Pensri Jarvis, or as her friends and family call her “Pen”, is a native of Thailand. She worked as a travel agent in Bangkok and ended up working for an International non-profit organization developing self-help projects for the Hill Tribe Women in Northern Thailand.

Pen studied Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Kong Thai Yoga Therapy and other healing projects to help improve the quality of life for the Hill Tribe women. Her fitness career started when she moved to Santa Monica with her husband who encouraged her to participate in a swimming program in 1985. Since then she has been certified in many fitness programs as listed below:

• Personal trainer
• Parkinson exercise Program
• Yoga and Thai Yoga Body Therapy
• Tai Chi & Qi Gong
• Egoscue Method (Pain Free Therapy), Posture Alignment Specialist
• Pilates (L.B.D.C)
• Pre-Post Pregnancy Pilates
• Gyrotonic (Master Trainer Donna Place)

“I am here to help my clients to achieve their long term goals. Pain Free treatment and Posture Alignment are my specialties. I integrated my techniques and knowledge to create a special program for an individual’s need. I design homework for my clients so they will be reaching their goals quickly and of course without pain”

Back in Thailand Pen and her husband, Dave, sponsor a foster home of 15 young Lisu (Hill Tribe) girls. Pen and her husband love to travel. They’ve driven across the country 3 times and they’ve visited all the states including Hawaii, Alaska and Guam. Once a year, they take a 2 month trip to Asia and nearby countries.

Pen has been my Pilates instructor since Oct 2008. She has a wide ranged experience and doen’t hesitate to use whatever modality she sees fit for the benefits of her clients on any given day. I have been a yoga teacher and acupuncturist for 25 years and I have learned so much from my sessions with Pen. She is a master at alignment, posture, rehabilitation and the best thing is that she makes it fun. She brings her enthusiasm and love of kinetics to her practice and knows how to engage and inspire her students. She has transformed my body and my practice and understanding of yoga. I am grateful to Pen for her wonderful teaching.

~Dominique Gallotta M.S.Lac

Pen is a terrific teacher with an amazing array of techniques and exercises that make an hour spent with her seem to fly by. Sessions are never tedious or repetitive as she always finds a way to keep things different and challenginPen has great enthusiasm for what she does and cares deeply about the quality of her work and for the people she works with. She is a truly gifted teacher and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to work with her.

~Dan Polier, screenwriter and director