Janine de Zarn

Instructor

Available for private or semi-private sessions. To make an appointment, please call (310) 977-7980.

“When I first started practicing Pilates, I felt like I had been given the keys to the kingdom of physical health and well being in my body. I work to pass this knowledge on to my clients by showing each one how to move their own body optimally through the use of Pilates exercises and by educating them on how the body works anatomically in general so they understand how they move on an intellectual level.”

Janine is a certified Pilates Instructor with 20+ years experience teaching Pilates in studios and in a rehab setting. Janine has always been a mover starting as a child by training in ballet and then becoming a professional dancer in musical theater for several years. She then became a certified aerobics teacher in the ‘80‘s and was a part of a special team of instructors for Team Reebok - New England as part of Reebok’s health and wellness outreach programs. It wasn’t until after she moved to Los Angeles that she discovered Pilates and fell in love with this form of movement. Trained in both Classical Pilates and Fletcher inspired technique, she was certified by the Sheppard Method Pilates Teacher Training Program in mat and all equipment. She went on to become co-director for the program for 10 years. For the past several years, Janine has continued as the Functional Anatomy instructor for the program which she enjoys teaching immensely.

Janine also worked for a pain management doctor in a rehab setting for 16 years. She has helped patients recover from surgeries such as hip replacements and shoulder surgeries as well as scoliosis, fibromyalgia, stenosis, osteoarthritis, balance issues and osteoporosis. She believes in educating the patient or client about their body so that they have a better understanding of how they move and can begin to feel when they are in alignment and moving optimally, keeping their body healthy. Janine strives to help her clients to feel energetic and elongated after a Pilates session.