Our Pilates Instructors

Brent Anderson

Distinguished Instructor
Brent Anderson PhD, PT, OCS President and CEO Polestar Pilates Education and Polestar Pilates Center A licensed Physical Therapist and Orthopedic Certified Specialist, Brent is a leading authorit...

Jennifer Kries

Distinguished Instructor
Jennifer Kries is an unparalleled innovator in the realm of health and fitness, dance, and choreography. She is an author, Pilates master teacher, yoga instructor and lifestyle expert. She is regula...

Karen Sanzo

Visiting Instructor
Pilates instructor, teacher trainer, and physical therapist, Karen Sanzo is internationally recognized for her innovative approaches to the Pilates method. Her comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and b...

Alycea Ungaro

Distinguished Instructor
Published authority on fitness and wellness and a pioneer of the Pilates method, Alycea Ungaro brought some of the very first mat Pilates classes to New York City. Both the method and Alycea built a d...

Kristi Cooper

Regular Instructor
Kristi, a BASI Pilates® Principle Instructor, had her first exposure to Pilates at the age of 13 when she took a “teen class” taught by Kathy Corey in Solana Beach, California. Kristi loved Pilates r...

Adrianne Crawford

Regular Instructor
Adrianne Crawford started her Pilates career in New York City, training directly under Joseph Pilates protégée Romana Kryzanowska . She also had the special privilege of working with Sari Meijo Sant...

Rael Isacowitz

Distinguished Instructor
Rael Isacowitz ~ Founder and Director of Body Arts and Science International Pilates (BASI Pilates®). Passion and technique are only two of the characteristics that have made Rael one of the moder...

Lolita San Miguel

Distinguished Instructor
LOLITA SAN MIGUEL New York-born Lolita San Miguel celebrates in 2010 her 52nd anniversary of practicing the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning. She received her first certification from Carola Trie...

Monica Wilson

Regular Instructor
Monica Wilson first became interested in Pilates during her final year at UCSB when she read an article regarding its rehabilitation benefits and her great aunt Romana Kryzanowska . Monica knew her a...

Amy Havens

Regular Instructor
PMA® Certified Pilates Teacher Amy was first introduced to Pilates in 1990 while attending Colorado State University on scholarship for dance. The department brought a Pilates Matwork program in as...

Julian Littleford

Distinguished Instructor
British born Julian Littleford moved to San Diego to open J.L. Body Conditioning, Inc. in 1990 after spending eight years in New York City as a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company,...

Meredith Rogers

Regular Instructor
Since early childhood Meredith has been passionate about all things athletic. She was born and raised in the mountains of Lake Tahoe, Nevada where she was encouraged as an athlete participating compe...

Kathy Corey

Distinguished Instructor
Kathy Corey is a Master Teacher who began her career with the Pilates Technique in 1979. She has been the leading expert in the Pilates community for 30 years. She is the Director of Kathy Corey Pilat...

Tracey Mallett

Visiting Instructor
PMA Member, IDEA Member Fitness expert Tracey Mallett is an accomplished Pilates presenter, a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of...

Michael King

Distinguished Instructor
Michael has been working with the Pilates technique for over 30 years. He originally worked with the technique as a dancer at the London School of Contemporary Dance. In 1982 he opened his own stud...

Lisa Hubbard

Visiting Instructor
Lisa Clayton-Hubbard is the creator and founder of Rhythm Pilates™ in Costa Mesa, CA and has over ten years of the Pilates Method teaching experience. Lisa is a faculty member and lecturer for world r...

Layla Khashoggi

Visiting Instructor
Primary Certification: ITT Pilates® (Madeline Black et al) Layla has been dedicated to Pilates since her first introduction to the method in 1987 - at that time driving a four-hour round trip to find...

Rebekah Rotstein

Visiting Instructor
Rebekah Rotstein is the founder of Incorporating Movement a New York City-based Pilates and movement education organization which integrates functional anatomy and biomechanics principles into mind-b...

Leah Stewart

Visiting Instructor
Leah Stewart is the founder and owner of LiveLife Pilates In addition to owning and running LiveLife Pilates, Leah Stewart is Senior Faculty and Lecturer for world renowned BASI Pilates® Leah has ...

Ken Gilbert

Visiting Instructor
Ken Gilbert, MA, is a Theater Artists and Somatic Educator. He performs and directs in the theater with DramaDogs, a Theater Company and in collaboration with Daughter of Zion, aerial dance company a...