Our Instructors

enCORE Pilates and Yoga Instructors and Staff

Our instructors are highly skilled professionals who each bring their unique talents to your sessions.  We encourage you to benefit from different instructors who have all completed the most rigorous certification programs.

Karen Vazquez, Instructor

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Karen’s greatest passions in life are yoga and music. She is a very spirited person who recognizes that all beings have unique gifts to offer and believes all have a divine birthright to live in freedom, happiness and peace. Her father has been one of her greatest teachers and a guiding force since the beginning of his own 30 year spiritual study and meditation practice with the Self-Realization Fellowship.  While completing her BA in theater and dance at Temple University in Philadelphia, Karen was introduced to Jivamukti Yoga by former teacher Marni Sclaroff. With Marni’s guidance and support, she received her teaching certification through Dhyana Yoga School of Philadelphia, which is registered with the Yoga Alliance. Karen’s dynamic, energetic classes are influenced by Jivamukti, Ashtanga, Kundalini, and Anusara Yoga. She brings focus to the body’s energy centers and to proper alignment of the spine to ensure that each posture is a safe, grounded and dynamic expression of spirit. For more information on Karen’s Anjali Yoga classes, visit her website.

Kathleen Pagnini, Instructor

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Kathleen has been a certified personal trainer and Pilates instructor for over 30 years and has worked with clients of various ages and backgrounds including single and working moms, teenagers, corporate executives, professional golfers, seniors and athletes. Kathleen believes that helping her clients understand their own individual movement patterns will enable them to exercise more efficiently and get better results in less time. She encourages her clients to practice focus, commitment, and posture awareness in day-to-day movement so that it eventually becomes second nature. Kathleen aims to inspire her clients to perpetuate their strengths and work with any challenges in order to practice effective movement in all areas of life and to live “La Dolce Vita”, The Good Life. Kathleen is certified in Stott Pilates and is an ACE certified personal trainer. She is also certified in Pilates for Golf, Injury and Special Populations, Pilates for Rehabilitation and Core Development, and CPR. Kathleen is the Owner and Founder of Pagnini Pilates, LLC and also has a new DVD that just hit Amazon: Pilates and Chocolate – LA DOLCE VITA. She lives la dolce vita in Encinitas.

Lynn Sanelli, Instructor
Lynn is a certified yoga instructor who enjoys teaching both yin yoga which focuses on the joints and connective tissue, as well as a more physical and creative vinyasa style yoga . Also certified in pilates, Lynn teaches mat pilates which focuses on core strength as well as lengthening and strengthening the body. As a marathon runner and former triathlete, Lynn turned to yoga and pilates 12 years ago after repeated tendon injuries and found they realigned, healed and opened her body. She soon realized yoga and pilates is much more than physical therapy and embraced the practice for several years before beginning a teaching career. Since adding a regular yoga and pilates practice to her daily runs, she has been injury free. Lynn enjoys taking this knowledge to her classes.