About Luz
LuzLife Teaching Contrology
Luz A. Lovern is a certified fitness expert, senior Yoga teacher, Garuda Method Teacher, Cycling Coach; Gold Level, with several certification in Nutrition, Lactic Acid, Senior, Children, Prenatal and Postnatal Teacher.
Since 1994, Luz has been searching and practicing Pilates. Moving from the Contemporary Pilates to Classical and Authentic Pilates method, because it works. Today Luz has trained finest teachers around the planet for example Or-Yah Avni, Ron Fletcher, Jay Grimes, Amy Kellow, Sandy Shimoda, Lori Coleman-Brown, and today be able to keep learning from Kathi Ross-Nash Red Thread and my formal teacher Dana Santi.
Actually, Luz trained herself and keep learning every day; and teaming with the best.
LuzLife Studio was born in 2006 to bring you the highest quality of the Pilates method. When you decide to make a change in your body and healthier life; I am here for you!
We will work together and I guarantee you will have a new body! Or I will give your money back!
Luz A. Lovern
Entrepreneur
Luz A. Lovern is a teacher and mentor at LuzLife Classical Pilates Studio in Roanoke, Virginia.
“Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work.”Joseph Pilates
Contrology Lineage
Joseph Pilates
Joseph Hubertus Pilates (1883–1967) created Contrology as a system of complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. His method is based on precision, breath, control, flow, and integration. He designed the original apparatus including the Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrel, and Spine Corrector.
Jay Grimes
Direct student of Joseph and Clara Pilates, Jay Grimes is one of the most important preservers of the original method. Through his work, he maintained the integrity of Contrology as a complete system, emphasizing order, transitions, and full-body integration.
Luz A. LOVERN
Second-Generation Teacher of Contrology, Naturopathic Student, and Founder of LuzLife Classical Pilates. Luz continues this lineage with precision, awareness, and respect for the original system while integrating a holistic approach to wellness, recovery, and nervous system balance.
LuzLife expands Contrology into a way of life — combining movement, breath, recovery, and natural health practices to support the body, mind, and spirit.
“I teach the original Contrology as passed from Joseph Pilates to Jay Grimes. As a Second-Generation Teacher, I preserve the integrity of the method while guiding each body toward awareness, integration, and life.”
— Luz A. LOVERN
Second-Generation Teacher of Contrology