Jenna Anjali Pilates and Bodywork

I want to segregate this review into two parts, bodywork and Pilates instruction, so a reader can find what he or she needs more readily.
I have seen Jenna about 4 times for bodywork. I have worked for many years with a Hendrickson Method bodyworker, so I know what to expect from an orthopedic massage. When I see Jenna, it’s usually urgent — because my usual person is not available in less than about a month. Jenna has been able to assess and address issues with a number of techniques all brought together, from more typical manipulation to Hendrickson to cranial-​sacral. As she also understands scoliosis, the root cause of many of my imbalances, she has a great instinct about where to go and what to do there. I work as hard as I can in these sessions before passing out when she moves me onto my back for a cranial-​sacral fop-​off, and I walk out feeling better and able to move better every single time. And it lasts! HIGHLY recommended.
I have worked with Jenna for Pilates in private Reformer sessions about ten times at this point. (I usually see another Pilates coach at Corpo Kinetics, but sometimes scheduling means I switch.) It’s definitely a good thing to mix it up sometimes; Jenna challenges my spinal twist in an appropriate way that increases my range of motion in a different way from my usual Pilates sessions. She explains carefully and monitors position and muscle engagement very directly (get used to having someone put their hands on you to feel if muscles are firing). I work hard and know I’ve worked muscles I usually shield; I also stretch things that I normally leave alone. Jenna is a great Pilates instructor.
And for an added bonus, you might get a little tight muscle release before you start your training!

Jenna understands the body better than most! She’s a skilled Pilates instructor and bodywork therapist. She makes coming back so enjoyable and pushes you to where you thought you couldn’t go. Given her background in both bodymovement and massage therapy she’s simply got the right background to help those in need of moving through injury and pain to those looking to push their body to the next level. She’s wonderful!

It is so nice to find a bodyworker that really knows what they are doing! Jenna worked with me on some recurring lower back pain. She was very knowledgable about the body and how it moves and was able to pinpoint issues that might be causing the pain and work with me on strengthening weak areas, poor habits and balancing flexibility. She really listens and is an intuitive, educated healer. I highly recommend!

Jenna is a very well trained instructor. I’ve taken a number or private ‘Pilates Reformer’ classes with her. She was always very professional, calm, and very detailed and descriptive in instructing me during the lessons. I highly recommend her as a Pilates teacher!