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Summary

Twenty years experience teaching exercise classes and the Feldenkrais Method® in the United States, Mexico and Switzerland. Worked with sports teams and groups of all sizes. Strong motivational skills and dynamic personality.

Summary of Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Pilates mat classes from 2004 to present.
  • Teaching Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® classes to groups and individuals from 1994 to present.
  • Introduced Swiss National Handball Team to stretch techniques and non-impact cardiovascular exercise.
  • Led stretch, aerobics and cardiovascular exercise classes at local fitness center in USA and Mexico.
  • Introduced and trained studio owners and exercise instructors on the proper way to teach cardiovascular and stretch exercises in USA and Mexico.

Training & Professional Development

  • Ongoing: Pilates and Feldenkrais® movement class instruction and development
  • 2003 – 2004: Turning Point Studios Pilates Teacher Training
  • 1996 – 1999: Two Feldenkrais Method® Functional Integration Teacher Certificates
  • 1993: The Feldenkrais Method® Movement Awareness Teacher
  • 1986: The Marli Maethod of Non-Impact Aerobics Intensive Training with founder
  • 1985: American Council on Exercise/Certified Group Fitness Instructor

Professional Experience

  • 2009 – Present: Intern Candidate through MA Program in Sport Psychology, John F. Kennedy University, California
  • 2003 – Present: Self-employed exercise specialist and Feldenkrais® teacher
  • 2004 – 2005: Ultimate Fitness Pilates instructor, Mill Valley, California
  • 1992 – 1993: YMCA, Torrance, California YMCA, Santa Monica, California
  • 1992 – 1993: Swiss National Handball Team/Magglingen, Switzerland
  • 1986 – 1994: Switzerland TV Zofingen Handball Club, Zofingen, Switzerland
  • 1985 – 1986: Gimnasio Yal-Nadann, Oaxaca, Mexico

Education & Professional Affiliations

  • John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, California, Master of Arts, Sports Psychology (In Progress)
  • University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
  • Member, American College of Sports Medicine
  • Member, The Feldenkrais Guild® of North America