About Us
Studio Fitness is located at 104 Town Center Drive, Warren, NJ 07059. 
Your first question may be, "why should I choose a yoga/Pilates studio?" Well, Studio Fitness is not a gym. We are a boutique yoga and Pilates studio offering personalized service. Studio Fitness provides personalized and affordable physical training in yoga and Pilates in a calming environment, and strives to bring you classes that require both grace and energy, such as Zumba® and belly dancing.
You can reach us by phone at 908-647-0300. If you'd like, please email us at lotusnplank@yahoo.com. Scroll down to learn more about our policies and procedures.
The Owners: Jennifer and Michael Popper have owned Studio Fitness since November 2006. Jennifer, who did not plan on becoming the owner of a small business, is the one who takes care of day-to-day tasks involved in running the studio.
Previously an expert in the harrowing NJ-to-NYC commute, Jennifer had carved out a great career in magazine publishing. She often joked with her husband that all she really wanted to do was quit her job and open a Pilates studio but it was truly just talk; she had accepted her fate as a workday warrior and resigned herself to the coffee and commuting ritual like so many others.
A lifelong fan of fitness, Jennifer released stress by playing volleyball and by taking a variety of fitness classes. She decided to give Pilates a try. It was love at first stretch, and she was hooked on Pilates after her very first session. She attended regularly and eventually became aquainted with Pat Dietz, the owner of Studio Fitness. In July 2006, Pat surprisingly asked Jennifer if she was interested in purchasing the studio. Jennifer realized it was her shot at a new life and decided to take a chance. It seemed like the business had picked her.
Now, as the owner of a Studio Fitness, she is working to provide personalized and affordable physical training in Yoga and Pilates in a relaxed atmosphere. Aware of the fact that so many of her clients are fellow “warriors,” Jennifer has created a class assortment at Studio Fitness that will help reduce stress and provide an invigorating training experience for persons at all different fitness levels.
Our Instructors
Ranjitha Sandeep - Ranjitha is an internationally acclaimed Ashtanga (Raja) Yoga Therapist. She has taught yoga throughout the U.S., Canada and India, where she received her formative training. Ranjitha is a Disciple of Yogi Dharma Mittra from New York. She specializes in Yoga Asanas, breathing (pranayama), advanced postures, meditation and yoga as a means to heal. Ranjitha’s main focus is to bring her unique style to teach the whole new language of Ashtanga through Love and Compassion towards one self, rather than just teaching postures. She knows how to reach and help all people of all levels. She is a certified Reiki second degree (energy healing), and a certified Thai Yoga therapist.
Further, she holds certificates from the American Yoga Academy, and she is certifi
ed in Deepak Chopra’s Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga. Ranjitha has studied with Ashtanga masters Pattabi Josi, David Life and Sharon Ganon from Jiva Mukthi. She also has a certificate for advanced training of Healing Breath Kriya from world-renowned master Sri Sri Ravishankar. Ranjitha is well versed in the scriptures of yoga and has taught courses on 8 Limbs of Yoga, Bagavad Gita and Nadis in relation to the chemistry of the central nervous system. She is also a certified Pilates teacher.
Coming from a background of Hindu and Buddhist practice, Ranjitha started teaching yoga at a young age, and has a talent for teaching and a passion for helping people. She brings an integrated approach of yoga asanas, pranayama and meditation to inspire students to their limitless potential and divinity within. She integrates Thai-Chi, Reiki, Ayuveda (sister science of yoga) and Thai Yoga into her unique yoga classes for all levels and ages and regardless of physical disabilities.
Lauren Vasquez - Lauren Vasquez began practicing yoga in 1998 simply to stretch and relax, and in 2002 she decided to commit herself to the practice and study of yoga on a much deeper level. Lauren's classes focus on the oneness that exists between ourselves and the world around us. Her classes combine asanas (postures), pranayama (breathing), and meditation. Lauren studied with Ranjitha Sandeep, who is an internationally-acclaimed Ashtanga (Raja) yoga therapist and a disciple of Yogi Dharma Mittra. Lauren received both her 200 and 500 hours teacher certification from the Yoga Sutra for Life school of y
oga, which is registered with the International Yoga Alliance organization. Devi is her given name, an honor that is bestowed upon graduates of the 500 hour certification. In 2008, Lauren co-founded the 3 Times Square Yoga Community at Thomson Reuters, where she works and designed and implemented a corporate yoga program there as well. She teaches class to the corporate community after work each week, enabling her students to reach into themselves to find peace and calm after their stressful day in the office. Check out yogini Devi's BLOG!
Sandy Martin - Sandy started practicing yoga about ten years ago, and soon found that one class a week just wasn't enough. After a summer spent totally absorbed in yoga, one of her teachers recommended that she should consider teacher training. Her experience with Ranjitha Sandeep and Yoga Sutra for Life opened a whole new world for 
her, and a love for yoga she just couldn't have imagined.
Sandy practices every kind of yoga, from gentle to power, and really enjoys taking new classes everywhere she travels. She feels her own daily practice and study has led to more clarity in her life, as well as a greater sense of peace. Her aim is to help her students to find their own connection to yoga, and to the beauty of mindfulness through the breath.
Sandy completed her 200 level in 2007, and her 500 level in August of 2009. She is registered with Yoga Alliance.
Gulsum Gulec - Gulsum Lakshmi Om started practicing Yoga in 1992 and taught yoga regularly to the guests of The Holiday Club Mega Saray in Belek, Antalya, Turkey in 1993 as a team member of the sports and entertaining department. After moving to the U.S. in 1996, she has practiced yoga personally.
She attended countless yoga classes with Ranjitha Sandeep, and decided to take her teacher training program. Gulsum is certified by Yoga Sutra For Life as a 500 Hour Level II teacher. Her classes are influenced by Master Teacher Ranjitha Sandeep, who is a disciple of Yogi Dharma Mittra from New York. Gulsum also has taken classes with yogi Dharma Mittra. She believes in the healing power of doing yoga with others and recommends you to participate in group yoga sessions to create energy with other yogis. 
The yoga mat has been center for Gulsum for quite some time now where she has found inner peace, strength, compassion and love for self and for others. She has been eager to share that energy with all her students!
Mary Dalziel - Mary, a Studio Fitness Iyengar Yoga Instructor since 2000, is now a Massage Therapist and will be offering Therapeutic Massage by appointment. Mary is also a White Light Reiki practioner and Emotional Freedom Technique guide. These can be combined with the Massage techniques described for optimal results.
Grey Valenti - Grey started practicing yoga in 1993, when she was an ocean physicist studying variations in the Indian Monsoon. She didn’t take her practice seriously at the time, but as the years passed she kept finding herself back on the yogic path. In 2001, she fell in love with Mysore-Style Ashtanga Yoga. The daily repletion of postures, the silence, and the rigor of the practice forced her out of her head and helped her begin an inward journey.
Grey received her Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training from David Swenson, which focused primarily on the asana (postures) practice. Eager to learn more about the spiritua
l side of yoga, she completed her 200-hour teacher certification course and is currently working towards her 500-hour certification with Ranjitha Sandeep and Devi V at the Yoga Sutra for Life yoga school. Her work with Ranjitha & Devi helped her find her inner guide.
Grey’s goal as teacher is to help her students honor the perfection that is already within them. “Let every pose be an expression of your soul.”
Janine Johann - Janine is trained in Mat, Reformer and Injuries and Special Populations through STOTT Pilates. After years of practicing Pilates DVD’s at home, she attended her first Pilates class at Studio Fitness where she immediately felt at home and loo
ked forward to her weekly sessions. As her passion for Pilates grew beyond a hobby, she enrolled in the STOTT Pilates instructor certification program so that she could share her knowledge with others. Janine loves educating, motivating and energizing her students everyday and is thrilled to join the Studio Fitness team! In addition to teaching Pilates, Janine has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Human Resources Management and is currently a Human Resources Manager in the healthcare industry.
Policies, Disclaimers and Procedures
By registering for a program, participants agree to comply with all Studio Fitness policies and procedures, and acknowledge that they have read, understand and will comply with all Studio Fitness policies, disclaimers, waivers, and make-up policies. Payment must accompany a registration form, whether online or in person; no one is considered registered until payment is received. We accept payment by check, cash, Studio Fitness gift certificate, Visa and MasterCard. The Studio does not allow food or drink, except water, in the Studio. Cell phones, Blackberries, Iphones and other PDAs are to be turned off upon entering Studio Fitness.
Disclaimers: Studio Fitness Instructors may from time to time perform "hands-on" procedures on those participating in the class. If you have any objections to an instructor's "hands-on" procedure, it is your responsibility prior to the beginning of a class to inform the instructor. Some classes engage in "partnering" postures, which team up class participants. If you object to such partnering, it is your responsibility to inform the instructor of your objection prior to the beginning of the class.
Liability Waiver: In consideration for being allowed to participate in the classes I have chosen, I, on behalf of myself, or anyone else, my spouse, my heirs, and my estate, hereby agree, as evidenced by my signature on the registration form, or by my payment for the classes, release Studio Fitness, and its employees, contractors or agents from all liability for injury, death or loss suffered by me, while present at the facility, or by using any equipment or by participation in the classes, or in any way associated with participating in my fitness activities, for any reason, including ordinary negligence. I have consulted with my personal physician, and have been advised by my physician that I have no physical, mental or physiological conditions that would prohibit my participation in the activities offered by Studio Fitness, or would such activity cause me harm or injury. Payment for the classes acknowledges that I have read, understood and agree to the policies of Studio Fitness, including this liability waiver.
Program Changes, Make-ups, Cancellations and Refund Policy: If a participant finds that the program to which she registered is unsuitable, Studio Fitness will make every attempt to reassign the participant to another program which may be more suitable - we want all our members to enjoy their Studio Fitness experience! However, we do no grant refunds; if you are unsure if you will like a program or if it is suited to you, pay for a trial class (drop-in fee) or a private training session.
For Reformer classes, privates, duos and semi-private sessions, participants must cancel with 24 hours notice in order to receive a make-up class. No-shows without 24 hour notification of missed class are not entitled to a future make-up class.
All studio credits or gift certificates must be redeemed within one year of issue or notice. Studio Fitness reserves the right to cancel programs based upon enrollment levels and instructor availability.