Meet the Teachers

Part of what makes any business successful is the people who run it and House of Pilates is no exception. All of our teachers are not only highly trained Power Pilates professionals but they also have a loyalty towards the classical method and their clients that far exceeds the average Orange County instructor. Some have certifications in other modalities but we all put Pilates continuing education first so that we can keep growing as teachers and mentors, making sure to provide you with the best Pilates in the OC.
 
 
 
"He who dares to teach must never cease to learn" 
                                                   ~Joseph Dana Cotton 

  • Lisamay Scott Owner - Teacher Trainer

    Stats
    Certifications - Pilates Guild, Power Pilates, Power Pilates Bridge, Power Pilates Sr. Teacher Trainer, Power Pilates Regional Director Southwest, PMA Certified, BeyondBarre Certified, Pilates for Pink Certified
    Years teaching Pilates - 13 years
    Life before Pilates - Worked in the Bering Sea on fishing boat for 8 years
     If you could teach anyone Pilates, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Howard Stern, because he thinks Pilates is for girls
    3 words to describe your teaching - Experienced, capable, knowledgeable
    Where were you born? Ketchikan, Alaska - I'm the youngest of 5 kids
    Best thing about being a Power Pilates teacher - Being a Teacher Trainer and sharing all of my experience with new students. Delivering the Power Pilates curriculum to them and watching their progression from student to skilled teacher is incredibly rewarding.
    Most embarrassing Pilates faux pas - Teaching a client rowing into the sternum for the first time and forgetting to tell him to press his calves into the shoulder blocks. He went over backwards into the spring-well like a ton of bricks.
    3 things on your bucket list - Learn to play guitar, fly an airplane and write a book

  • Katherine Slay Teacher Trainer

    Stats
    Certifications - BASI, Power Pilates Teacher Trainer and Bridge, Carolyn Anthony Pre/Post Natal, PMA Certified
    Years teaching Pilates - 9 years 
    If you could teach anyone Pilates, dead or alive, who would it be? Bob Liekens - so he could see I never teach angry plus I love his feedback
    Where you born? San Diego, CA
    Life before Pilates - Fabulous! Except the whole Stepford Wife thing, marriage was not for me. Life after Pilates? More fabulous - I'm an independent bendy b!tch
    3 words to describe your teaching - challenging, fun, inspiring
    What's the best part about being a Power Pilates teacher? Mentoring as well as my own personal growth - remaining humble

  • Cheryl Fukuoka Sr. Teacher

    Stats
    Certifications - Power Pilates Comprehensive / Advanced / Intermediate / Beginner Mat Certifications, BeyondBarre Certification
    Years teaching Pilates - 7 years teaching in Irvine
    Where were you born? Born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to California at age 5. I've lived in Orange County for 38 years.
    Life before Pilates - Raising 4 beautiful children and working in the finance field
    3 words to describe your teaching - knowledgeable, accommodating, encouraging
    What's the best part about being a Power Pilates teacher - The friends and relationships made with clients 
    Favorite exercise - Jackknife
    Favorite place to travel - Hawaii, it's the only place I can go and truly relax
    Best thing I've ever spent money on - My education
    If Joseph Pilates was alive today, what would you ask him - I would like to ask him where he would you like to see Pilates 20 years from now?
    Favorite quote - "Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor" Joseph Pilates

  • Vanessa Nguyen

    Stats
    Certifications - Power Pilates Comprehensive, BA in Communications/CSUF, studying to be a registered dietitian
    Years teaching Pilates - 2 years
    Where were you born - In a refugee camp in the Philippines
    Life before Pilates - Traveling around the world while juggling odd jobs 
    3 words to describe your teaching - detailed, straight-forward, quirky
    What's the best part about being a Power Pilates teacher - When my clients learn something new about their body
    What's your favorite exercise - Pull ups on the wunda chair
    If you could teach anyone Pilates, dead or alive, who would it be - Mother Teresa
    Something people would be surprised to know about you - I've backpacked alone through 5 different continents while being totally broke and still managed to be debt free. I've also traveled to a place American's aren't supposed to go.
    Favorite quote - I'd rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I am not.

  • Lori Davis

    Stats
    Certifications -     Power Pilates Comprehensive Course, working on my CA/CMT license
    Years teaching Pilates -  5 years
    Where were you born -  San Dimas, CA
    Life before Pilates -  I've always worked out and been in fitness
    3 words to describe your teaching -  Push the limit
    Best part about being a Power PIlates teacher -  Watching a clients body change
    What's your favorite exercise -  Semi-circle
    What's the best thing you've ever spent money on - My home
    Most embarrassing Pilates faux pas -  Falling backwards off the Wunda chair while doing the teaser during a CE workshop
    Favorite quote - Act like a lady, dress like a woman, work like a dog and think like a man

  • Jamie Mizuhara

    Stats
    Certifications - Power Pilates Comprehensive, Beginner and Intermediate Mat Courses, Loving Touch Infant Massage, Sensory Integration, Vital Stim
    Years teaching Pilates - 1 year
    Where were you born - City of Angels
    Life before Pilates - I'm an Ocupational Therapist for Children's Hospital of Orange County for 8 years now
    3 words to describe your teaching - Comprehensive, compassionate & collaborative
    What's the best part of being a Power Pilates teacher - Being able to work with my clients in achieving their personal goals....and seeing them walk out better than when they walked in.
    What's your favorite exercise - Whatever gets me moving... after all, "Movement Heals", right?! I love mixing it up whether it be pilates, kickboxing, hiking, salsa dancing, yoga....but favorite....pilates, of course!
    If you could teach anyone Pilates, dead or alive, who would it be - Joseph Pilates and my Mom. Joseph Pilates so I could pick his brain....it'd scare the !@#$ out of me, but I think I would want to absorb his knowledge and energy. What I've heard about him, he reminds me of the Dos Equis man...the most interesting man in the world! And my Mom....because she could use the exercise, the personal time - she deserves it, and I think she would definitely dig it!

  • Sara Beckham

    Stats
    Certifications - Power Pilates Beginner Mat & finishing up my Comprehensive Certification
    Years teaching Pilates - October 2010
    Where were you born - Covina, CA
    Life before PIlates - Worked in management at Traders Joes for 10 years until I injured my knee and was introduced to Pilates
    3 words to describe your teaching - Focused, encouraging and fun
    What's the best part of being a Power PIlates instructor - Learning from great teachers and understanding how the exercises benefit the body
    What's your favorite exercise - Airplane, cuz' I love to fly
    If you could teach anyone Pilates, dead or alive, who would it be - you
    Most embarrassing Pilates faux pas - Teaching my first mat class which was supposed to last 55 minutes and getting through all the exercises in 35 minutes
    3 things on your bucket list -  Skydiving, ziplining through a rain forest, owning my own pilates/yoga studio
    Something that people would be surprised to know about you - I'm the oldest of nine and addicted to fire spinning
    If Joe was alive today, what would you ask him - If he is happy with the Power Pilates approach to teaching his system