Jennifer Horvath
Pilates Master

PROFESSION:

Pilates Program Director.
Pilates Master Trainer, Yoga & Movement Therapist, Pilates Running Coach

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Jennifer believes that all change is possible given the will and commitment. She is a creative trainer that motivates and inspires. Jennifer has a personal commitment to holistic wellness and Eastern practices. Her love of martial arts practice and its philosophy, movement and therapeutics led her to create her own signature approach to movement therapy.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Pilates Master Trainer

• Trained with Mary Bowen, one of the Pilates elders (original student of Joseph Pilates)
• Mat certification – Osteopath, Colleen Jorgensen
• Reformer training – Stott Pilates
• Cadillac, chair, barrels – Osteopath, Rosemarie Geist
• Postural assessment training – Stott Pilates
• Postural & movement assessment – Carina Raisman

Certified Yoga Therapist – 300 hours – Carina Raisman

• YES – Yoga Exercise Specialist certification
• Nutrition and Wellness Specialist – Can Fit Pro
• Has completed continuing education courses in movement and somatics such as The Franklin Method, breathing anatomy, meditation
• Jennifer participates in continuing education each year, believing that as a trainer and a human being one must always strive to evolve.

SIGNIFICANT (RELEVANT/PROFESSIONAL) EXPERIENCE

• Teaches Pilates teacher certification and continuing education for professional conferences worldwide
• 15 years of teaching experience in the industry
• Master Trainer for Can Fit Pro
• Sent to China in March 2010 by ADIDAS to train the Adidas Personal Trainers on Pilates for lower back pain and Pilates for post-natal rehab
• Special guest instructor for the Quebec reality television show “Le Défi Ultime Genacol” (The Ultimate Challenge). Brought in to teach the participants how to reduce anxiety and panic using breathing and meditation techniques when going through their competition challenges. Featured on RDS (Canadian French sports network) in 2010.
• Creator of the Core Running program – A program for new and seasoned runners which integrates Pilates practice and philosophy to increase performance and reduce injury
• Celebrity clients have included Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn and Pati Dubroff (celebrity make-up artist to Megan Fox, Julianne Moore)

OTHER INFO

• Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, specialization Hinduism & Buddhism
• Master’s Degree Religious Studies
• Personal running experience since 2000. Ran her first marathon in 2003 in Honolulu, Hawaii. In her 11 years of running she has never ‘hit the wall’, attributed to her Pilates practice.
• Practices the martial art Kajukenbo
• Follows the ancient health practice of Ayurveda, Indian medicine

SPECIALITIES

• Injury rehab (scoliosis, herniated disc, back & neck pain, fibromyalgia, post-stroke rehab and more)
• Postural re-education and awareness
• Sport performance (for athletes at every level)
• Pilates for runners
• Yoga for MMA fighters

PERSONAL GOALS

To live with abandon and passion. To lead with purpose and principle. To laugh as much as I can. To bring my clients from where they are to where they have not been.

PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY AND TRAINING STYLE

I believe that training is a metaphor for life; how you approach your workout is how you approach everything in your life. Be patient and build the foundation. Listen to what the body is telling you because it always speaks. Be aware of the subtleties, understanding that sometimes less is more. Strive for balance in training, mind and life. With virtuous principles success is inevitable.