Jennifer Chaki - OWNER, MASTER PILATES INSTRUCTOR - is a certified instructor in Classical Pilates. Jennifer began Pilates in 1999 and continues to train with second generation and world renowned Classical Pilates teachers such as: Kathi Ross-Nash, Inelia Garcia, Mejo Wiggin, Jerome Weinberg, and Peter Fiasca. By being true to the method and honest in her approach, Jennifer’s students reach their highest potential and reap the many benefits of classical Pilates.
As an avid athlete, Jennifer understands that rigorous training in any sport can be enhanced by incorporating Pilates into a cross-training program. She began her two lifelong passions at the age of 10: cycling and her love for horses. Two-time World Champion Cyclist, Rebecca Wiasak and her teammates, train at Jennifer’s world class studio when they are in the states. Jennifer is a dressage student of Olympic rider, Kim Herslow, at Upper Creek Farm. Her body awareness and understanding of the horses’s biomechanics is the reason why so many riders cross train with Jennifer. She has taught Pilates workshops for the George Morris Clinic and Lendon Gray-Dressage 4 Kids.
Jessica Reichert- SENIOR PILATES INSTRUCTOR. Jessica began her Pilates career under Jennifer’s instruction in 2016. As a life long athlete, she has trained and competed as a triathete, marathon runner, and is now a serious cyclist and high school teacher. Jessica stays true to the classical method and is known for her creative ways of motivating her students.
April Eichhorn, Ed.S, SEP, DARe, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500- April is a somatic therapist in private practice who specializes in a holistic approach to trauma healing and wellness. She joined us for Pilates in 2019 and has been a regular ever since!
April has a depth of experience in psychology, somatic trauma and attachment healing, yoga and bodywork. She is a practitioner of Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experiences (DARe), and an internationally certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) with extensive yoga & bodywork training. April also holds a graduate degree in School Psychology and has offered an integration of mind-body work in schools, incarcerations settings, mental health facilities, corporations and more recently, a non-profit dedicated to trauma recovery through the body.
Outside of her somatic therapy practice, April enjoys many pathways to embodiment including climbing, paddling, hiking and time in nature. She also has a background working with horses so we think she’ll jive with all of our Pilates equestrians here!
April will be starting with a Pilates class for beginning students on Tuesday mornings and is also available for private and semi-private sessions. You can see more about her work here: aprileichhorn.com.
