Founder

Certified Pilates, Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis and ALL specialized Gyrotonic Equipment

Owner and founder of Smartbody Movement, since 2003. She has been certified comprehensively in classical Pilates since 1998.

Later certifying in Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis in 2003 with the privilege of being in courses under Juliu Horvath, the creator of the Gyrotonic method.

She believes that “you need to do what moves you” and the structure of the Gyro and Pilates methodologies help facilitate healthy relationships with ourselves and others in life. She is currently a teacher of teachers with the Art of Control Pilates program and a Pre-Trainer in both Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis since 2006. She trained in Laban Bartenieff Movement studies in 2011. She continues ongoing study with Juliu Horvath, Hilary Cartwright, and Simona Cipriani.

She is additionally a professional visual artist with work held in private and corporate collections internationally.

Certified Gyrotonic Instructor

Emily Deren is a certified instructor in Gyrotonic since 2019 and has been an active student in the methodology since 2013.

She holds a BA in Dance Studies from the New School University in New York City where she trained in post-modern dance and somatic practice. Highlights include performing in repertories choreographed by Juliette Mapp, Beth Gill and the Trisha Brown Dance Company, as well as presenting her own choreographic works at The Ailey Citigroup Theater and Movement Research.

While her dance background profoundly influenced her appreciation of Gyrotonic, Emily also discovered the practice to be incredibly healing and informative to her scoliosis. She now considers practicing Gyrotonic a necessity to her spinal preservation and ability to live back-pain free.

As a teacher, she hopes to give her clients the gift of bodily relief, strength and freedom in the same way it has been gifted to her.

Senior Pilates Instructor

Katie Miller is a USPA Authentic PilatesTM teacher since 2016, and merges her practice with her background as a Physical Therapist.

She is committed to routine in her own pilates practice as well as in being a runner. Katie has a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College where she graduated in 2003. She spent 9 years of her career focusing on neuro-rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Senior Instructor

Certified Pilates, Gyrotonic and ALL specialized Gyrotonic Equipment

While Kristina has taught Pilates for over 20 years she specializes in practicing and teaching many different kinds of movement: from pilates to dance to the Gyrotonic method. You may see her throughout the studio jumping from one discipline to the next, using the full range of equipment we have to offer. Kristina has been a senior instructor at studios such as The Movement Center and with us over the past 10 years.

She was certified in the STOTT method as well as Power Pilates and certified in Gyrotonic after years of training as a ballet dancer. She does prefer to not talk about ballet though, just moving for movement itself.

Senior Gyrotonic & Pilates Instructor

Kathleen Anderson is a certified instructor in Gyrotonic since 2005 and Gyrokinesis since 2006, completing Level 2 courses in each discipline by 2008. She has practiced Pilates since 2000, certified in 2017 and is currently completing additional certification as part of the Art of Control comprehensive classical program. Kathleen says, “ I teach movement because I believe in the power of dance!”.

Her background in movement also covers Iyengar yoga instruction and instructing in the bar sculpt method. She holds a Masters Degree in Psychology and is trained as a dance movement therapist.

Senior Instructor Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, Gyrotonic Leg Extension Unit, Gyrotoner and Gyrotonic Jump and Stretch board

Fernadina Chan has practiced Pilates and the Gyrotonic method for many years. In 2008, she became a certified Gyrokinesis exercise instructor and a certified instructor of the Gyrotonic method in 2009.

Fern has long contributed to the Boston arts community as she was the founder, artistic dean and the co-chair of the dance department at Boston Arts Academy. She still engages in creative practice within the Boston dance scene in her own projects as well as co-director of Continuum Dance Project.

Senior Instructor Pilates

Lynn is an avid dance student and performer. She has been practicing Pilates since 2000, Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis since 2003 and has been a certified USPA Authentic PilatesTM teacher since 2014.

She is currently working towards her second certification in pilates with the Art of Control program. In addition to dance and Pilates, Lynn loves swimming and yoga.

She is most inspired by students who strive to improve their health and well-being. She is one of those teachers who knows we are all constant students.