About The Recovery Barre

The Recovery Barre was created to fill a gap in the recovery landscape by offering accessible, low-impact fitness designed to uplift those in recovery by healing the brain, restoring connection, and breaking addiction’s grip on isolation through shared joy, movement, and purpose.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Our Board of Directors

  • Ashlynn Howe The Recovery Barre

    Ashlynn Howe, Founder & President

    Ashlynn Howe is a Program Specialist for all Fit Pro Programming (FPP) formats, creates musicality-driven choreography Barre Above, and serves as the FPP Marketing and Communications Director.

    Ashlynn is the creator of The Recovery Barre, having hosted meetings virtually in 2021 and served 300+ women in sobriety via meetings, highlightinhg a vital need and sparking the idea to turn The Recovery Barre into an instructor training so that others can support their communities.

    With nearly a decade of experience as a school counselor, Ashlynn brings a unique approach to the fitness industry that combines mindful cueing with beat-driven energy to create fun, memorable group fitness experiences that foster a joyful relationship with exercise.

    Ashlynn has experience serving on the Michign School Cousneling Assisoation board as Communication Chair, professional non-rpfit communications work, and currently is the Director of Marketing and Communications with Fit Pro Programming, owned by fitness leaders Tricia Murphy Madden and Lauren George. Ashlynn became Barre Above ceritfied in 2017 and became a program specialist (master trainer) in 2022. Now, she creates musitality-driven choreography for Barre Above.

    Ashlynn holds an M.Ed. in School Counseling, B.A. in Communications, and multiple modality certifications alongside ACE-GFI and NASM-CPT credentials.

  • Danielle Paoni The Recovery Barre

    Danielle Paoni

    Organizational leadership and development

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    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.