Karena O’Rourke

Karena has been teaching Pilates for over 10 years. She became certified in 2014 after moving to the United States with her family. Born and raised in Ireland, she trained and worked as a Physiotherapist for a decade. She is also a certified Personal Trainer.

Karena is passionate about using Pilates to help you move better and feel stronger in your body. She will educate and motivate you to confidently return to the activities you love. Your individual goals are at the foremost of each session. Her physiotherapy background allows her to design highly individualized programs that support each body’s needs while prioritizing safety. Having used Pilates to rehabilitate from several of her own injuries, she brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to her teaching.

She has extensive additional training in pelvic health, pre- and postnatal care, spinal pain, hip mobility, scoliosis and spinal fusions, shoulder conditions, hypermobility, and osteoporosis, among other areas. Karena also has a special interest in issues that arise during peri-menopause and menopause.

Outside the studio, Karena is a proud mom to two teenage sons and loves staying active in many ways. She enjoys mountain biking, snowboarding, swimming, playing tennis and pickleball, strength training and is also very happy curling up with a good book.