Club Pilates

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• Anel Rahbari

  Pilates Instructor

  Anel is a certified Pilates Instructor. She completed her comprehensive 500-hour Pilates education through Club Pilates in 2015 teaching group Pilatesequipment classes for all levels and populations. In addition, Anel is certified in Barre through Barre Above and Yoga Sculpt through CorePower. Anel first discovered her passion for Pilates in 2013 after being diagnosed with tendonitis in both knees. Being an energetic fitness enthusiast the overuse of her knees caused severe knee pain. Continuing her daily Pilates practice Anel saw the physical and mental benefits of Pilates transforming her body and mind. Pilates facilitated in rehabilitating her knees back to health. She was hooked! That is when Anel realized the corporate world was no longer her mission. She wanted the opportunity to help others learn and grow through Pilates. As a Pilates Instructor, Anel ensures every client that attends one of her classes walks away with a challenging full body workout and is inspired by her passion for Pilates. Through her, clients are inspired to transform their bodies, building strength, endurance, flexibility, while finding their mind body connection. Anel gives step-by step instruction, providing visual, auditory, tactile cueing, while offering modifications and progressions for all fitness levels. In her spare time she enjoys quality time with her family and friends, roller blading, hiking, running, riding her motorcycle, reading, cooking and continuing her Pilates/Barre/Yoga practice in the comfort of her home.

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  Tess Amato

  Pilates Instructor

  Tess is a true San Diego native, born and raised. She has always had a love for sports and competition from a young age, which lead her to play soccer competitively for clubs, Cathedral Catholic high school, and even Chapman University in Orange County. While attending Chapman University she found her passion for understanding the anatomy of the human body and how to prevent, treat, and rehab sports injuries, which lead her to the field of Athletic Training. She achieved her Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training and is a Certified Athletic Trainer since 2013. After college she moved back to San Diego, where her mom kept asking her to take a Club Pilates class with her. Finally she took her mom’s advice and the two took class together. She fell in love with the reformer and how the instructor incorporated her knowledge of anatomy to each exercise the class performed, the instructor would name specific muscles and showed a true understanding of the body as a whole. After that first class she immediately signed up for the Club Pilates Teacher Training and is now a teacher at many studios in San Diego. She combines her background in Sports Medicine to each Pilates class she teaches while creating different class flows, which highlight certain muscle groups for an energetic class which will have you moving from the first minute until the last. Certifications—Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Barre Above, TRX Suspension Trainer Instructor, CPR and AED for the health care professional.

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  Katelyn Thomas

  Pilates Instructor
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  Esmeralda Barrera

  Lead Instructor

  After one too many ballet related injuries and moving to San Diego from Baja California, Mexico where she was born and raised, Esmeralda searched for a safe and effective way to exercise and discovered Pilates at the young age of 14. She was instantly enamored with the mind + body connection and after almost a year of pilates practice she enrolled in a teacher training program and began teaching in the summer of 2012. She has been passionately teaching ever since. She says: “I was very fortunate to discover pilates while my body was still growing, Pilates taught me body awareness that helped me become aware of my misalignments, poor posture and dysfunctional movements that could have lead to injuries and health problems later in life. I’m very passionate about teaching others everything Pilates has to offer, It’s more than just a workout! I love seeing how much stronger and flexible people become with pilates, my favorite part of teaching is working with people and witnessing how Pilates improves the way they move their bodies and knowing they feel good after a session”. She is also a mat Pilates instructor, a certified 200hr Yoga teacher, a Kinesiology major, and is currently working towards becoming a Master Trainer. When she’s not in a studio teaching, you can catch her camping, hiking, listening to EDM, fishing, continuing her education, eating Mexican food and binge-watching animated series online.

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  Lauren Terrell

  Pilates Instructor

  Lauren was born and raised in Sacramento, California. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre, she landed in sunny San Diego, where her boyfriend (and soon to be husband) grew up. After earning her teaching credential, Lauren taught middle school English for 10 years. She is the mother of three rambunctious daughters that keep her on her toes daily. The second pregnancy for Lauren proved to be challenging. She suffered extremely uncomfortable and often debilitating back pain. After her mother introduced her to Pilates, she fell in love. It was the ability to continue her practice throughout her third pregnancy that truly sold her on the power of Pilates! The exercises, paired with the proper pregnancy modifications, eliminated her back pain, ultimately allowing her to chase her two toddlers more easily. It was then that she decided to venture on a new path, eager to pursue her newfound passion by becoming an instructor. She jumped into the Club Pilates 500 comprehensive certification a mere two months after her third baby was born. For Lauren, Pilates creates a overall wellness connecting her mind, body, and soul. She is anxious to promote the same feeling in her clients and help them achieve their overall fitness and wellness goals. Outside of the studio, she enjoys reading, writing, painting, cooking, stockpiling sleep when possible, and binge-watching the latest Netflix show after her kids go to bed (while sipping on an adult beverage of course).

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  Stacy Werth

  Pilates Instructor

  Stacy originally discovered Pilates when she had to do physical therapy. The therapist used a Cadillac reformer for her treatment and she realized she not only felt better but was getting an amazing workout. Stacy joined Club Pilates in 2015 and has made Pilates part of her life ever since. She is so excited to be joining the team and to help others discover and/or continue their love of the strength and flexibility Pilates can bring!

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  Tracy Ford

  Pilates Instructor

  Tracy is a San Diego native that started her Pilates passion over 5 years ago. It all started from a Groupon. The minute she took the class she loved what it did to her back. As a person with Scoliosis, she realized her back was slowly getting more movement & getting stronger on her weaker side. The idea of moving the spine in four different directions has really helped keep Tracy out of back issues. Her favorite Joseph Pilates quote is "A man is as young as his spinal column". She wants to always incorportate unilateral exercises in her classes to even clients out on their body. As of fall 2016, Tracy has finished her teacher training at Club Pilates and is excited to join Katie and her amazing instructors on being the best & helpful instructor in San Diego. In her free time, she loves to spend it with friends & family, hiking around town, run & get back into doing half marathons.

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  JoAnne Rasmussen

  Pilates Instructor

  JoAnne has been a Pilates enthusiast for over 20 years. While working in corporate America, early morning and evening Pilates classes were a refuge from the stress and strain of sitting at a desk all day. In 2013 JoAnne received a full certification from Stott Pilates and started teaching. Having to learn anatomy for the certification exam triggered a journey of continuous learning and an interest in all things anatomy. JoAnne has taken Anatomy Trains workshops with Tom Myers, Functional Anatomy with John Garey and Integral Anatomy Intensive with Gil Hedley. JoAnne has since obtained certifications in MELT Method, Booty Barre, Barre Above, Bosu Mind-Body, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, Trigger Point, and trainings in Total Barre, TRX, Active Motion Bar, and PowerPlate. JoAnne also has 200 hours in Yoga training, and is working on the PMA certification. What’s next? Stay tuned. :-) “Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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  Rhonda Kirwan

  Pilates Instructor

  Rhonda LOVES Pilates! She’s a wife, a mom, a cross country coach and now a Pilates instructor and loves every minute of it. Her approach to her classes is from a coaching perspective. She motivates, inspires and challenges the bodies in the room to give more than the little voices inside their heads allow them to. She knows, from experience, that many times a simple workout becomes difficult because we tell ourselves that it is. Yet, when we quiet those voices and allow our bodies to do what they can do, we amaze ourselves by our strength, our resilience, and our God-given talents. She encourages everyone to step outside their comfort zone and experience life with anticipation and great expectations! Rhonda looks forward to seeing you in her next class. :)

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  JoAnne Rasmussen

  Pilates Instructor

  JoAnne has been a Pilates enthusiast for over 20 years. While working in corporate America, early morning and evening Pilates classes were a refuge from the stress and strain of sitting at a desk all day. In 2013 JoAnne received a full certification from Stott Pilates and started teaching. Having to learn anatomy for the certification exam triggered a journey of continuous learning and an interest in all things anatomy. JoAnne has taken Anatomy Trains workshops with Tom Myers, Functional Anatomy with John Garey and Integral Anatomy Intensive with Gil Hedley. JoAnne has since obtained certifications in MELT Method, Booty Barre, Barre Above, Bosu Mind-Body, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, Trigger Point, and trainings in Total Barre, TRX, Active Motion Bar, and PowerPlate. JoAnne also has 200 hours in Yoga training, and is working on the PMA certification. What’s next? Stay tuned. :-) “Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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  Lisa Breen

  Pilates Instructor