Katherin Lopez, Studio Owner
kathy.studiobeventura@gmail.com
Always active and athletic, fitness has been a constant and guiding force throughout Kathy’s life. Her inherent drive for health has naturally translated into helping guide others to achieve strength, balance and wellness.
Kathy got started as a personal trainer but soon discovered Pilates and was immediately hooked. She earned her first Pilates Instructor certification in 2003 studying under Rael Isacowitz, a leader in the contemporary Pilates movement and founder of Body Arts & Science International (BASI). Since then, Kathy has gone on to deepen her expertise, studying both the classical foundational work and contemporary expressions that make up the broad world of Pilates today from iconic instructors such as Ron Fletcher, Lolita San Miguel, and Kathy Grant, Alycea Ungaro, Brooke Silar, Mari Winsor, and MeJo Wiggin.
An avid Yogi, Kathy is a certified yoga teacher, studying Iyengar Yoga with venerable teachers Aadil Pakilvala, Jehingir Pakilvala and Bryan Legere. Kathy also studied directly with Carmen Curtis to become one of the first generation AIReal® Yoga instructors. Kathy emphasizes correct form and proper biomechanics during her classes and sessions to help her clients understand the connection between concentration and the building of a sound mind and body.
"I love teaching and inspiring our clients. With the powerful combination of love, focus and hard work, anything is possible." Kathy proves this to be true everyday passionately teaching, training and running two successful studios in Ventura, Studio Be and V-Fit. When she's not working or traveling, she’s practicing Yoga, hiking or enjoying the California beach town lifestyle with her family and two dogs.
Certifications:
Pilates: Body Arts and Sciences International (BASI), Power Pilates
Yoga: AIReal®, Iyengar
Personal Training: National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Training (NASM PT), National Academy of Sports Medicine Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM CES)
Fitness: TRX Suspension Training ®, TRX RIP Training ®, BootyBarre ®
Pamela Franco
www.pilatesandpossibility.co
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Pamela Franco is a classical Pilates and advanced MELT Method instructor with over 40 years of teaching experience. She respects the innate healing powers of the physical body and supports her clients to attain optimal states of performance and wellbeing through mindful movement and restorative self-care practices. Pamela is trained and certified in the direct lineage from Joe Pilates to Romana Kryzanowska. She apprenticed with Romana at Drago’s Gym in New York City and is dedicated to preserving and teaching the exercises using Joe Pilates original studio apparatus and applying his unique mind-body principles of “Contrology.” Pamela specializes in The MELT Method and studied directly with the creator Sue Hitzman. She has earned the highest level MELT certifications in restorative fascial therapy and advanced techniques for re-patterning movement. A former dancer, fitness instructor and student of Zen meditation for many years, Pamela blends art and science into each client’s session for instantaneous healing and performance enhancement. She creates a welcoming, supportive environment for all clients to transform their health during each session, and to achieve step-by-step progress at any age or fitness level.
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Kirby Slavin
Kirby has been teaching Pilates in Ojai and Ventura for 20 years. She is passionate about creating a positive and supportive space for people to empower themselves through movement. She has studied Pilates, yoga, foundation training, functional movement, mediation and is certified Check Holistic Lifestyle Coach. Combining these methods and others, she has created a practice to align and activate the physical body, which allows you to feel at home in yourself.
Roger Gonzalez Hibner
Roger Gonzalez Hibner began studying Pilates with Romana Kryzanowsca in 1995 and continues his studies with Jay Grimes. He received his comprehensive training from the Pilates Studio, NYC, and is PMA Gold certified. He is currently teaching comprehensive and continuing education courses with Core Conditioning as a faculty member for Balanced Body University under the tutelage of Nora St. John. Roger has taught master classes at Universities, PMA conferences (in 2005 by invitation) and summer workshops. He has taught Nationally and Internationally, most recently visiting Bogota, Colombia. You can find him in the original series of Winsor Pilates DVDs. Roger moved to LA in 1991 to work with the Lewitzky Dance Company after having lived in New York and performing with the Solomons Company/Dance and the Milton Myers Dance Company. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance from the University of Texas in Austin. Before moving to Texas he lived in Mexico, where he was raised.
Jeffy Pellman
Jeffy has been a dancer her entire life. After an injury left her seeking a new career she discovered Pilates in 2002. She loves Pilates for its accessibly and input it provides for the mind and body.
Certifications:
BA in Dance, The College of Wooster
MFA in Dance, University of California Irvine Comprehensive
Pilates Certification, Core Pilates NYC
TRX Suspension Training
Jessica Ryan
Jessica Ryan is a BootyBarre certified Barre instructor with us. She was born and raised in Oxnard and grew up dancing, so Barre came naturally to her. She took her very first Barre class at Vfit (Studio Be’s old sister studio) and considers it her introduction to “real fitness.” It led her to getting her BootyBarre certification. She has been teaching with Vfit and Studio Be for six years.
Outside of teaching Barre, Jessica loves spending time with her son, Isaiah, and partner. She is on a continual path to growth and finding out who she is. She loves moving her body and helping others find the same kind of love.
Maya Holbrook
Born and raised in Ventura, Maya began dancing at the age of three. Her passion for movement and dance led her to pursue a BFA in Dance Performance at University of California, Irvine (UCI). After an injury, Maya fell in love with the wellness and fitness aspects, recognizing movement’s healing and transformative powers. She enrolled in Pilates as an elective and quickly fell in love with the practice. Maya is also currently working as a Physical Therapy Aide with long-term plans of attending PT school, furthering her expertise on body mechanics and wellness. With her background in dance, group fitness and physical therapy, Maya aims to create a safe and inclusive learning environment where all body types and ability levels can discover the magic of Pilates!
Certifications:
B.F.A. in Dance Performance, University of California Irvine (June 2022)
Equinox Pilates Training Institute Comprehensive Training Program (December 2023)
Certifications:
B.F.A. in Dance Performance, University of California Irvine (June 2022)
Equinox Pilates Training Institute Comprehensive Training Program (December 2023)
Amelia Semaan
Amelia has been passionate about movement since a very young age. She started figure skating and dancing at the age of 3, and now she’s pursing her BFA in contemporary dance performance at California Institute of the Arts. She began her Pilates teacher certification through The Lab with Justine Malick in August of 2022 and is an ISSA certified personal trainer. She loves to combine her knowledge from Pilates and functional strength training to help people deepen their connection to their body.
