Ann Johnson

Background

About Ann Johnson

Ann Turner is co-founder of the Downtown Pilates Studio. She was certified in 1997 by the Pilates Studio NYC and has fifteen years experience teaching the method. Her expertise serves a broad spectrum of clients - from professional athletes seeking to improve performance to individuals of any age with injuries, chronic pain, joint replacements, and degenerative diseases. She first witnessed the powerful rehabilitative benefits of Pilates as a student, when she was immersed in an elite milieu with direct lineage to Joseph Pilates. She credits the rigor of the training she received from Romana Krysanowska for her own success in supporting the health of her clientele. Master Trainer Bob Liekens was also a formative influence. Ann holds the distinction of having established the first Pilates studio in Alaska. Prior to the opening of its doors in in her hometown of Fairbanks, she taught in various cities in the U.S. and abroad. She has since overseen a number of apprenticeships, most recently for Lucy McCarthy and Diane Ruess. Her additional professional credentials include certification by the Kundalini Research Institute to teach yoga, which she earned in 2009 under the supervision of Devta Kaur Khalsa and Guru Meher Singh Khalsa, students of Yogi Bhajan. Ann also received a BA in art from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, an MFA in theatre from Ohio University and has worked for several performing arts organizations, including Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City, Cleveland Play House and Juneau’s Naa Kahidi Theater.