Trahan Jolita

Founder and Director Pilates Network

Originally from Texas, she holds a degree in Literature and Education Administration. She began her career in the fitness industry in 1983. She followed the evolution of the industry, training in various disciplines until she discovered Pilates, which changed her life. Her first steps were under the guidance of Michael King with the Pilates Institute UK in 1998, and she subsequently became a teacher and director of the school in Italy. In 2007, she opened her studio, TOUCH – Personal Pilates, in Florence, and in 2008, she founded her own Pilates Network training school.

Jolita undertook a 250-hour program with Lolita San Miguel, a direct student of Joseph H. Pilates, becoming a "Second Generation Master." In 2010, she passed the Pilates Method Alliance exam, and in 2017, she was elected a member of the Certification Commission, known as the National Pilates Certification Program (NPCP). She is recognized as an authoritative figure in the Pilates field and is invited to present her workshops at various conferences throughout Italy.