Meet Our Teachers
Jeanette Henry
For 15 years, Jeanette has used her passion for making Pilates accessible to everyone to help her clients achieve their personal goals.
Jeanette began Pilates at Riverside Community College in 2005. Upon experiencing significant improvements in alignment, strength and well-being attributed to Pilates, she made it her mission to teach true and effective Pilates, accessible to everyone, regardless of physical ability. Completing Pilates Certification at Long Beach Dance Conditioning in 2007 gave her the tools she needed to train folks who need modifications of the original exercises due to surgery or limited mobility.
Driven by her client’s specific needs, she has obtained certification to teach pre- and post-natal mothers, clients with neurological disorders, and members of the aging population. She has completed courses in:
- therapeutic stretching in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
- Myofascial Release techniques
- Pilates adaptations from the Postural Restoration Institute.
- training with several prominent Classical Pilates teachers trained by Joseph Pilates protégé Romana
Jeanette’s latest project is developing a Pilates program for equestrians (Pilates for Riders), with Licensed Physical Therapist and equestrian Stephanie Seheult.
Jeanette has been a student of Divine Yoga since 2018 and is working towards Iyengar Yoga teacher assessment. She is currently assisting classes weekly at Divine Yoga and looks forward to offering Yoga classes in 2022.
When she is not at the studio instructing Pilates, she is inspired by nature through gardening, hiking, paddling, and volunteering at nature preserves. An Herbalist since 2010, Jeanette loves to share her enthusiasm for plants, guiding plant identification walks and teaching basic traditional herbal medicine techniques for people to practice at home. She is passionate about bringing people in touch with their innate physical abilities, helping them experience their senses fully in exercise and through being in nature. Inspired by her friends, family and clients, she hopes that through her passions she can improve the lives of others.
WHAT CHAV’S CLIENTS SAY–
“I had a great session with Chav’- she is a gem! Chav is truly awesome at what she does and has a great teaching style. Even though it was an introductory session, I felt the impact on my muscles and felt comfortable with what I was doing,”
– New client
Chav'nair Stocker
Chav’nair Stocker joined Positively Pilates in 2022. Chav,’ as she likes to be known, received her Pilates Certification through the teacher training program at Riverside City College in addition to three Associates’ degrees in Dance, Fine and Applied Arts, and Social and Behavioral Studies. She has a deep love and passion for Pilates because she shares the intention of Joe Pilates to have a whole and healthy body. She recognizes the attention to detail required to teach and practice Pilates correctly and embraces this aspect in her teaching. In her free time she enjoys hiking, cycling and investigating other healing modalities. Continuing her education in Pilates, she recently completed Module 1 & 2 of the Scolio-Pilates method and enjoys seeing her clients with Scoliosis progress. Her approach to teaching is to challenge her clients while prioritizing safety and effectiveness.
“Most importantly throughout your entire lesson I choose to instruct with love and encouragement because your body is much stronger than you think. I hope to see you soon.” – Chav’