I am so thrilled for April to be here, after-all that means it is Spring time. Right? Considering I am wearing my Arcytrx puffy coat while sitting in the back yard writing this, I'd say we have a way to go. By California standards that is. I will meditate on patience this evening, in the meantime I am praying for warmer spring days soon. We do have a lot of exciting things in this month's newsletter, and happening at Zen over the month. Our featured teacher is the effervescen

I recall a time when I was a single lady- looking for that special man (who we now know is named Simon) … I went on many dates during this time. Some with toads, some with princes, just not my prince. During most of these dates, I would inevitably be asked the standard 1st date question, “what do you like to do when you aren’t working?” I would shutter on the inside- I was so boring! My internal voice would say, “I like to do Pilates, take Yoga classes, go running, go to Soul

The Essentials Name: Sara Lindsey Place of birth: Georgetown, Washington D.C. Raised: Ellicott City, Maryland Birth Date: August 15th Education: Carnegie Mellon University The Pilates Life Pilates Training: I completed my 500 Hour Pilates training with Juliet here at JK Zen in 2016. I was the first ever graduating class in the first ever JK Zen Teacher Training program! Originally, I studied Mat Pilates with Andrea White (a former Zen teacher), who told me about the Reformer

The Pelvic Curl: This Pilates exercise targets buttock muscles, hamstrings, abdominals and spinal articulation and mobility. Lay on your back and place your feet on the floor, hip-width apart in parallel, a few inches away from your sitting bones. Feel the length of your spine on the mat from the crown of your head to the base of your tailbone. Take an inhale, then tuck your pelvic and begin peeling your spine off the mat from your Tailbone, Waistline, up to your Ribcage. Con

Join us in the courtyard of Robertson Plaza on Saturday April 14th for a morning of Pilates! Studio owner and Master Teacher, Juliet Kaska, will lead an hour long mat Pilates class in the newly remodeled courtyard. Take a breath and exhale as you flow through a classical mat Pilates series, targeting each muscle group while you tighten and tone your core. Class starts at 10am. Cost is FREE for active clients of JK Zen Fitness and only $10 for everyone else. DON'T FORGET TO

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What is a PopTT-Up Class you ask? These are classes that will not be permanently added to our class schedule, hence the name Pop-up. The “TT” stands for Teacher in Training. Over the next 6 months we will offer a variety of small classes each week where clients can sign up to work with our teachers in training. These classes are 45-50 minutes long and will be a variety of equipment, such as the mat, Reformer and Trapeze/Cadillac table. Each month, in our newsletter, on our bl