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Carmen Aguilar had completed an Engineering degree and then a Masters degree, spoke four languages and was deciding in what direction to launch her career when she found yoga. A seemingly crazy choice at the time, she dropped everything she was doing and devoted all her energies to the study of this discipline. Yoga provided her with opportunities that nothing else did and the deeper she got into it the more it fascinated her. During the first years she studied with every teacher she could find, traveling abroad if necessary. She defines her early influences as Ana Forrest and Andrey Lappa. She completed teacher trainings with both while she developed her own practice, which she maintains today. Other teachers she has studied with include Shiva Rea, Richard Freeman, Rod Stryker, John... Read the profile >>
Jim, a former wrestler, massage therapist and clerk at the Chicago Board of Trade, began his studies in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda in 1997. Originally he took up Yoga as a way to help heal back pain, but soon after, discovered how the practice affects not only the body, but also mind and spirit. Jim has completed teacher trainings with Daren Friesen of Moksha Yoga Center which draws heavily from the Krishnamacharya lineage, apprenticed with Gabriel Halpern of the Yoga Circle (a studio in the Iyengar tradition), spent two months in Kievnwith Ukrainian Yoga master Andre Lappa for an intensive in Universal Yoga, and in 2002 began a close apprenticeship with Rod Stryker, founder of Para Yoga, in the Himalayan tradition which continues to this day. Jim has been featured in such publications as... Read the profile >>
Karim Tonsy is an international choreographer from Cairo, Egypt. After finishing his studies in theatre and movement at the American University in Cairo, Karim attended London Contemporary Dance School for further training in contemporary dance and choreography he began his career with the establishment of his dance company (Karim Tonsy Physical Dance), and directed his first performance in Cairo, Egypt. In the years that followed, Karim choreographed and directed over 18 dance performances and won several awards. Karim has experience working with directors from Egypt, Italy, London, Lebanon, and most recently, Chicago. In addition, Karim has choreographed countless music videos for the biggest artists in the Middle East. Karim has worked with notable dance companies and... Read the profile >>
Kristin Marie Breheim has only words of love when it comes to yoga. Her passion for yoga is infectious. Students have described Breheim's classes as, "Playful, cleverly sequenced, intuitive and very satisfying." Her lovable personality and zest for life makes Breheim a popular yoga instructor throughout Chicagoland. As a certified and Registered Yoga Teacher, she shares her love of yoga at seven studios, including a weekly donation class for the Chicago Park District. Breheim has studied with Seane Corn, Jonny Kest, Darren Main, Simon Park, and Janet Stone. Inspired by her students, family and two pit bulls, Breheim is a constant student and practices yoga everyday. As a huge animal advocate Breheim works with P.A.W.S. and Pit Bull Rescue Central (PBRC). Most recently, she hosted a... Read the profile >>
Mara Ingerham moved to Chicago from the forests of Oregon six years ago. City living was overwhelming and with no escape to nature, she began doing yoga. Mara fell in love with the feeling of strength, confidence, peacefulness and community that came from practicing yoga. Yoga has been a continual source of energy, calm and personal transformation on every level. Mara Ingerham creatively used financial aid money in college to travel to India on three different occasions. Mara holds a BA in International Community Development and her time in India, Nepal and Tibet literally changed her life. In 2008, Mara completed her 200-hr teacher training in vinyasa power yoga. She teaches Bikram, power vinyasa, restorative, yin yoga, and meditation instruction. Mara is deeply committed to... Read the profile >>
Fast & Fit Coaching
Mike Thomson is a personal trainer and USA Triathlon Level 1 coach working predominantly with runners and triathletes. Coach Mike focuses on designing a periodized program for each of his athletes that is based on their individual needs and athletic goals. The starting point with every athlete is an athlete assessment, which includes structural balance testing, run biomechanics analysis, time trial workouts, and an athlete questionnaire. Through the assessment, an athlete's strengths, weaknesses, imbalances and limiting factors can be identified. With this information in hand, program development begins. In his 6 years working with runners and triathletes, Coach Mike has developed a niche for creating strength training protocols for runners that need form and/or strength work due... Read the profile >>
Nicole Uribarri, a native of Miami, Fla., joined the Exhale team in January of 2008. She moved to Chicago in the winter of 2006 to pursue a career in dance. Nicole was a scholarship trainee at the Lou Conte Dance Studio for two years before becoming a dance instructor there. In the fall of 2006, she performed at the Civic Opera House for the Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of "Salome". In the fall of 2007, she was a company apprentice with Hedwig Dances; a Chicago based Modern Dance Company. Previously, she was a member of the Dance Repertory Theater in Tallahassee, Fla., where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance with honors from Florida State University. Her training includes intensives with the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, the Orlando Ballet and the American... Read the profile >>
Equinox
Tonya Dugger has been a fitness enthusiast for 15 years focusing on various formats from cardio step, kickboxing, sports agility training, boot-camp, Cycling and weight training. After studying Musical Theatre at University of Arkansas at Little Rock , Tonya moved to Chicago. Although she had her eyes set on Broadway, she found a new passion …teaching Group Fitness. Now officially a Chicago native, she has worked for various fitness facilities, including, Woman’s Workout World, YMCA, Metropolitan Club, Crunch, Fitness Formula, Lakeshore Athletic Clubs, X-Sport and Bulldog Boot-camp. Her permanent home now is Equinox Fitness Clubs, where she is the Group Fitness Manager for Equinox’s Highland Park and Loop location. She has co-created formats of Cardio Junkie,... Read the profile >>
