About Us
Instructors
MARY WATSON
Owner/STOTT PILATES Senior Instructor
Mary has been teaching exercise for 41 years. Her love of fitness began when she participated in her first aerobic class. In 1985 she was certified by the American College of Exercise (ACE) and began her career as a fitness instructor. A snow skiing accident in 1995 left her with two torn knee ligaments. She found Pilates to be the perfect rehabilitation, which led to her first STOTT PILATES Matwork and Reformer certification in 2001. Mary introduced the first Pilates classes in Kershaw County, and soon saw the need for an expanded Pilates program. In 2006 she received her STOTT PILATES Full Certification on all Pilates Apparatus for Essential, Intermediate and Advanced participants.
In 2011, Mary studied under Tom Myers of Kinesis INC. in Boston MA, and completed a 200-hour course “Body Language”. This extensive training certified her as a “Movement and Postural Analyst”. Mary found that many clients suffer from soft tissue ailments, which are often the result of postural misalignments. Her training allows her to instruct her clients utilizing a protocol designed to help manage their issues.
In 2017, Mary had the opportunity to participate in a 5-day Fascial Dissection course held at the Laboratories of Anatomical Enlightenment, Inc. in Tempe, Arizona. The course was led by Todd Garcia, owner and director of Anatomical Enlightenment, along with Tom Myers, author of Anatomy Trains and director of Kinesis, Inc.
Most recently, Mary completed a training program in Pittsburgh PA, where she studied disorders and diseases of the spine with Dr. Christine Romani-Ruby, creator of the YUR Back® Program.
Mary is also a certified Pink Ribbon Program Breast Cancer Specialist, Total Barre® Instructor, a certified Reiki Master, and a certified Intuitive Healer.
SUSAN MULLIKIN
STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor
Susan Mullikin has over 22 years experience as a Stott Pilates Certified Instructor. Susan discovered a passion for teaching exercise in 2002 when she began teaching Senior Fitness classes at the Health Resource Center in Camden SC. During this time, she was also exploring Pilates under the instruction of Mary Watson and noticed all the positive changes it created in her body. She fell in love with this new practice and three years later, with Mary’s encouragement and guidance, Susan earned her Stott Pilates Instructor certification. In 2005 she began teaching Pilates classes with Mary. Susan especially loves working with the older population helping them to improve and maintain their strength, flexibility, and balance. She and Mary continue to work together today.
LAURA HARDIN
STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor
Knowing that a career in fitness was in her future, Laura received her bachelor’s degree in Movement Science from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. She was introduced to Pilates in 2003 and fell in love with it. Laura worked in fitness centers as a certified American Council of Exercise (ACE) personal trainer and group fitness instructor, as well as an exercise physiologist. In 2012, she finally had the opportunity to become a certified STOTT PILATES instructor in Seattle, Washington, and has since made Pilates her main focus.
MARIE WHITE
STOTT PILATES Instructor In Training
Marie White is a Pilates Instructor Trainee and online fitness coach passionate about helping others build strength, confidence, and healthy routines through movement. She balances wellness with a full-time career and understands the challenges of creating healthy habits within a busy lifestyle.
Marie is currently pursuing her comprehensive STOTT PILATES certification and continues to grow her knowledge of movement, alignment, and functional strength. She is grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow alongside the incredible women at the studio, and hopes to create a welcoming environment where clients feel supported, challenged, and inspired to feel their best.
PARRISH RABON
STOTT PILATES Instructor In Training
Parrish has been a student a Mary Watson's Pilates Studio since 2017. She is now enrolled to become a certified Stott Pilates Instructor at Inspire Health in Atlanta, GA. As someone who is passionate about healthcare and disease prevention, Parrish has been a registered pharmacist in SC since 1992 after she graduated from USC School of Pharmacy with a BS in Pharmacy and then with a PharmD. She has worked in oncology, infectious disease, investigational drug clinical trials and public health.
Exercise including pilates, yoga, walking and weight bearing workouts have been part of Parrish's life for the past 20 years. She loves spending time in nature and enjoys nature and floral photography. Parrish is a Master Gardener and loves the natural world. She spends much of her free time with her 2 dogs and 3 cats and tending to her cottage style garden at home.
Parrish and her husband, Keith, love traveling, hiking, walking their beloved Labrador retrievers, cooking together, especially Mediterranean cuisine, and spending time with their three adult children.