Jasmine, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.

It’s best to start with the word Resiliency. As an entrepreneur, if you don’t have it, you won’t make it. I will always ask myself exactly what I ask of my clients: “Don’t Give Up.” I like to hold clients accountable for WORKING with intention and form. They gave me an hour of their time, and I have that to enhance their mindset and plant the seed to live a healthy lifestyle. I would like them to feel an adrenaline rush while getting that endorphin flush. I want them to leave with a smile and tell their friends about it. I was born with ‘The Gift’ and ‘The Curse.’ The Curse commencing as a child battling the dreaded fat gene, North America’s epidemic. As well as experiencing injuries from being an athlete, a dancer, as well as prenatal SPD complications. Although it feels like a curse, I have overcome these hurdles by rehabilitating my bulging discs, calming my interior tears surrounding the spine, and getting a better understanding of pre/postnatal body changes which all make me more relatable to YOU. By personally experiencing this, it brings me closer to healing your body because I have had to heal my own. ‘The Gift’ involves having the fitness education, the long-term health industry experience, working closely with top doctors/professional athletes such as the LA Kings (Hockey) and the LA Galaxy (Soccer), and lastly, nonstop determination in regards to always wanting to better myself to directly influence and better lives each and every day… I feel fortunate and proud to have conceptualized and built 3 Pilates Studios (Seattle, Manhattan Beach, Austin) while concurrently working with Alejandro Lopart designing and manufacturing our own brand of Pilates Reformers and Chairs. I have built my own company The Sharp Method, which focuses on bringing our custom made ‘The Sharp Method’ Pilates Reformers and Chairs, the certifications, and the education to the masses.

I am grateful to share with you my journey, my vision, and my formula for life. Thank you for having a vested interest in your own health, your wellness, enhancing your life, and ultimately, influencing those around you as well. I feel fortunate you are taking the time to read my manifesto. I give back to you with gratitude the two industries responsible for changing my life: pilates + organic juice. It is fair to say both pilates + juice entered my life organically. Born and raised within the farmlands Central California, I grew up with gardens of tomato, mint, watermelon, squash, and peppers, as well as trees of peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, nectarines, almonds, and the freshest honeycomb honey. This is where my green thumb came in, I have my family to thank for that! I sprouted quickly, standing the tallest in my class, I proved back handsprings and ballet does not always stunt one’s growth. Pre-college, I focused on the sports where my height gave me an advantage. My stature helped me excel in volleyball, basketball, and swimming. All the team sports assisted in melting off that “baby fat,” and I was determined to be Fit instead of Fat.

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After graduating high school in 1996, I attended San Diego State University. I was diligent in my studies as well as sticking to my athletic roots, which became a catalyst for me to take on new challenges. I began surfing, weight training, kickboxing, and Bikram’s Yoga, appreciating the results of the 108-degree temperature and 90-minute classes were having on the body. In 2002, I graduated with a BA in Communication, Advertising and a Spanish Minor. Post-college, I moved to Palm Springs, and it was there I spent the next seven years heavily involved in Real Estate Development/Acquisitions and Commercial Real Estate. I was very satisfied with the business challenges; however, it was the stress that led me back what made me feel ALIVE and HAPPY: exercise.