Our Story
The Method is a movement studio in Thomasville, Georgia, founded by a physical therapist.
Strength, classical Pilates and barre, guided by clinical expertise, so you stay strong for years to come.
The Barn at 1915 South
Group classes
Strength training, barre and mat Pilates, led by our instructors.
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Classical Pilates
Reformer classes and private sessions on the full Pilates apparatus.
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Christina Maher, PT, DPT
Christina Maher, PT, DPT
Founder + CEO, The Method
Christina Maher has spent her career studying one thing: how the body moves, adapts, and stays capable over a lifetime.
Her work spans physical therapy, movement education, classical Pilates, strength training, barre, yoga, and dance, but it is the intersection of those disciplines that ultimately led her to create The Method.
Christina believes fitness has been too fragmented for too long. Strength lives in one place. Pilates in another. Cardio somewhere else. And rehabilitation often begins only after something goes wrong.
The Method is her answer to that.
Her approach brings the most valuable elements of these disciplines together into an intentional system for building strength, control, capacity, and resilience, not simply for better workouts but for better movement throughout life.
With a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and an extensive background in movement and education, Christina brings a clinician's understanding of the human body, an educator's ability to teach it, and more than two decades of experience studying movement.
Today, she leads the continued development of The Method, refining how we train, why we train, and how each piece fits into the bigger picture.
Because the goal isn't simply to exercise more.
It's to train with purpose today so your body remains capable tomorrow.
There’s a Method to it.
Meet Our Team
Charlotte
Barre + Lift Instructor
A Thomasville native, Charlotte brings fire and fun to The Barn. Her classes are high-energy, music-driven and packed with that good kind of burn.
Dylan
Classical Pilates Instructor
A Thomasville native who trained in classical ballet at Miami City Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School and Pacific Northwest Ballet School, where Pilates was part of his training.
Katie
Classical Pilates Instructor
A classically trained ballet and modern dancer, Katie brings a lifelong love of movement to her teaching, with a focus on mobility, alignment and mindful strength.
Laura
Classical Pilates Instructor
Laura made weekly group classes part of her routine after her first child and has been hooked ever since. She teaches Reformer Pilates.
Lindsey
Classical Pilates + Lift Instructor
An occupational therapist and math teacher by trade, Lindsey is currently home focusing on her family. She’s a wife and mom of three daughters, and she teaches Lift and Pilates at The Method.
Patrick
Classical Pilates Instructor
With a lifelong background in strength training, Patrick completed his comprehensive Pilates certification through Classical Pilates Education in 2023. He teaches Mat and Apparatus Pilates.
Rachel
Barre, Lift + Classical Pilates Instructor
An Atlanta native, Rachel found barre when she needed something different from high-intensity workouts. She teaches barre, apparatus Pilates and mat Pilates.
Raina
Barre + Lift Instructor
A veteran English teacher and lifelong dancer, Raina believes movement keeps the chapters of your life long and robust.
Rosie
Barre + Lift Instructor
A Thomasville native and Pre-K teacher, Rosie was a client for a few years before joining the team.
Sophi
Barre Instructor
A Thomasville native who grew up training at South Georgia Ballet, where she now teaches dance.
Toilisa
Classical Pilates Instructor
A U.S. Air Force veteran with a degree in Culinary Arts, Toilisa believes in nourishing the body and soul through holistic living.
Tracey
Classical Pilates + Lift Instructor
Comprehensively trained in classical Pilates (600 hours) and certified in Holy Yoga, she teaches group classes, private sessions and Lift. She is also the founder of Jegnit Empowerment Village, a nonprofit that mentors and supports young women aging out of orphanage care in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Trellis
Lift Instructor
An art teacher, professional artist and former spin instructor, Trellis brings a welcoming, encouraging presence to every Lift class.
Hulaine
Office Manager
Hulaine is our office manager and keeps all the balls in the air behind the scenes. She’s also Christina’s mom. A retired psychiatric RN, she served as Director of Nursing at Southwestern and has a heart for mental health that shows in how she cares for every client.