CLASS INSTRUCTOR

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WHERE ARE YOU FROM?  WHY PORTLAND?

I arrived in PDX by way of my Midwest roots; my hometown of Columbia, Missouri, and several years living in Chicago.

The awesomeness of PDX bike culture, amazing access to live music, and the awe-inspiring geography and landscape solidified my decision to settle here in early 2006.

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WHAT MAKES YOUR CLASS SO AWESOME?​

As an instructor I choose to reflect your strength, resilience, and capacity for thriving. I will meet you where you are as well as encourage you to challenge yourself.

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WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING STYLE?

I bring warmth, curiosity, and an upbeat energy to my teaching style. I believe in the power of sound and laughter as a healthy release. 

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WHAT'S THAT EXTRA SPECIAL SAUCE YOU POUR ON ALL OF YOUR CLASSES!?

I design my classes to energize and explore feeling good in our bodies. Connection, belonging, dignity, and acceptance are my cornerstones.

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WHAT QUOTE IS MOST LIKELY TO COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH DURING A CLASS?

You will likely hear me encourage you to send some love to the area of the body we just worked or to wrap the movement in Pilates. I might also send you on the Magic School Bus through your mind-body awareness.

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IS THERE A SPECIFIC MOMENT THAT GOT YOU INTO FITNESS?

GUSH ABOUT IT PLEASE!

I was a HUGE Jane Fonda fan when I was young. The Jane Fonda empire really inspired my love for fitness outside of sports. As a teenager, I did her workouts at home until I found a dance studio offering teenage-aerobics. In my early-20’s I fell in love with kickboxing. My late-20’s dialed up my love for Pilates, and my 30’s were spent blissfully cycling 10-plus miles a day.

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WHEN YOU'RE NOT FITNESSING, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?

Outside of fitness, I build my resilience by taking care of my flowers, yard, and plants. I love to find the water and a beautiful hike. Most often, I’m appreciating and enjoying art, music, friends, family, and my two hairless cats. 

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WHEN YOU'RE FEELING DOWN, WHAT'S ONE THING YOU SAY TO YOURSELF TO GET YOU GOING?

If life throws a grab, I access my resilience, acknowledge what I am feeling and needing, and remind myself that everything is in a constant state of regeneration and transformation; nothing is permanent. Life’s lack of permanence is exactly why I choose to move my body everyday.

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QUALIFICATIONS

500 HR Pilates Professional Teaching Certification: Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, WundaChair, Barrel, and CoreAlign.   

This comprehensive training emphasized knowledge in technical anatomy, biomechanics, neurology, and musculoskeletal physiology as applied to teaching and performing the Pilates and CoreAlign Methods. 

 

Booty Luv® Fitness Licensed Instructor

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 Strozzi Institute Somatic Coaching Certification

60 HR ~ Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification

28.5 Development HRS ~ Somatics, Trauma, & Resilience

28.5 Development HRS ~ Embodied Transformation

 

Certified Professional Co-Active Coach since 2016