MEET JANIS ISAMAN
As the founder of My Body Couture, a one-on-one private movement studio, Janis is a Trauma Sensitive Movement Specialist focused on providing customized, personalized body-focused services to clients with chronic pain, illness, injuries and other movement limitations.
She is a leader in approaching mental health and wellness from a body-first lens, with trauma credentials that include Gabor Mate Compassionate Inquiry, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga, and Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing, where she is currently a candidate.
Her major exercise, bodywork and movement certifications include:
• Level 2 STOTT Pilates Matwork Reformer Barrels and ISP
• Yamuna Body Rolling Foundations, Breathwork, and Table Treatment
• Paul Grilley yin yoga, Bernie Clark yin yoga, Nyk Danu yin yoga
• Leslie Kaminoff yoga Principals
• TRX
• Critical Alignment Yoga and Therapy
• Anti-Gravity Yoga
• Rainbow Kids Yoga
She has additional designations from Precision Nutrition and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and has completed coursework in Forrest Yoga, Functional Synergy and Eat, Breathe, Thrive.
Janis is known for her whole-body approach to movement, focused on addressing the root cause of limitations and aesthetic concerns. Her practical, functional and discipline-agnostic approach blends physical and evidence-based mental health modalities into a relatable, innovative and effective body sustainability program. This approach offers clients education and usable tools and has changed how thousands have related to the experience of their own bodies.
Janis is a keynote speaker and has been a guest on over 250 podcasts since 2020. She is an award-winning writer for Elephant Journal and has been quoted as a health expert in Reader’s Digest, Prevention, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Working Mother, Sparkpeople, MyFitnessPal and Beachbody.
She also leads professional teacher training to help other movement professionals gain certifications and to help studios and add new modalities to their programming.
In her personal life, she is a mother and passionate community volunteer with the Calgary Stampede, 17th Avenue Business District, Heritage Park and Kids Up Front.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alberta.
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“Miranda and I just did a Yamuna Body Rolling session with Janis Isaman online. I highly recommend it. In a week full of crazy change, this was a great relief and I feel a lot better now than I did two hours ago!”
“This class was exactly what my body and (perhaps even more importantly), my soul needed this week.
Thank you!
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“Just finished my first online Yamuna body rolling & Yin class. My body feels completely relaxed and comfortably solid. My mind is still and quiet. This online class worked really well for me!
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“I sooooo needed this! Two-hour Yin and Yamuna Body Rolling with Janis for some much needed stress release. Highly recommend this! #selfcare. #mynewroutine.”
