Master Classical Pilates Instructor | NBHWC Integrative Nutrition Health Coach | Reiki Master

Angel is a Massachusetts native that describes herself as a “diehard fitness enthusiast”. Angel has been active throughout her life in the fields of martial arts, kickboxing, cycling, aerobics, yoga and more. In 1990 she moved to southern California and became certified as a personal trainer and spinning instructor. She taught classes while she continued her higher education studying Spanish both abroad and in California. Angel worked after that as a medical office manager in Marina Del Rey for many years. During that time, she realized that the busy pace and stress of the corporate world was not for her. She had begun taking Pilates privately and was loving it more than anything she had ever done before. To her, this became the “end all, be all”. It was a discipline that was not only physically demanding, but mentally challenging as well. This seemed to be the perfect fit.
Angel received her certification to teach Pilates through the acclaimed ‘Pilates Center’ in Boulder Colorado in 2001. She is a PMA certified instructor and continues her Pilates studies through continuing education as well as her devout practice of yoga. Angel opened The Center…by the sea in September of 2008, then opened PilatesAngel in Hermosa Beach, where she continues to teach clients today.  Angel has twin boys and although she lived a very healthy lifestyle, she experienced a period where she suffered from gut health issues that stemmed from the stress of her divorce along with being a single mom, running a business etc. She developed many food intolerances and debilitating gut/digestive symptoms resulting from leky gut. When she worked in the medical field, she had the good fortune of working with a private practice of Board Certified Internists that also offered many holistic life approaches such as Ayurveda, acupuncture, transcendental meditation, Chinese herbs, yoga and more. Angel began studying gut health and drawing from her medical career knowledge as well as her experience working with Naturopathic doctors, nutritionists, gastroenterologists, and more…Angel stayed up scouring the internet researching gut health, leaky gut, bone broth, gut health supplements, collagen etc. This also led to her decision to go to school to become certified as an integrative nutrition health coach years later. Angel has her Advanced Gut Health  credential through IIN as well as her Advanced Hormone Health credential and Is a Certified Gluten Free Health Practitioner.  Her personal triumph over inflammation & gut issues was what lead to the birth of The Wellness Angel and the creation of AngelCleanse.