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The face of Poised® is presented to you on this
page. Poised® is the combined ability, knowledge
and experience of the entire team. We invite you to
take a moment and have a glimpse at these talented people.
All Poised® trainers are certified instructors
/ trainers / CPR and or First Aid.
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Yvonne combines her unique background in the culinary
arts with health and fitness. She is a classically trained
chef, certified personal trainer, fitness instructor
and nutritional specialist and frequently featured on
TV as a health and fitness consultant. She has been
teaching and training since 1981, specializing in food coaching, lifestyle consulting, and the Poised Technique.
Ignite the power within! Create your life: use your
heart as your beacon, your mind as your fuel and your
spirit will guide you…and don’t forget to
have fun!
Attitude is Everything
- ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine
- ACE, American Council on Exercise
- Stott, pilates, Bosu
- Life Fitness, Cycling
- Physical Mind Institute, pilates
- CORE, Stability Ball
- Kickbox Aerobics
- Moms on The Move, pre/postnatal
- California Culinary Academy, Culinary Arts Degree
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Jill uses her background in nutrition to create a comprehensive
approach to her training. Her work with the 50 plus
population is her trademark along with her dynamic workouts
using the stability ball and bosu. She is a certified
personal trainer, fitness instructor and nutritional
specialist. She has been teaching and training since
1982 and specializes in core training, nutritional counseling
and pilates for golfers and racquet sports enthusiast.
Age has no barriers! You can do anything you
set your mind to. When the body and mind work in harmony,
all things are possible.
Attitude is Everything
- ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine
- ACE, American Council on Exercise
- Stott, pilates, Bosu, ISP, golf and racquet sports
- Certified Nutritional Consultant
- Life Fitness, Cycling
- Physical Mind Institute, pilates
- C.O.R.E., stability ball
- Kickbox Aerobics
- University of British Columbia, Physical Education
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Terri has over 30 year of health and fitness experience that includes competitive gymnastics to Tango dancer. She has worked in TV as a fitness consultant and has assisted bay area corporations to find balance between work and life. Terri brings tremendous energy to her work while training her clients in pilates, strength and core fitness training.
Terri enjoys working with clients of all ages and fitness levels. Her approach to training is inspired by “watching my clients’ body awareness and self-confidence grow – they take that with them into their everyday lives and that’s empowering!”
Start by loving who and what you already are. From then on, it just gets better.
L-I-V-E every day of your life!
- STOTT PILATES™ Mat, All Apparatus, beginning through Advanced
- Pre-Natal and Post-Partum Pilates
- AFAA certified personal trainer
- Thai Massage
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Lauri brings together many areas of expertise to form
her blend of training. She holds a degree in psychology,
is a certified personal trainer, fitness instructor,
massage therapist and Ananda yoga instructor. She has
been teaching since 1987. Her area of specialty is postural
restructuring through balanced alignment and core pilates
training. Lauri's quiet, smooth style is inspiring to
observe.
My goal is to create beauty in body, mind and soul by
educating and empowering my clients to achieve optimal
health.
Power, beauty and joy are within you!
- Stott, Pilates, ISP
- Balance. Balance Center (Posture for pain relief)
- AFAA, Aerobic and Fitness Association of America
- Ananda, yoga
- Meditation
- Cypress, Massage Therapist.
- Whitman College, B.A.
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Alex combines his precision of technique with pure
pilates to create an effective and elegant training
method. He has been training since 2000 and has trained
with many of the pilates leading master trainers. He
specializes in traditional pilates, post rehab and advanced
pilates method. His detailed approach to technique is
the distinctive quality of his style.
To teach, encourage and inspire my clients to
move more purposefully and gracefully so they may function
more efficiently.
I believe in the potential of every client.
• Peak Performance, pilates |
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Lynne's competitive and athletic background began as
a collegiate tennis player. Her career in athletics
has continued as a competitive triathlete and duathlete
for the last nine years. She brings her experience as
an athlete to her cutting edge training style by incorporating
goal setting, core training and nutrition with an athletic
component. Lynne has been training since 2001.
I am dedicated to improving my clients’
quality of life and will help them achieve their fitness
goals in a positive and energetic atmosphere.
A healthy balanced life is the key!
- IFPA, International Fitness Professional Association
- NASM certified personal trainer
- Stott, Bosu
- Hayward State University, B.A.
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Dance, fitness and balanced good health have always
been Dana’s passions, and in 2004 she realized the culmination
of these things in pilates. Dana believes pilates meets
today’s clients’ desire for a more thoughtful approach
to exercise, fulfilling the client both mentally and
physically. She appreciates the accessibility of this
fluid form of training for all ages and fitness levels,
and enjoys adapting the workout toward her clients’
specific needs.
Nurture yourself by achieving “inside-out” good
health, so that you may have unlimited energy for your
passions.
Pilates can be your own personal health insurance
policy!
- Stott, pilates
- U.C.L.A., B.A.
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Charlie has proven through example, that no matter
how tall or muscular you are, pilates will benefit your
overall mobility and agility. Beginning his fitness
career in 1985 as a trainer and instructor, Charlie
added pilates to his teaching in 2004. He is a certified
personal trainer and fitness instructor of strength
training and pilates. His non-intimidating style is
informative and welcoming.
Embrace each and every day as an opportunity
to honor your physicality.
Just show up!
- ACE, American Council on Exercise
- Stott, pilates
- UCLA, B.A.
- University of Santa Clara, J.D.
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Kim brings over 15 years of strength training experience
to her energetic style. She added pilates to her repertoire
in 2004, giving greater range to her training programs.
She specializes in exercise for menopausal women and
injury prevention.
I assist clients in making constructive changes
in their lives. My goal is to inspire and motivate my
clients to be the best they can be.
We are always in a state of becoming more today
than we were yesterday.
• Stott, pilates, ISP
• University of San Diego, B.S.
• Clinical Hypnotherapist |
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Jessica C. is a personal trainer, Pilates instructor and swim coach who combines her education in exercise science and experience to create fitness programs that meet her clients' unique needs. She uses rehabilitation techniques, knowledge gained from working with Olympic and professional sports coaches and frequent study when developing fitness programs. Jessica's clients come from all walks of life: recovering stroke patients to elite tri-athletes, age group tennis players to 84-year-old lawyers.
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing correctly.
Kaizen*
*roughly translates from Japanese as "continuous improvement"
• University of Michigan, Movement Science
• American Council on Exercise, personal trainer
• Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, personal trainer
• Stott Pilates, Beginner and Intermediate Mat
• American Swim Coaches Association, Level I
• CPR, First Aid
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Leslie is a certified Pilates instructor in mat, standing and apparatus. She completed her training with PhysicalMind Institute with Tom McCook and has trained with Forrest Yoga Teacher Kristin Goldsmith at Center of Balance. An experienced Respiratory Therapist and asthma educator by trade, Leslie enjoys motivating and encouraging confidence through personalized instruction and individual assessment. Her intention is to help clients improve postural awareness and develop efficient, healthy movement patterns for everyday living. Through Pilates and an active lifestyle, she has experienced her own healing from a chronic shoulder impingement and brings energy as well as motivation to help others experience freedom of movement.
Be patient with yourself as you work toward a goal; persevere as hard work is necessary to generate transformation. Judge yourself kindly and honestly.
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Shirley has been practicing hypnotherapy for 8 years, working with health issues such as stress and anxiety, weight problems, habit cessation as well as mental blocks of all kinds. She believes hypnotherapy plays a major roll in supporting optimum health, as a relaxing and healing factor for the entire body and mind. Shirley uses hypnotherapy and guided imagery as a reliable method of quieting the mind while cutting out the constant brain chatter, creating a quiet space where new perspectives can be developed. Hypnosis is a massage for the mind. Shirley helps clients tap into their own tremendous powers of imagination so they can be the architects of their lives and uncover answers that have been long buried in their subconscious mind. There is no magic, simply a state of mind that we have overlooked. “My clients create their own healing. I am a guide in that experience.”
Tap into the power of the unconscious; train your mind to work for you.
Where are you right now?
• Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist
• Certified by American Council of Hypnotist Examiners
• Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, Hypnotherapy Training Institute of Northern California
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Jennifer took her first Pilates lesson over eight years ago to assist her in the recovery from a dance injury. She quickly took steps to become a trainer herself upon noticing how effective Pilates was to get her back into dance class from her injury all while improving her core strength and dance technique. Now a Pilates instructor and massage therapist, Jenn strives to help others find the most ideal movement patterns for everyone she meets. Her trainings in Myofacial and CranioSacral massage forms give her a unique eye for analyzing the body when teaching movement. Currently Jenn is taking prerequisite science courses so she can pursue her dream of becoming a Doctor of Osteopathy. She brings her scientific understanding of the body and applies her new knowledge whenever possible.
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By learning to work from ideal posture and to use the body's natural form of mechanical advantage, one can free the spirit to take flight in the ease and suppleness of the body's potential.
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Eugenie earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 1994 and studied Pilates with nationally recognized instructor, Tom McCook. Eugenie leverages her training to help each client reach their potential as they gain strength, balance, and flexibility, while inspiring healthy movement in daily life.
You get out of life what you put into it
Balanced Body : Mat, Reformer, Apparatus
Beyond Kegels 1 & 2 Pelvic rotator cuff function
Pregnancy, Postpartum and the Mature Woman, assessment and treatment
Australian Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Year long course
Lumbar Spine and Sacroiliac joint, American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine
Recent Advances in the evaluation and treatment of the knee and shoulder, Kevin Wick, The continuing education network Inc
Abnormalities of Neurological Gait Dysfunction, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Foot Mechanics and Orthotic Therapy
Boston University, MSPT
Vanderbilt University, BS |
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Helena was introduced to Pilates at the American Dance Festival in 1997 and was so impressed with the system’s ability to unlock long-lasting improvements in physical well-being that she certified to teach in 2000. She teaches simple exercised first to create deep strength, and is delighted when students surprise themselves with their progress---changing their tune from “But that’s impossible!” to “I just levitated!” Helena continues to study both with master teachers of traditional Pilates and with movement science specialists. Her passion is to help students feel stronger and more capable both inside and outside the studio.
Centering and relaxing first opens the potential for powerful movement.
Stretch, strengthen, energize!
BFA in Dance from University of Michigan
Pilates Method Alliance Gold Certification
Mat and Reformer Certified, Stott International |
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Cassandra has over 8 years of customer service experience in the hospitality industry. Her experience ranges from Front Desk Supervisor at one of the largest hotel’s in Las Vegas to Front Office Manager at a boutique hotel in San Francisco. Cassandra enjoys creating a seamless experience for clients by creating an organized and efficient front office. Her experience in both large and small offices helps her to bring a unique perspective to Poised.
When you lovingly embrace your imperfections, you begin to see your true beauty.
“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it!” |
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