Plagued with anaemia since young, Jasmine always had a love-hate relationship with exercising; while it was fun and exciting to play with friends, the aftermath was often fainting spells, anxiety and nausea. When treatments and medicines no longer helped, Jasmine turned to her nemesis – physical training. And guess what? After 2 years of arduous gymnastic training at the age of 19, the symptoms from anaemia reduced to almost none. To Jasmine, movement saved her life and gave her the confidence to make the impossible possible.

But anaemia wasn’t her only challenge. Jasmine also lived with scoliosis – a condition that shaped not only her spine, but her relationship with her body. The unevenness, the aches, the sense that her own posture was betraying her could have been reason enough to give up. Instead, it made her even more determined to learn how to move with intelligence rather than fear. Scoliosis taught her firsthand the importance of alignment, muscular balance and core strength — not just for aesthetics, but for survival, comfort, and long-term health. 

Striving to live a purposeful life by helping others to reach goals that may seem impossible, Jasmine switched careers to become a Pilates Teacher in 2015 and has never looked back.

During her past 10 years of learning and teaching Pilates, Jasmine admires Pilates as a wonderful foundation for everyone. When applying Pilates to her high-performance sports (Gymnastics and Beach Volleyball), she sees the importance of attaining strong bodily awareness to gain muscular and joint control and stability. This not only enhanced her sports performance — allowing her to pick up skills faster — but also kept her safe from injuries, even with scoliosis in the mix.

However, Jasmine believes one should not stop at Pilates. Like how she has applied her knowledge and foundation from Pilates to high-performance sports, Jasmine’s ultimate wish is for her students to also step out of Pilates and explore different sports/activities with the strong foundation they have built.

And therefore, it is not surprising to see agility jumps, sprints and Gymnastics moves in Jasmine’s lessons as she believes foundation and knowledge are wasted if not applied to daily activities or sports.

“Knowledge is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” – Bruce Lee

Interestingly, Jasmine’s long battles with anaemia and scoliosis have made her a favourite among her students recovering from injuries. Her personal journey allows her to meet them where they are — with empathy, patience, and an understanding that progress often feels like two steps forward and one step sideways. This ordeal has not only given her resilience but also compassion, helping her create a training framework that focuses on alignment, stability, mobility, and control (the very elements often neglected in injured bodies). At the same time, she pushes her students timely and adequately to ensure fast and long-lasting recovery.

For Jasmine, movement is not just about strength or skill. It is about reclaiming the body from the conditions that try to limit it, and proving, again and again, that the impossible is only temporary.