About Robin
Robin is a born and raised San Franciscan who loves living, working and raising her family in the West Portal District. She attended SF public schools and finished her B.A. in Communications at Simon Fraser University in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada.
Robin completed her 600+ hour Power Pilates certification program under the direction of Niedra Gabriel and Shari Berkowitz in Los Angeles in 2005.
She concurrently completed her Physical Therapist Assistant degree at Cerritos College and earned her PTA licensure. Robin continues to develop her knowledge and skill by attending continuing education courses with classical pilates instructors as well as physical therapy courses for the treatment of balance, degenerative and neurological disorders. In the last few years, she has discovered Yamuna Body Rolling and finished her certification in 2018. Currently, she is obsessed with the effects of feet and their treatment with Yamuna Foot Fitness.
In teaching Pilates and practicing Physical Therapy in a numbers of settings, from hospital and outpatient clinics to gyms and studios, Robin loves working and challenging persons with all different body types and abilities. She believes that no matter what your age, goal or fitness level is, FUNCTION is the most important. She uses her body of knowledge to help create stretch, strength, and alignment in an individual’s body to improve function in their day-to-day life.
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About
About Pilates…
About Yamuna Body Rolling…
About Yamuna Body Rolling…
The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is the art of strength, stretch and control.
Legendary physical trainer Joseph H. Pilates developed this unique exercise program in the 1920’s.
Pilates classes target core muscles providing a full mind-body conditioning system with innumerable benefits including:
-Improved Posture/ Alignment
-Reduced
The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is the art of strength, stretch and control.
Legendary physical trainer Joseph H. Pilates developed this unique exercise program in the 1920’s.
Pilates classes target core muscles providing a full mind-body conditioning system with innumerable benefits including:
-Improved Posture/ Alignment
-Reduced Stress/ Tension
-Improved Balance/ Coordination
-Reduced Lower Back Pain
-Increased Flexibility
-Injury Prevention/ Rehabilitation
- Grace and Ease in Everyday Activities
Its six principles -- concentration, control, centering, precision, breath, and flow -- train the body to move efficiently with minimal impact on the joints.
The balance between strength and flexibility creates a healthy, symmetrical workout for all muscle groups resulting in a leaner, more balanced, and stronger body.
About Yamuna Body Rolling…
About Yamuna Body Rolling…
About Yamuna Body Rolling…
Yamuna Body Rolling (YBR) was created by Yamuna Zake. YBR is a non-impact technique that utilizes your own body weight sinking into a specialized ball to create traction and elongate muscles from origin to insertion.
Yamuna Body Rolling (YBR) was created by Yamuna Zake. YBR is a non-impact technique that utilizes your own body weight sinking into a specialized ball to create traction and elongate muscles from origin to insertion.
The result in the body is a deep release that releases muscles, corrects body alignment, and helps maintain toned muscles.
Each person can learn individual techniques that you can learn to do for yourself. YBR gives you the power to help yourself gain these benefits on your own.
About Yamuna Foot Fitness…
About Yamuna Body Rolling…
About Yamuna Foot Fitness…
Yamuna Foot Fitness (YFF) was developed by Yamuna Zake to help build and maintain healthy foot function. This method of foot exercises help restore strong, flexible feet by ungluing the bones, ligaments and muscles of our feet and getting each part of the foot to open up.