Yogaview, Moksha, DePaul University
Alie McManus has studied Yoga and meditation for over 12 years and has been teaching for over 6 years. Alie’s passion for Yoga has led her to Bali, Thailand, Hong Kong, Jamaica, and across the United States studying with the world’s foremost teachers and eccentrics. Her primary teachers have been Erich Schiffmann, Barbara Benagh and Angela Farmer. Alie completed Erich’s teacher training in 2001 and has just returned from California where she assisted Erich in his teacher trainings and workshops. Alie has taught yoga across the United States, beginning in Boston and continuing in Wisconsin and Santa Cruz, and throughout the Los Angeles area at Sacred Movement, UCLA, and Yoga House in Pasadena. Alie has also given workshops in Southern California. Read the profile >>
Om on the Range
Beth Range Kiely A college friend introduced Beth to yoga 10 years ago and the amazing sense of being centered and aware kept her coming back. After practicing Ashtanga and Kundalini yoga, she re-experienced Bikram yoga and found this method of hatha yoga resonated with her mind, body and soul. The studio's name is in honor of Beth's Dad -- Charlie Range -- who would have gotten a big kick knowing that Om on the Range is simply a welcoming "home on the range" created for those who practice yoga here in Chicago. Terry Kiely Terry has been practicing Bikram yoga for more than 10 years. It keeps him sane and helps him cope with injuries to his back and knees -- the result of too many years of high school and playlot basketball combined with too many hours spent on... Read the profile >>
i.d. Gym
Brent Holten has been teaching yoga in Chicago for 8 years. He has studied various styles of yoga in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, and is currently involved in the opening of I.D. Gym at 2727 North Lincoln Ave. www.id-gym.com Read the profile >>
Yogaview-division, Namaskar, & Equinox- 900 N Michigan & Lincoln Park
Gina took her first yoga class 11 years ago in a gym thanks to a persistent friend. It was the best thing I’d ever experienced in my life and what I will never forget is the spiritual awakening that I had in savasana. It was not only magical but it was the beginning of my yoga path and a life long transformation. Gina completed the Yogaview Teacher Training, 2009 under the loving guidance of her teachers, Tom Quinn, Quinn Kearney, Claire Mark and Geri Blier and she is also a graduate of the Temple of Kriya Yoga’s Teacher Training, 2007 under the loving guidance of ordained Swami Mary Samano. Gina has also studied with Paul Weitz , Seane Corn, Natasha Rizopoulos, Ana Forrest, and Kino MacGregor. Her lifelong ever evolving practice continues to grow and flourish under the guidance of... Read the profile >>
Power Sculpt Fitness and Ray Meyer Fitness & Recreation Center-DePaul University
Heather Hughes is originally from Naperville, Illinois and has been a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and exercise physiologist since 1997. She has worked at some of Chicago’s premier fitness facilities but most notably has been with DePaul's Ray Meyer Fitness & Recreation Center since the doors opened in 1999. She has served as the Group Fitness Program Coordinator and has taught and trained thousands of participants over the years. Heather currently instructs 12+ classes a week at DePaul and every class is jam-packed with participants who crave results! Recently, Heather has started her own fitness company, Power Sculpt Fitness™, where she has taken her vast experience and knowledge and created the ultimate body sculpting class. Being a busy mom of three... Read the profile >>
Jennifer Hogg - owner of H.E.R.O Fitness - 5 time Aerobic Gymnastics Champion - 2001 Bronze Medalist - Mixed Pair - 2005 Silver Medalist - Women's Individual - 2007 Silver Medalist - Women's Individual - 1008 - Bronze - Women's Individual - 2010 Silver Medalist - Womens Individual - Group Fitness Manager and Instructor - Personal Trainer - Aerobic Gymnsatic Coach - International Presenter - M.A in Marketing, Northwestrn, 92 - B.S in Advertising,University of Illinois, 91 Read the profile >>
Jessica (Swiggum) Goldman is the founder and artistic director of All About Dance. Jessica brings a solid sense of positive energy to her classes. She studied for 15 years at Accent on Dance studio in Brookfield, Wisconsin. During her time there, she competed nationally in jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, modern and hip hop. Jessica continued her dance education at the University of Minnesota where she graduated with a minor in Dance and Speech Communication and a bachelor’s degree in Advertising. While in college, Jessica danced on the University of Minnesota's nationally ranked varsity dance team and competed nationally at the Universal Dance Association. She then went on to pursue a professional career as a Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader and later as a Chicago Luvabull. With over 20... Read the profile >>
Equinox - Lincoln Park
ulie Valenti was introduced to group fitness her first week of college, and she's been hooked ever since. Front and center for every class, she found a sense of confidence and comraderie in the group fitness setting that she had never experienced before. The consumate "gym rat", Julie's passion for exercise led her to pursue her group fitness certification, and the rest is history. She is now the Group Fitness Manager for Equinox Lincoln Park, where she creates and implements new class formats, helps to develop new instructors, and continues to teach a variety of classes - from Powerstrike to Studio Cycling, and Step to Body Conditioning - to hundreds of members each week. Julie is also an avid runner - she completed the Chicago Marathon in 2008 and now races half marathons... Read the profile >>
Lisa Scurlock is from Chicago, IL and graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance and a Communications Minor. In 2005 she performed at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. with Philadanco. Lisa has had the privilege to perform works of many world-renowned choreographers, including Lou Conte, George Faison, Gus Giordano, and Diane McIntyre. Professional dance experiences include: Royal Caribbean Productions, Thodos Dance Chicago and Inaside Chicago Dance. Lisa choreographed for an Inaside Chicago Dance performance in 2009. Most recently, Lisa was honored to be named an Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica. In addition to teaching at the Lou Conte Dance Studio, Lisa teaches for All About Dance and i.d. gym. Lisa was certified in Zumba in 2010 and... Read the profile >>
Fitness Formula Clubs
Lois Miller has been in the fitness industry for 23 years, teaching group classes and privately training clients. During her ten year career as Regional Fitness Director for Crunch Chicago Lois created two nationally recognized programs, her Steel Pilates workout was featured in the December 2007 issue of Glamour Magazine and she appeared on both local and national TV and radio spots including, NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX and WGN. Recognized for her innovative classes, Lois was selected to the 2009/2010 international team and presented her BOSU Bootcamp, Steel Pilates and Barre classes at The Italian Fitness Festival, Rome Italy in June 2009. Lois was recently named Chicago's Fitness Guru of 2011. Read the profile >>
Visceral
After an extensive career as a dancer, teacher and choreographer, Nick Pupillo decided that his main priority would be to nurture young talent by establishing Visceral Studio Company. In 2007, Nick founded Visceral Dance Center to provide the Chicago community with a new venue for artistic and technical growth. In the fall of 2011, Visceral Dance Chicago will begin as a new professional contemporary company here in Chicago. Nick has devoted himself wholeheartedly to each of these projects, because he has the determination to make his vision a reality. Nick attended Indiana University on full scholarship, where he studied with Jacques and Virginia Cesbron, as well as Leslie Peck and Violette Verdy. He graduated with a B.S. in ballet, concentrating in teaching and choreography. A former... Read the profile >>
Crossfit Chicago
Soon after completing his duty as a Sergeant in the Marine Corps, Rudy began personal training in 2002. Taking in as much expertise as he could to develop a more comprehensive program for his clients, he acquired certifications with Charles Poliquin (PICP 1), OPT-CCP (All Level I), Z-Health (R-Phase), FMS Movement Screen and both RKC and AKC Kettlebell training along with national qualifications through the American Council on Exercise, National Academy of Sports Medicine and USA Weightlifting (Sports Performance Coach). While training on his own as a Powerlifter, Rudy found CrossFit and discovered its ability to make up for deficiencies and create a genuine balance in his fitness capacity. With the same goal in mind for his clients, he completed CrossFit Specialty Certifications in... Read the profile >>
