La Jolla : La Jolla
Bonnie Jones
Bonnie Jones trained in the traditional Ashtanga yoga method as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Bonnie has studied and received teaching certifications with renowned teachers David Swenson and Tim Miller. Bonnie has over 20 years experience instructing movement as well as physical fitness, and has had the pleasure of teaching at top health resorts such as Canyon Ranch Tucson and Rancho La Puerta. Her teaching style combines gentle encouragement with an energizing pace that leaves the practitioner with a feeling of enlivened relaxation. Read the profile >>
Gerhard Gessner
Gerhard is founder and director of Prana Yoga Center. He has been a student of Yoga for over 18 years and is trained in a variety of different styles of Hatha Yoga, including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Ananda and Contact Yoga. His non-dogmatic and unique Vinyasa style combines these different influences and is tailored to the needs of his students. Gerhard has a powerful ability to inspire his students to look for their potential, while challenging and nurturing their process in a fun and safe environment. He challenges his students to find their edge while using the breath as an inner indicator to reach and stay within their limits. Being mindful and attentive during practice so we can feel one with our actions is also of great importance to him. Gerhard teaches with the aim of guiding his... Read the profile >>
James and Cheryl Sheremeta
Team in Training
James Sheremeta has been running and racing at a top level for over twenty years winning hundreds of races ranging from the mile all the way up to the Marathon. James is currently a national class masters distance runner and was recently featured in the March 2008 issue of Runners World Magazine. James is a Team In Training Run Coach, University Wellness Instructor, University Masters Track Coach, Personal Trainer, and a Professional Artist. Cheryl is a former attorney who gave up law to become a professional triathlete and top distance runner. Cheryl has competed in 100's of races, including 3 Ironman World Championships and over 30 Marathons. She has had numerous top finishes in major international races, including winning the Maui Marathon. Cheryl continues to race at a top level... Read the profile >>
Lisa Shapiro
Pure Barre
Originally from the Midwest, Lisa Shapiro earned her undergraduate business degree while at Texas Christian University on a ballet scholarship. While in Texas , Lisa danced with the Fort Worth Ballet Company. After receiving her MBA from Penn State , Lisa worked in finance for three well known consumer products companies which took her to Atlanta , Denver , Winston-Salem , and New York City during her 14 year career. In 1996, while in NY, she began her yoga practice and after relocating to San Diego in 2002 she began earning her yoga teaching credentials in the disciplines of Synergy and Anusara. Leveraging her knowledge about integrating body, mind, and spirit, Lisa added the Pure Barre Technique experience to her repertoire in 2007. Lisa developed a passion about the technique after... Read the profile >>
Luke Walton
Luke swam competitively as a child but got burned out and took up rowing aged 16 at San Diego RC. Luke became a world champion at the under 23 World Championships in 1999. He competed in the world championships three more times - 2001, 2002 and 2003 - finishing 4th in the eight, 4th in the coxed four, and 11th in pairs, respectively. Luke later competed at the 2004 Olympic Games finishing 11th in the men's pair. In 2005 and 2006, he rowed in the prestigious Cambridge Blue Boat. He also raced in the IRA (American Collegiate Championships) and went undefeated for four successive years. Triathlon is his new passion and Breakaway Training is his new weapon. Read the profile >>
Minh Nguyen
Minh Nguyen, owner of "Rawessence" at The Sporting Club Cafe and Body Evolution Fitness in La Jolla, CA is passionate about helping people live a healthier lifestyle. He believes that once people want to make a change in their life, they will be able to influence and help to change others around them as well. This philosophy is very much practiced in his life as he helps a person not just with their fitness goal, but their overall "mind" and "spirit". "You have to practice what you preach, cause no one is going to come to you for help if you can't even help yourself". Minh enjoys and practice all that he does and it all pertains to a healthy lifestyle. Not only did he start out as a personal fitness trainer cause he believes that exercise is the best medicine for everyone, but he... Read the profile >>
Stephanie Aubuchon-Fernandez
Kore Pilates Studio
Stephanie began her Pilates career as a Professional Ballet Dancer. For over 20 years she studied placement, technique, body awareness, alignment, and discipline. She rehearsed and performed endless hours and movement became a part of everything she did. She injured herself halfway through her career and underwent foot surgery. Stephanie began practicing Pilates for months while she couldn't stand or dance. She continued her career in San Diego and became the Principal Ballet Dancer for the San Diego Ballet for 7 years. With her teaching background in ballet she was hired to teach Pilates in Del Mar for Julian Littleford, also a professional dancer from the Martha Graham Company. Julian had studied his Pilates technique with Alan Herdman in London. After teaching for several... Read the profile >>
Steve Hubbard
OB Namaste
Steve was born and raised in the suburbs of Buffalo N.Y. then moved to California after high school in 1995. He was introduced to athletics at the early age of 5 but did not step into a yoga class until he was 26 years old. Volleyball has been a part of Steves life for over 18 years and was the reason he first began practicing yoga. He simply heard that it would help his game. After developing a consistent practice he found that it not only helped with volleyball, it literally touched every aspect of his life. Steve believes that yoga is a gift that should be shared with everyone.He still struggles to answer when people ask "what is yoga?'. This is because, to Steve, yoga is so deep and extensive and involves so many different things that it's hard to find a simple definition. One... Read the profile >>