Marjolein began her Pilates training in New Mexico, in 1997 and has continued to study and learn about Pilates all over the world. Her dedication to the understanding of postural health and whole body fitness and her vast teacher training has made her the perfect spokesperson for the Pilates Method. She was instrumental in producing the first educational advertising about Pilates in 1995 and has spent the last 9 years demonstrating and educating communities, worldwide via workshops and television. Together with Stamina Products, she has developed affordable Pilates equipment with training videos for home use. The recent launch of her Basic AeroPilates® Reformer training through SCW has been received with great enthusiasm by the fitness industry.

Marjolein is an innovator in the world of fitness and health and believes that total body fitness requires complete integration of Mind, Body and Spirit. She lives a wholesome life incorporating alternative medicine, she eats an organic natural diet and she de-stresses regularly via meditation, massage and rest. This new website LighterLiving.com is her opportunity to share her vast knowledge with her loyal following to assist in the creation of an independent, well informed and functionally fit world.