Karlon Kepcke's interest in movement and fitness began in 1984 when she started training in the Brazilian art Capoeira. She continues to train, teach and perform Capoeira. In 1994 to expand her knowledge of the body and movement she began studying the Pilates method. Karlon is a certified Pilates instructor and did her training with Madeline Black. She continued her study of manual therapy with Jean Claude West and Dr. Maud Nerman. She has been teaching Pilates in Marin County since 1996 and specializes in rehabilitation and injury prevention. She is also a certified massage therapist trained in deep tissue, sports massage and cranial-sacral therapy.

Karlon finds the most rewarding thing about teaching Pilates and mind-body fitness is helping injured clients return to health and eventually to a pain-free life. She uses a synthesis of hands-on bodywork and appropriately sequenced exercises to facilitate pain-free movement and restore circulation to injured areas. Pilates exercises stimulate the central nervous system to help muscles unwind and create new movement patterns. The exercises balance muscle groups to help the client move from intrinsic muscles, creating more graceful and fluid movement.

When Karlon is not teaching Pilates, she enjoys spending time with her son, Leo, and her husband, Max, and hiking the hills with her dog, Lightning. She also loves playing Capoeira, downhill skiing, river rafting, boogie boarding, gardening, and reading a good book--and swimming in any body of water available.