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Son Ah Yun is a performance specialist at Activcore with certifications in Pilates and Redcord. She works at the Activcore studio in Atlanta, Georgia, located just 2 miles from Emory University.

Son Ah found Pilates after having her second child in 2007 and exploring ways to find healthy ways of moving while balancing a demanding career that required extensive travel. Then a pelvic fracture from an accident in 2013 followed by spine surgery had her seeking out Pilates even more as a way to get back to moving and healing. Throughout the years it’s come to light that herself, mom and children all suffer from pars interarticularis defect motivating her to explore deeper into Pilates and sought out getting her intermediate teacher training certificate in pilates in 2013 from The Pilates Center, a worldwide comprehensive and rigorous classical teacher training. After a family member experienced a traumatic spinal cord injury in 2019 she was driven to further her knowledge and purpose as a Pilates student and teacher and completed The Pilates Center’s bridge Advanced Teacher Training program. With over 950 hours of training, she is excited to work with clients on their journey to health and healing, thereby “Return to Life”. She also completed Redcord’s Active Intro and Multi-suspension courses in 2017.

In her previous career Son Ah has led national public policy campaigns and has extensive experience in leadership and management development as well as building local and national capacity for nonprofit organizations and campaigns.

Son Ah holds a B.S. in Anthropology and Human Biology Studies and Women’s Students from Emory University. She also has a Masters degree in Social Work with a focus on Social Economic Development for Women from Washington University.

When not in the studio teaching, you will find Son Ah in the gym lifting weights in an effort to ward off a family history of severe osteoporosis. She enjoys traveling, eating good food, and continuing to expand her knowledge of movement through Pilates, Redcord suspension, and other modalities.

Son Ah is a wife and mother to two humans, two toy poodles and one cat. She was born in Seoul, Korea, immigrated to Georgia and now lives in Smyrna, GA.