas City, MO. She danced professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Timberwolves.

She attended the University of Missouri for four years. Her fitness certifications include Cooper Clinic in TX and NETA (National Exercise Trainers Association). She has Pilates certifications through Polestar Education and PhysicalMind. Pamela is also a member of the PMA (Pilates Method Alliance).

Brent Hasselbring
Owner

Brent was born and raised in Minneapolis. After his years at Southwest High School, he went on to college and graduated with degrees in commercial art and business management.

Prior to joining Pamela in the fitness industry, Brent owned and operated a local HVAC company. After 25 plus years in the wholesale industry, Brent and Pamela thought it would be fun, challenging and exciting to work together in owning and operating a top notch Pilates studio in the Wayzata area. With their combined fitness and business experience, this seemed to be a natural fit.

Brent’s been a member of the local health clubs since the early 1970’s. He grew up playing sports and continues to enjoy tennis, basketball, golf, water and snow skiing.

Brent and Pamela are raising two fantastic children along with the family golden retriever.

Martha Eckerline
Certified Pilates Educator

Martha Eckerline has been teaching in the fitness industry since 1988 when she received her ACE certification. Her background includes a BA from the University of St. Thomas, 18 years in fitness and management with NW Athletic Clubs (now Lifetime Fitness), personalized one-on-one training and small group exercise instruction. Martha has been a dedicated Pilates participant for the past seven years after giving birth to her third child. She has scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and wore a Milwaukee back brace for 18 months during puberty. She credits her current active lifestyle and freedom of movement to her commitment to health and fitness, and Pilates training. She attained her Pilates Mat certification from the Physical Mind Institute and completed her Pilates certification through Balanced Body University. She is currently teaching fitness and Pilates classes as well as reformer sessions in her home and for Pilates MN.

Renee Keller
Certified Pilates Educator

Renee Keller has been actively, passionately involved in fitness for 26 years. She has been using Pilates as her means to strengthen, tone, and stretch her body for the last three years. Renee is a marathon runner, a long distance biker, and cross country skier. Renee has found Pilates to be the perfect cross train regime for her body as well as for her mind. She is mat certified through PhysicalMind and equipment certified through Balanced Body University. Renee is excited to work at Pilates MN to share her love of Pilates and health with others so that they may feel the same.

Renee graduated from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, with a B.S. in Management and an emphasis in Information Technology. She has been working with Target (formerly Dayton Hudson Corporation) as an employee/consultant for the past 17 years.

Sonia Berglund
Certified Pilates Educator & Level 1 Gyrotonic Trainer

Sonia Berglund has worked in the fitness industry for 18 years. She began her career as a group fitness instructor and then attained her personal training certification. In 2003 she began her pursuit of Pilates, becoming certified in Pilates Mat and Pilates Apparatus through the PhysicalMind Institute. She most recently attained her certification as a Level 1 Gyrotonic Trainer, and is now pursuing Gyrokinesis. Sonia graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Human Ecology, with a B.S. in Food Science and Nutrition.

Julie VanAntwerp Odermann
Certified Pilates Educator & Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology

Julie Odermann is a certified Pilates instructor through Align Pilates teacher certification program 2007. She also holds a current certification through the Pilates Method Alliance.

Julie has a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology from Ohio University. Along with 8 years or experience as a Physical Therapy Aid with chronic pain due to spinal disorders. Julie incorporates her experience with her passion for helping individuals increase their quality of life. Through the practice of Pilates she finds balance to be the component, which can lead to a stress free life.

Physical training has been a constant part of her life as she has been a physical trainer since 1991. Julie has been an athlete all her life competing at the college level in swimming. She continues to compete during the summer months on Lake Minnetonka in the J22 racing fleet.

Julie Brown-Price
Energy Healing Therapist

Julie is a student at the College of St. Catherine and near a masters completion in Holistic Health Studies. She has completed her Early Touch and Reiki Therapies and has two years experience with those therapies. Julie has done Pilates for 5 years and is an avid participant. Julie is also linked to the integrated medical community.

Shawn Murphy Marquis
M.S.P.T

Shawn has been a physical therapist since 1996. Prior to a career in physical therapy she was a professional dancer, both in NYC and at Walt Disney World. She graduated with a Masters of Science Degree in Physical Therapy from Mercy College. Her first PT job was in New York City with Performing Arts Physical Therapy working with professional dancers, singers, actors and musicians. She also worked in conjunction with the Pilates Studio and their instructors. That was her first encounter with Pilates and the passion to seek out further training has been her quest. She has been Stott trained taking the Matt and Reformer beginner and intermediate training. Currently she is enrolled in Polestar training and will be completing the rehab track in the next year. She is a staff physical therapist for Merz Physical Therapy which is private practice outpatient orthopaedic clinic located inside the Marsh Health Club. Part of her role as a Merz employee is to help transition those patients who are coming off an injury and need help with the transition into Pilates. She is excited to be a rehab specialist at Pilates MN. She believes that rehabilitation and Pilates are the perfect marriage of disciplines.