How Pilates has helped me

Pilates reminds me everyday of how complex, delicate yet strong our bodies are. Jana chose to get certified in the STOTT ® Pilates method because they have worked in collaboration with physical therapists, sports medicine and fitness professionals, to ensure that the STOTT method is aligned with scientific and biomechanical research. Pilates has helped Jana to understand how the body works, which has allowed her to take her well being into her own hands. Janas’ teaching style reflects that approach. Her goal is to provide the client with tools and exercises to lay a foundation to a better mind-body connection.

Jana has been practicing and teaching Pilates since 2005 and is happy to report that, despite an old back injury, she is enjoying her hobbies like triathlons, fencing, hiking and anything that involves snow.

An Active Body with balanced strength and flexibility is a healthy body

Personal Background

Born and raised in Düsseldorf (hometown of Joseph Pilates) Germany, Jana Broecking moved to the States with her mother when she was 16. She earned a Bachelors Degree of Science (Biology and Chemistry) from the University of Oregon (Go Ducks). While finishing up her degree she worked as a Fitness Instructor and started woodworking and metal fabrication classes. Jana fell in love with woodworking and worked in the field until 2005 while continuing to teach fitness.

Soon she decided that she wanted to grow further with her teachings due to increased back problems. She enrolled into an extensive Pilates Training Program (STOTT) through Body Center Studios, in Seattle. Jana is a Certified Stott Pilates Instructor who enjoys improving on her education by attending private sessions herself, workshops and doing observation hours with Physical Therapists.

In her spare time Jana enjoys hot glass casting at Pratt Fine Arts Center and continues to weld sculptural and functional pieces whenever the time allows. She has donated her work to auctions at Pratt Fine Arts Center and Pilchuck Glass School. Jana enjoys the outdoors during all seasons. She is a certified Level 3 Ski Instructor and teaches at Snoqualmie Pass during the winter weekends. Jana loves fresh air and working with her hands and she will try to be an Active Body and encourage others to be Active Bodies for as long as she can.

Tonya discovered Pilates 12 years ago and instantly fell in love with it.  Prior to Pilates, she sometimes experienced back pain and tension due to degeneration in her spine caused by accidents.  Pilates strengthened her core, restored her spine, and improved her flexibility and posture.  She truly believes in the restorative benefits of Pilates. 

Tonya is certified in mat and standing Pilates through The PhysicalMind Institute and Balanced Body equipment trained. She has been teaching for eight years and is also an ACE Personal Trainer.  As an exercise enthusiast, in addition to Pilates, Tonya also participates in Aerial Arts, hiking, running, snowboarding, resistance training, and kick boxing. 

Current favorite quote: "Life is not about weathering the storm.  It's about learning to dance in the rain!"

(206) 226 1494  pilatesgal@hotmail.com

Meagan Fain is a true fitness enthusiast! Meagan is a STOTT Advanced Pilates trained instructor in Reformer and Mat, a NASM Ceritified Personal Trainer, a Whole Foods Nutrition Councilor, a rock climbing instructor and has experience as a swim coach and water aerobics instructor. Meagan's training focuses on Pilates, lengthening and strengthening, building tone from the core out....without building bulk. Circuit training is also a specialty of Meagan's.

Meagan has been passionate about Pilates and Personal Training for many years. Practicing Pilates daily, has helped Meagan to build a balanced life and balanced body.

(805) 729 4942  meagan.fain@gmail.com

In January 2007 Kristy began her Stott Pilates certification training program at Bodycenter Studios in the Fremont area of Seattle. She became fully certified in mat and equipment work in Octoer of 2009. Kristy has been teaching mat classes since she began her training in 2007 and teaching private Pilates on the equipment since 2008. Kristy also completed an Injury and Special Populations Course at Bodycenter Studios in May of 2010. Kristy has experience instructing many different body types and special populations in Pilates; The young and fit, older and sedentary, clients with back, knee and hip injuries, hip replacements, pre-natal and post-natal clients. Teaching kids to do Pilates and learn about their core is somewhere in her future.

Kristy feels more confident every day that everyone CAN do Pilates and everyone SHOULD do Pilates. "It is Your Body, so do Pilates!"

Kristy started practicing Pilates in 2005, taking just one mat class a week. The thing she loved the most about Pilates at first was how the mind-body connection made an hour of exercise seem like a minute. For that one hour a week all she thought about was how to efficiently move her body in order to master the exercises put before her. Quickly that one (1) class a week turned into two and once she was introduced to the Pilates equipment workout, there was no stopping her passion for this new found exercise

(425) 227 8231  guadalupek@comcast.net

Jessica Keith discovered Pilates in 2001 while living on the island of Maui. After taking just a couple of lessons, she was hooked! In 2003 she received her certification from Master Instructor and Joseph Pilates successor, Romana Kryzanowska. Jessica was lucky enough to do her training at both Metropolitan Pilates and Seattle Pilates International, studying with Dorothee VandeWalle and Lori Coleman-Brown. Jessica continues to evolve her teaching, taking regular lessons and workshops with instructors from every type of Pilates lineage. She considers her teaching style “Classical Pilates with a twist”! Having been a studio owner for the past 4 years, Jessica has recently decided to pass her business on to another instructor so that she can spend more time with her two little boys. She is very excited to join the Active Body team!

(206) 818 5011  alohapilates@yahoo.com

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