I believe YOU have the power to change the world.
My name is Jessica Valant and I am a passionate believer that we all have the ability to change the world simply by being the best and healthiest and happiest person we can be.
When you feel your best and have confidence in who you are, you are able to give others your best. You then give your spouse, children and friends permission to be THEIR best. To laugh, to love, to grow.
See the ripple effect?
The problem is, we don’t always know how to be our best, or our healthiest, or our happiest.
I know because I’ve been there myself!
I want to help you glow again, because to make real changes in the world, we need more of you and your sparkle!
My Story
I have been a physical therapist and Pilates instructor since 2000, and opened my own studios in Hawaii in 2006. I am lucky and blessed to have found a career I absolutely adore, and I never figured I would move away from seeing clients 40 hours/week.
Then I had a baby, and my life changed.
We welcomed our daughter in 2013 and it turned my life upside down in the most amazing and magical way possible. I loved staying home with that girl and never questioned my role as a mom.
Except I missed something.
I missed teaching. I missed encouraging. I missed educating. I missed using the skills I had always been trained to use. I missed giving back to people through physical healing and I started to doubt my roll in the world.
I also found that there were no online resources that combined great workouts, amazing instruction, injury knowledge, healthy recipes and REAL LIFE stories about women going through what I was.
So I created it.
Jessica Valant Pilates is a space where I can combine my professional training as a PT and Pilates instructor, my love for teaching and health and my full blown passion for moms and women everywhere.
I want encourage other women and mamas that they can truly be powerful and earth-shaking women, even when they have ten appointments to rush to, leftovers on the table or baby spit up on their shirts.
I teach about health, fitness, nutrition, family, lifestyle and all things rock star women and mamas should know about being their best and letting others around them do the same.
My Loves:
My husband, my daughter, the sound of a champagne cork popping, the sun, God, chocolate covered anything, Hawaii, coffee, workouts that make me shake, hot showers every morning, Tommy Boy, holding a little hand while we walk the sidewalk, Southern California, singing, hugs.
Professional Bio
Jessica graduated from Regis University in Denver with her Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 2000. She received her Pilates training in 2001 through Polestar Pilates and is a Certified Pilates Teacher under the Pilates Method Alliance. She is also a Board Member of the PMA.
She has worked with thousands of clients with different backgrounds, ages, injuries and abilities, to help them reach their ultimate health goals.
She opened Harmony Pilates and Physical Therapy in Kailua, HI, in 2006. It quickly grew into the biggest dual physical therapy clinic and Pilates studio in Hawaii and was named the Best Pilates Studio in Hawaii by Honolulu Magazine in 2010. She sold the studios in 2016 in order to focus exclusively on Jessica Valant Pilates.
After having her baby in 2013, Jessica realized just how much work it takes to be healthy while balancing family, a baby, work, exercise, healthy eating and stress. She started Jessica Valant Pilates as a way to offer online services and encouragement for women and moms who want to experience an exciting, happy and healthy life for themselves and their babies. She now has a successful fitness DVD series, YouTube channel, membership site and blog. She has also been named a top 10 finalist in the 2015 Pilates Anytime Next Instructor Contest, and teaches workshops and courses to other health care professionals and Pilates instructors.
Jessica writes at Jessica Valant Pilates, LifeHack and various blogging platforms.
She is married to her best friend and spends most of her time chasing after and loving on their preschool aged daughter. She lives in Southern California with her family.
You can contact her directly by email at [email protected].
