Originally from Lancashire, England, Jayne McAllister began her Pilates studies in 1998 with Marty Hammerstein, who was trained by Joseph Pilates' protegee, Romana Kryzanowska. Jayne gained Mat certifications from the PhysicalMind Institute in 2001 and Power Pilates in 2003. The following year, Jayne began Power Pilates' Comprehensive Teacher Training Program in New York City where she studied under Bob Liekens, Phoebe Higgins, Susan Moran and Dana Eisenstein Smythe.
Under the tutelage of Dr. Howard Sichel, Power Pilates' president and a chiropractic doctor, Jayne became qualified to work with back, neck and knee injuries, osteoporosis, hip replacements, scoliosis, as well as pre- and post-natal clients.
In 2004 Jayne was diagnosed with osteopenia at a particularly young age. Rejecting conventional medications, Jayne turned to Pilates to help increase her bone density. Within eight months she eliminated the disease from her left hip and radically increased the density of her lumbar spine. Jayne's passion is working with osteoporotic clients to help them increase their bone density.
In 2006, Jayne completed further intensive training with Amy Taylor Alpers and Mary Bischof of the prestigious Pilates Center of Boulder. In 2007, Jayne passed the Pilates Method Alliance's national certification exam and in 2009 became a Certified Mike Wright's Golf Pilates Apparatus Specialist.
Jayne has a B.A. and M.A. in Modern and Medieval Languages from Cambridge University, England. She has lived in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and, since 1991, the USA.
