Franklin Method Educators & Trainers

Lisa Ortega Robertson began her Pilates journey in California where she received her Dance degree from Cal State University, Fullerton. Managing her back pain from scoliosis, Lisa underwent treatment from a chiropractor that took her under his wing and trained her how to teach rehabilitation exercises. One of her patients was a secretary from a nearby Pilates studio. For the next several years, Lisa immersed herself in the Pilates technique and became one of the founding members of The Institute for the Pilates Method, the only national Pilates organization at the time. She worked with Hollywood’s Samuel Goldwyn, writer Judith Krantz, and other celebrities in Beverly Hills.

After moving to Hawaii in 1990, Lisa taught creative movement and dance in local schools with the Hawaii State Dance Council and became a certified personal trainer through American Council on Exercise (ACE) and American Federation of Fitness Association (AFAA). In 1993 she opened On Balance Studio, the FIRST Pilates studio on Oahu. She has since moved to Kailua where her current studio also offers Gyrotonic (R), Gyrokinesis (R) and the TRX Suspension System.

Lisa has conducted workshops on Oahu and outer islands for HMSA, Alexander and Baldwin, Mid-Pacific Country Club, Ko Olina, Olelo, and YMCA. On Balance, a former certifying studio for the PhysicalMind Institute, has been featured in The Honolulu Advertiser, Midweek, HMAA newsletter and KITV News. Through years of continuous study and personal practice, Lisa has developed a unique eclectic style. Her teaching integrates her rehab, dance and fitness background, and she enjoys challenging and inspiring her students in their own practice and mind-body connection. Lisa hosted the Franklin Method educators here on Oahu and they are the first group to be certified in Hawaii for the Level One Franklin Method Training.