Pilates

Angella Coleman

Angella’s desire to challenge her bodies’ physical limitations first started with dance. Then eventually athletics became her passion. Angella was a two sport athlete with collegiate and Olympic dreams. Unfortunately, after tearing her ACL senior year in high school, that road was cut short. Her training and her injury has given her the insight on how to challenge the body and how to patiently deal with injury. She has been a pilates instructor just short of a year. Her classes reflect years of personal training experience, 300 pilate reformer certification hours, experience teaching TRX, and barre. Angella’s style derives from her love of dance and fitness. She looks to improve her students flexibility, core strength and coordination, while building their confidence in their fitness journey.

Erika Matos

Erika takes a fun, fresh and holistic approach to fitness by integrating multiple disciplines and innovative styles. Her Pilates journey began in 2003 as a way of rehabilitating her body and rebuild foundational strength from sustained injuries in a car accident. It wasn’t until 2011 that official training began leading to certification in All Mat, Reformer, and Apparatus Modules including Springboard. In 2013, she added prenatal and postnatal certification. Erika believes that, together, we can enhance our life experience by supporting and strengthening our mind-body connection, pushing ourselves outside our comfort zone in order to discover new levels of untapped vitality within.

Jean Zartler

Jean Zartler is a certified Pilates group instructor and Private Pilates trainer. After 17 years of Pilates Mat and Reformer experience and training, Jean has taken her expertise, following her dreams, to become a valued Pilates motivator at RISE. Jean has a passion and desire to elevate her students’ practice through breath work, mind centering and high-intensity cardio Pilates. She brings enthusiasm with encouragement in a way that promote health and well-being through foundational Pilates, with an edge. Get ready to get your body engaged and heart rate up with Jean!

Jessica Lizardo

Jessica discovered her love for yoga asana in 2010. After many years of studying to become a classical cellist, she decided to channel her devotion to music into her new found love for yoga asana. Awareness of the immediate impact this practice had on her mental and emotional wellbeing led her to pursue a 200-hr RYT training, and through exposure to the different practices of movement, and contrology, opened up her world to Pliates. She started teaching yoga in 2014 and became trained in the Power Pilates Mat series in 2019. She has taught yoga asana in studios and community centers in Orange County, as well as a trauma-informed yoga series at her alma maters, the University of Southern California and UC Irvine and through mental health and trauma center in Burlingame. She is proud to have been a part of the Rise BodyWorks community since 2019 and carries the same trauma-informed lens and approach in her teaching through the use of language and modifications, and facilitates safe exploration of exercises in students’ bodies. In addition to teaching and practicing, Jessica provides mental health services for youth and families, seeks to deepen her knowledge and skills in these professions, and hopes to merge her skills in ways that help others experience a sense of freedom and alignment in both body and mind. In her down time, she enjoys exploring the greater outdoors with her doberman and going on food adventures with her loved ones.

Sarah New

Sarah New is a certified Pilates instructor with over 4 years of reformer experience. Sarah came to the Pilates world when she suffered a debilitating back injury and was looking for a low-impact exercise to rehab. She quickly fell in love with the practice and saw firsthand how Pilates can not only aid in injury recovery but also enhance flexibility, balance, and strength. Due to this Sarah brings with her a passion for helping people improve their overall health and wellbeing through the practice of Pilates. Her approach to teaching Pilates is rooted in the principles of alignment, breath, and flow and she is always looking for a way to challenge clients with creative and dynamic exercises that target specific muscle groups while also focusing on proper form and technique.  When not teaching don’t be surprised to see Sarah on the carriage next to you or spending time at a pool watching Water Polo.

Stacz Sadowski

A certified Pilates Instructor, Stacz is passionate about movement, dance, and helping others achieve their goals. As a child, Stacz was diagnosed as hyperactive and created an active lifestyle to help him manage it. His interests range from dance to weightlifting. An enthusiastic, positive practitioner and teacher, he finds Pilates to be one of the most amazing exercise systems. He looks forward to sharing this with you!

Stephanie O’Loughlin

Stephanie O’Loughlin is a certified Pilates instructor who teaches group and private Pilates reformer lessons. As a seasoned pilates instructor and group fitness manager, she has dedicated her life to helping others achieve their health and wellness goals.

Teacher in Training

Hillary Lounsbury

Teacher in Training

Lori Henry