Pilates Instructor & Wellness Program Liaison, Ballet Faculty
Joanna is the creator of Pendulum, a 20 year wellness practice that fuses Pilates along with crafting functional movement modalities and stress reduction strategies for its clientele. She works and connects with Bay Area Pilates practices, Physical Therapy clinics, Bay Club’s Luxury Health Club Brand and Corporate wellness.
In 1994, Joanna studied massage therapy and opened Main De Soleil, a boutique massage practice. It wasn’t long that her wellness journey would lead her to a new path-Pilates. During her years in the field, she has lead Pilates at Bay Clubs, taught for philanthropy and her most recent endeavor, The DanceLAB was curated when invited to co-create a Dance Wellness initiative, for a long standing Bay Area competitive dance company, Dance Attack! The focus was to lower injury rate, educate and enhance performance.
Through the contributions of Mariana Sorbal of Emotion Arts Dance Company and Kevin Vandi DPT and founder of Competitive Edge, a successful program was born coupling PT, Ballet and Pilates known as The DanceLAB. Her love for art with special fondness for dance, allowed to see a dancer in a new light, an Art-Lete with unique needs and abilities.