Jennie Groom
Owner/Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master and Second Generation Instructor/Mentor/Prenatal and Postpartum Specialist
Certifications
I was originally certified comprehensively in Pilates through Body Arts & Science International™. In 2012, I was chosen by Pilates elder Lolita San Miguel to participate in her Pilates Master Mentor Program. In 2014, I graduated from the program after 2 years of intensive study. I am now considered a disciple of Lolita’s. I am also a certified prenatal and postpartum specialist working with mothers during all stages of pregnancy and post-pregnancy.
Mentorships
When Pilates teachers started coming to Studio Flo Pilates for instruction, I wanted to create a separate continuing education program for them. I created an extensive program that bridges certified Pilates instructors from contemporary to classical Pilates.
Education
– B.A. in Dance from Loyola Marymount University
– NYU Tisch School of the Arts – Summer Residency
– American Dance Festival/Durham, North Carolina – Summer Residency
– Body Arts & Science International™ Learn from the Leaders Summit
– Lolita San Miguel’s Pilates Master Mentor Program
– Mentorship with Patricia Russell, Urban Body Studios, Atlanta
– Advanced Pilates Seminar, Atlas Pilates, Seattle
– Student of Andrea Maida, Pilates Master
– DONA-trained Birth Doula
Teaching experience
Since 2008
What can a client expect from your class?
We get to business fast in my classes, but we like to keep things light hearted and fun. I love to challenge my clients with new twists on exercises and I request that my clients ask me questions. Once I see that you want to improve and are committed to it, there is nothing I won’t do to get you there. My classes have a strong sense of community, I make it a point to get to know you personally and to care deeply about your goals.
What do you find most inspiring about your mentor or Joseph Pilates?
Joseph Pilates was a genius who created a method truly for everybody, it changes your body and then your life. He believed that Pilates would change the world if people began to practice the integration of mind, body and spirit. My mentor Lolita San Miguel, has spent her life educating others in this method and she truly lives and breathes its philosophy. I can only hope to be 80 years old, and as vivacious, healthy, and sassy as she is!