Anne-Marie McNabb (Owner)

I am an Irish native who moved from N. Ireland to California in 1989 with my husband Brendan. I owned a "beauty salon" in Ireland during the 80's; while pursuing body building and teaching Aerobics classes. After moving to the U.S. I had my son Caolan, and worked part time. All the while still staying fit through various forms of excercise. In my 40's I noticed my body & well being changed as my hormones dropped. It was then that I found Pilates and fell in love with it. I also embarked on a year long certification course with master teacher, Kathy Corey. After completing this I did various workshops with Kathy Murakami, and Rael from Basi. I also have educated myself on bio-identical hormones paired with good nutrition. I found that the two combined have given me back my body, energy, and life!

In 2007 I opened Pilates Passion & created an environment for people to feel at peace & escape the world, while connecting to their bodies, through the art of Pilates. I have wonderful, diverse trainers who love pilates, and have a great wealth of knowledge. Between us we help provide the ability for people to come from a place of weakness and  often times injury & disconnect with their bodies, to a feeling of strength, well being and control.

We are all on this planet to help and care for each other. We teach with compassion, and a sense of humor. We envite you to let Pilates Passion to be a part of that in your life.

We look forward to working with you!

 

Courtney Miller

Courtney is a fully certified Stott Pilates with over 9 years experience. She has studied classical and contemporary Pilates methodologies and is trained as a personal trainer, yoga instructor, and pre/post natal fitness instructor.

Passionate, supportive, creative and friendly would be some of the words Courtney's clients would use to describe her teaching style. Her keen eye for movement, attention to detail, and encouraging approach ensure her clients get the most of each session.  She enjoys creating unique exercise modifications to challenge each client on both a physical and neuromuscular level. She believes fitness should be fun so be prepared to laugh in each session!

Courtney feels fortunate to have trained under several highly respected instructor trainers in both Canada (where she grew up) and the United States. Dedicated to her profession, she continues her education whenever possible and is committed to her own personal Pilates practice by training with other instructors in her community regualrly.

Courtney resides in Encinitas and loves healthy cooking, her Boxer Paris, surfing, Yoga, and tennis. She is also learning to speak Spanish.

 

Karen Holtzman-Schwartz

Karen grew up in Orange County, California where she began studying dance. She continued her dance training at the University of Utah, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and workshops throughout the country. She studied ballet, jazz, and ballroom, specializing in Modern. She received her bachelor's degree in dance from UNLV.

While completing her degree, Karen began using the Pilates method to enhance her dance training and rehabilitate injuries. She studied with Dolly Kelepecz and enrolled in a certification program through UNLV. After graduating she moved to Portland, Oregon where she taught dance and pilates mat classes. She has completed the comprehensive Pilates certification from UNLV and continued training through D.K. Body Balancing Method and Body Design in Newport Beach, CA

 

Jess Humphrey

Jess Humphrey’s movement exploration began in gymnastics. She competed internationally and learned what life looks like upside down. She found dance in college and has been immersed in its lessons wholeheartedly for the past ten years. She recently completed a thesis on contact improvisation and creative process and received an MFA in Modern Dance at the University of Utah. She certified as a Laban Movement Analyst (LMA) in the somatically oriented Integrated Movement Studies® program with Peggy Hackney and Janice Meaden, and certified as a Pilates instructor with Karen Clippinger and Rael Isocowitz (Body Arts and Sciences, International™).
         The combination of LMA, somatics, and Pilates training helps her keep her own body healthy as she continues to dance professionally. She also loves sharing elements of efficient and graceful movement with her clients, along with ways to make meaning from whatever they discover as they become more aware of their bodies.
         She has taught Pilates in New York, Idaho, Utah, and California in dance, fitness, and physical therapy settings. She has also danced with bodytalk dance in LA, Momentum Dance Theatre in New York, CORE Dance Theatre in Idaho, with eunkyungkim for gogovertigoat, Nugent Dance, La Pocha Nostra, and Sara Shelton Mann. She is currently working with Leslie Seiters/little known dance theater in San Diego. Her choreography has been presented at the Cunningham Studio Theater in New York, the American College Dance Festival in New Mexico, several alternative venues in Idaho, and at the Diversionary Theater in San Diego.
         As always, she sends her husband, Ron, 1000 thanks for making dance and the study of movement a family priority.

 

JayDee Cutting III, MBA

Pilates Certification:  Body Arts & Science International – Rael Isacowitz

Fitness Certification:  American Council on Exercise (ACE)

Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant – ACE

 JayDee has been positively changing lives as fitness professional for 17 years.  “I was first introduced to Pilates as a full-time instructor at world renowned fitness spa Rancho La Puerta and didn’t get it.  Today, Pilates is my fitness passion and it enhances every activity in my life.  After years of overusing my body teaching fitness, Pilates restored my body’s balance, took me out of chronic pain and saved me from hip replacement surgery!  And I love the results it has given my clients”

 

Katie Jolliff

Katie was first introduced to Pilates in her teens while attending ballet camp in Houston. After many years spent working in the corporate world, Katie rediscovered Pilates while searching for an exercise discipline that would offer both strength and flexibility. She was amazed by the transformation her own body made with Pilates and decided to turn her love for practicing Pilates into teaching. Katie's mat and equipment training is through Kore Pilates in La Jolla, CA. She enjoys helping clients improve their bodies and believes that through the proper approach to fitness and health, you can attain your physical goals, have fun and most importantly, feel good about yourself!