Izabel Loinaz, studio owner, founded Spring Pilates & Yoga in 2003. In 1999 she gained her certification as a Pilates Instructor at Turning Point Studios in Walnut Creek, training under Nora St John & Naomi Leiserson.
Prior to opening Spring, Izabel directed the world renowned, Pilates based rehab clinic, Dancemedicine, at Saint Frances Memorial Hospital. During her four years as director, Izabel focused her efforts on bringing the clinic back into the international forum of medicine for dancers, athletes and musicians. She conducted and authored research, developed outreach programs and hosted the 2004 International Association of Dance Medicine and Sciences conference.
Izabel’s specialization in Pilates for injury rehabilitation and prevention as a result of special training and many years’ experience with numerous orthopedic conditions, working with the special needs of children, Olympic and professional athletes, professional dancers and musicians.
Izabel discovered the rehabilitative application of Pilates during her own recovery from a dance related back injury. She is a walking success story of the benefits of Pilates. Izabel went from an injury that, seemingly, was to cut a dance career short, to performing on stage again within 2 years.
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