07/31/2026
Meet Pilates Instructor Susan! 👋
🎓 Education & Certifications: Group Fitness Instructor (AFAA), Certified CPR/AED (ASTI), Pilates Reformer Levels 1 & 2 (NETA), LM BODYPUMP™, 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Healing Consortium Institute, Barre Instructor, My Vinyasa Practice, 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), ZUMBA® Instructor, and B.S and M.A in Economics, University of the Philippines
💪 Specialties: Yoga, ZUMBA®, Toning, Barre, and Pilates
🎭 Fun Fact: Susan met her husband in college during a production of Jean-Paul Sartre’s No Exit. She served as the stage manager, while her future husband joined the cast at the last minute as a replacement for an actor. In addition to her theater involvement, Susan performed with the Pacific Island Dancers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, showcasing traditional Hawaiian and Filipino folk dances.
💬 Why did you go into Pilates Instruction? "I came to Pilates through the core, not just the physical center of the body, but the origin of all movement. After completing my Reformer 1 and 2 certifications with NETA in 2026, the way I see every class I teach shifted.
Pilates is foundational. Essential — like a root system that is invisible yet supports everything above ground. The principles from Reformer training are always present in Group Fitness: breath, neutral spine, and the intentional engagement of deep stabilizing muscles.
What I love most about Pilates is that it fills the gaps other modalities leave behind. Cardio builds endurance. Strength training builds power. Yoga builds flexibility, presence, and mind-body connection. Pilates builds the architecture that makes all of those things sustainable. A strong core is about protection, longevity, and freedom of movement as we age.
Since my Reformer training, I’ve been weaving Pilates principles into my other classes in subtle, deliberate ways, and my students feel the difference. I teach Pilates because I believe every person deserves to feel at home in their body, and the core is where that homecoming begins."
Interested in trying out pilates with Susan? Contact Pilates Coordinator Christian at [email protected] or call 732.873.1222 x306.
