Sally Pidskalny is the owner of The Pilates Pathway, a certified Pilates Instructor who found Pilates because of back pain and Scoliosis. Sally has been teaching Pilates since 2001. Sally has her BS Degree in Health Science and has studied various wellness disciplines and believes in and is passionate for Pilates and what it can do for all walks of life. Sally's intention is to inspire her students as well as always being a student herself with continuing education not only in Pilates but a variety of fitness formats. Sally's passion is teaching
others the benefit of movement.

Marybeth McKenna received her training and certification from Stott Pilates at John Garey's Pilates Studio in Long Beach, California. After receiving her certification, she remained in California for a year to continue studying and teaching at John Garey's Studio and Breakthru Fitness in Pasadena. Missing Idaho, Marybeth returned to Coeur d’Alene' and resumed her teaching at Pilates Pathway. She has expanded her teaching to Blackrock and has worked with a physical therapy clinic over the last five years as a massage therapist, Pilate's instructor and a therapy technician dealing with rehabilitation.

In addition she trained from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in California as a personal fitness instructor. She continues to take Technique Workshops: Core Conditioning, Integrated Stretching, Rehabilitation from Marie Jose-Lawrence, Stott Pilates Golf and Racquet Sports on the reformer, Athletic Conditioning, Injury and Special Populations to mention a few. "As a certified instructor we are always learning and participating in workshops." Marybeth's latest adventure in learning was to become a white belt in NIA.

Kelly has been practicing Pilates since she took her first class in 2002. She was a personal trainer at the time, and loved the new challenges and changes Pilates brought to her body. She got her first certification in 2004 at 24 Hour Fitness, where she first taught classes. After realizing how much more there was to learn and understand about the work, she participated in an 18 month intensive training program to expand her knowledge in 2006. It was then that she learned the importance of proper training and technique and discovered the true power of Pilates. Also, during this time, she had recently given birth to her first child, and became pregnant with her 2nd child while in her training program. This was challenging, but it also allowed her to discover a whole new love for Pilates by realizing how powerful the exercises are for rehabilitation and functional strength. She feels and looks stronger now, after the birth of two children, than ever before. She is currently teaching at the Pilates Pathway where her love for the work continues to grow every day.
She loves being able to share her passion with others.

Michelle Turkenburg has a BS in Dental Hygiene and after 28 years had been looking for a new direction in her life. That is when she found Pilates. She made this discovery when a friend of her asked if she would like to be a client and always willing to try something different, Michelle learned an entirely new way to engage both her body and mind to work together as a whole towards better fitness.

As the teaching aspect of hygiene was always Michelle's passion, when asked by Sally Pidskalny (the owner of The Pilates Pathway) if she would be interested in becoming an instructor she realized what an opportunity it would be to teach people to be healthy in another avenue besides dentally. To reach this goal, she began her journey to becoming certified by attending a Fundamental Anatomy class in Portland. Michelle then spent two days a week with Sally and Marybeth in the "classroom," took two, 3 hour written exams plus two practical exams. After finishing fifty hours of observation, and three-hundred hours of apprenticeship Michelle became fully certified as both a mat and reformer instructor. Pilates has become a way of life with proper standing, sitting, exercising, and body awareness. Her goal is to help you to also find the Pilates Pathway to fitness and health.

I have been a fitness instructor for 36 years, that has included teaching aerobics, circuit training, personal training and pilates for the last 6 years. These years have taken me to many different places to teach but I must say teaching at pilates pathway has been the best. I have furthered my education by working in the dental industry for 37 year as well. This has led me to look at health in a very broad perspective which has led me to wellness consulting along with teaching. I believe the body needs to be addressed on all levels to be healthy. It is my goal to educate everyone to a new level of health and fitness.