New York City : East 66th
Corey Hill
David Barton Gym, Equinox
Corey is one of the youngest upcoming outstanding professionals on the New York City fitness scene. His classes have been recognized by ABC and Out magazine as some of the most extreme and fun workouts in New York! His CORE series—CORE Booty Blast, CORE Upper Cuts, and CORE Ab Blast—as well as COREYography and SPLASH! classes can be found exclusively at Equinox fitness clubs in New York City. Corey is also part of the David Barton Gym and Chelsea Piers fitness teams. Corey is originally from Cleveland, OH where he trained with the Dee Hillier Dance Company and is a graduate of the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. He also holds a wide variety of certifications. Corey has performed on Broadway and has been part of national dance tours, and has choreographed and worked with a number of... Read the profile >>
Derek Beres
Equinox
Derek Beres is the creator of Earthrise YogaTM, a Vinyasa-based practice with an emphasis on the physical aspect of asanas, as well as jnana and bhakti yogas. He currently teaches fourteen weekly classes, as well as privately, in New York City, and travels internationally as an instructor and lecturer on yoga, as well as his work in international music as a journalist and DJ. His fourth book, Sound Against Flame: The Process of Yoga and Atheism in America, will be published in June 2008. Derek is also a red belt/conditioning teacher in the Budokon system. He strongly adheres to the tried and tested idea that a sound mind is accomplished with the maintenance of a sound body, as those two ideas are aspects of the same process - namely, that of being human. Derek is a leading... Read the profile >>
Kay Kay Clivio
PURE Yoga, Equinox
Kay Kay came to New York City one year ago from the teaching community of PURE Yoga Hong Kong to take a bite of the Big Apple. In her eight years as a teacher, she has travelled the globe to quench her thirst for more knowledge in the ancient tradition of yoga; and her unique style is inspired by her many great teachers—including Bikram in Los Angeles and Shri K. Pattabhi Jois in India. Kay Kay strives to give each class a unique experience. “It is my mission to guide my students to a higher level of self awareness and a deeper sense of physical alignment to help them find optimal balance in their lives, on and off the mat.” Her approach as a teacher truly aligns with the PURE Yoga philosophy: “Many practices, ONE intention.” Read the profile >>
Marion Roaman
ZoneHampton
Marion Roaman was born and raised in New York but lived in Boulder, Colorado for nearly a decade. It was in Boulder where she discovered her passion for indoor cycling. Immediately hooked, Marion began taking two or three classes a day. After selling her half of her catering company, she came home to New York City. A bit confused as to what to do next, Marion found solace in the Indoor Cycling studios all over in the gyms of Manhattan. Marion moved out to East Hampton, NY to help some friends open an indoor cycling studio in 1997. In 2000, Marion acquired the business on her own. Since then, ZoneHampton has become one of the most popular fitness studios in the country with two locations in East Hampton and NYC. It is Marion's class that is at the core of ZoneHampton and it is... Read the profile >>
Paula Lynch
YogaWorks
Paula Lynch has studied yoga since 1996 and has been teaching since 2004. She is a Yoga Works Certified Instructor affiliated with the Yogaworks Teacher Training programs. Her teaching style is influenced largely by the meditative flow and heat of Astanga and the precision and playfulness of Iyengar yoga. Paula came to yoga as a means of stretching during her time as a skier, backpacker and cyclist in Jackson Wyoming; incorporating a regular practice into her life as a artist in residence both at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and Vermont Studio Center she has been able to shape her experience of the world through her asana practice. She studies anatomy and kinesiology and applies this knowledge to her understanding and teaching of yoga asana in her classes through... Read the profile >>
Stephanie Levinson
Equinox, The Sports Club LA/NY
Stephanie has always had an abundance of positive energy. Even during a 17-year career on Wall Street, she continued to do what she loves most: teaching group fitness classes and motivating people to exercise. “Having the opportunity to teach and share the wonderful feelings we get from exercise with so many different types of students over the years has been an enormous gift. I know being fit got me through the stresses of a demanding career, children, etc., and I love showing others they have that power too. Exercise is the greatest mood booster there is!” A competitive all-around gymnast through college, she fell in love with group fitness with her very first class. While working towards a business degree at Tulane University, Stephanie completed her first of many fitness... Read the profile >>