Today we’d like to introduce you to Jasmine Sharp.
Hi Jasmine, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Staying Sharp in life for our Sharp Team is about how we make people “Feel.” In our case, how we make them feel during and after a great class. The best instructors don’t just go through the motions, we make you come alive and encourage a connection between your mind, and your body. We want to give you the very best of US, so you can can give the very best to others. To ultimately sharpen the world we live in for the better.
As for as Jasmine’s journey, 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.
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.
In early Fall 2007, Pilates Plus Palm Springs was the hottest new workout out of LA. Little did I know, this new group exercise “machine” class would marry two of MY most cherished repertoires: dance and athletics (and loud music). After one month of membership, I was invited to instruct, and I knew I wanted to dedicate every last hour to educate myself to be the BEST. I trained endlessly before becoming certified. I fell in love with the hybrid workout and knew this was the perfect way to combine the fundamental Pilates principles, weight training, flexibility, and a heart-pounding cardio regimen. By working closely with the PPPS owners, I was able to train in Los Angeles to further my education in addition to taking “parallel steps” and working with Classical Pilates studios to further my understanding and education of Joseph Pilates original “Contrology” concepts, a purist approach. This included practicing spinal alignment, neutral spine, and rehabilitation work on many different Pilates’ apparatus. I studied with Pilates Sports Center, a classical/progressive certification developed by a Chiropractor and a Dancer. I now had an understanding for Power & Purist Pilates, two entirely different animals and clientele for that matter; the missing link between the two had been filled. It was time for a new challenge.
Fast forward to December 2010, I was offered a partnership to create a progressive fitness concept, develop and manufacture a reformer Pilates machine, and open a studio in Seattle, WA. This also included creating the fitness programs, develop it, brand it, create the website, hire and train the staff, and LAUNCH the business.
By late January 2011, the Seattle studio was open. My partners and I had created a fitness program that involved a studio driven by 5 inspirational elements that challenged the body and the mind by interconnecting PILATES (power & purist), BARRE, TRX and YOGA, byways of cardio, strength training, and flexibility, which ultimately result in an overall sense of BALANCE. The studio successfully launched, and the momentum was at sprinting speed. After launching this project, as hippie as it sounds, I listened to my next “calling” the universe had for me–a new challenge: the city of Angels. I arrived in Los Angeles and worked locally while planning the next project… A pilates studio & organic juice bar had been building momentum since its conception in December 2012, and what a fun ride until 2015 when it was time to have a baby. The universe called for some downtime, and instead of birthing business, it was time to give birth to a child, a daughter, and yes, another The Sharp Method’ Pilates Reformer machine. I took some time off to cherish these precious years with my child, but a new calling brought us to Texas in 2019, for yes, another Pilates studio adventure. I worked with my friend Holly to provide her with our custom Pilates reformers and my top notch Pilates and Barre Certifications for her three studios in Central Texas. That was an exciting time from 2019-2024, but I was ready to finally go solo and launch a private, intimate studio close to my heart. In Summer 2024 my “Jerry Maguire” moment if you will, came to be, and then came sharpbody Pilates right in the heart of Austin, Texas. An exclusive, high vibey studio offering both my Pilates and my Barre creations, with an added twist, we are also an event space with poolside lounging.
I am absolutely in love with “The Present,” owning and operating sharpbody, continuing to Head of Pilates Education for Truecore Fitness locations, certifying future instructors in my Pilates and Barre concepts for both sharpbody and Truecore, (which allows humans to help others move better and feel better in life while loving what they do), creating new movement concepts, filming content for online subscribers, and spending time with my daughter. It’s a great place to be!
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The road is not always easy, but we have a choice in life. We can keep trailblazing because we love what we do, the concept and helping others, or we can quit. But always make sure you have a plan in place.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about sharpbody Pilates?
I feel very fortunate Pilates found me 20 years ago. Growing up I was both an athlete and in Ballet. When looking at Pilates I never wanted to be only a Contemporary Educator or a High Intensity Pilates Educator, I am here for the movement and wellness, different clients need different ways to move. I identified this in 2007 at the age of 29 and saw an opportunity to offer BOTH when designing my first of many custom Pilates reformers. I want education and experience to be paramount as a teacher to offer the holistic principles of Joseph Pilates teachings as well as the Pilates Jumpboard. And I absolutely love and respect the high intensity world and “take them to failure” for us athletes, we love pushing ourselves by ways of staying in movements longer and or even picking up heavy weights for certain classes, yes in Pilates. So in 2007, I found a way to open a studio that offered both Contemporary Pilates and High Intensity Pilates and MORE. Why have four memberships to four studios when one studio offers it all. sharpbody classes always have music in our classes and we offer:
sharpbody Pilates (Spicy) High Intensity Pilates, shaking, sweating, instant gratification, sets are longer.
sharpbody Pilates Flow. Our Contemporary class, the most conservative. Only reps of 10.
sharpbody Pilates Jumpboard. Consider this Cardio (ish), using “fast twitch” muscle fibers, it’s FUN!
sharpbody Pilates Strength. High Intensity, adding heavier weights and cardio to TSM Pilates class.
sharpbody Pilates Jump Strength. High Intensity, adding heavier weights and jumpboard. Think a Personal Trainer class.
sharpbody Pilates Recovery. Reformer Stretch, Myofascial Release on Foam Roller + Massage Balls.
sharpbody Pilates Stretch. Therapeutic, decompressing, tension relieving Reformer stretches.
And yes our other room…
the Sharpening Room, offers “heated” fireplace is ON, barre, yoga, the 50/50 class, community events, girls nights, and so much more!
And, we also have a pool for Members, to do some summer lounging or work from “sharpbody home” poolside days, or winter cold plunging.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
I have been at this for 18 years, here’s to 18 more and expanding. I am in the wellness industry. We assist in making humans happier, move better and feel better, I don’t see that ever coming to an end, or growing more.
Pricing:
- 2 classes for $55 (new clients)
- Monthly Unlimited $278 (new clients)
- 5 Pack $200. 10 Pack $380. 15 Pack $540. 20 Pack $670.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.sharpbodypilates.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharpbodypilates
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552946754482
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminesharp
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSharpMethod
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/1236249138?si=4f0d5e648d9c464e
- Other: https://maps.app.goo.gl/muYoJZ6hFCRKFdGe8
Image Credits
Katie Krim, photographer
