Focus Fitness Main Line
Eliakim grew up in Chestnut Hill, went to Germantown Friends School and studied Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. She remembers taking her first yoga class at age 13 with Jennifer Schelter in her studio The Yoga Schelter in East Falls. Ever since, she has had a love affair with yoga. Over the years her passion for the practice grew and she completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training at Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas. After the training she continued to study under the many teachers in the Philadelphia area that inspired her so much. Since she began teaching, Eliakim’s appreciation and curiousity about mindful living and anatomy grew. The majority of the workshops and trainings she has participated in recently have been geared towards mindfulness, learning tools to live a full... Read the profile >>
Mary Kelley is a coach, personal trainer, triathlete, wife and mother. After 12 years in the corporate world, with coaching as a part-time passion, Mary retired from IT Consulting in early 2009 to focus on coaching and personal training, and AIM4TRI was born. Her passion is to equip and empower individuals to reach their peak athletic potential through consistent training, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. With more than 12 years of experience in the sport of triathlon, and over 22 years of competitive swimming and coaching experience, Mary knows how the right kind of consistent training gets results. Mary completed her first triathlon in 2000 (Lake Saint Louis), her first half ironman in 2003 (HalfMax), and proudly served as a member of Team USA in the Hawaii... Read the profile >>
Nick is a certified personal trainer,USA cycling coach, Pan American and international brazilian jiujitsu medalist, kickboxing champion as well as 3rd level black belt in the Burmese martial art of Bando. In his pursuit of knowledge he draws from many influences including yoga which he has been practicing periodically for 15 years when he first attended Baron Baptiste's first east coast classes. With over 25 years of experience training clients of all types, Nick’s training represents a fusion of the best ideas from the most cutting-edge and successful fitness systems of the last two decades. Using an integrated approach with a variety of different techniques such as body weight training, free weights, kettlebells, intervals and other types of resistance training, the fitness... Read the profile >>
Dana Hot Yoga
Otto's practice began several years ago, as a way to manage stress while completing college. It did not take long for him to realize the mental and physical benefits of a healthy practice, and the following year he began training in the "Baptiste Power Flow" at 'Power Yoga Works' in University City. Upon completion of training, he moved to, and taught in Scranton, PA for several months before returning to the Philadelphia area, where he has been teaching for the past year and a half. Otto has also been trained in the healing art of Nuad Borarn, or "Vedic Thai Yoga," a form of traditional Asian (Vedic) massage that targets the physical and energy body. A Thai massage incorporates many aspects and stretches from traditional yoga, while combining other techniques present in massage,... Read the profile >>
Athena
Straight from Page, here is her story: I began to become interested in running after my kids were in college. Initially a "closet runner", I logged 10-15 mile runs on my tread mill. I was forced to run outside in the dead of winter 2008 when my tread mill broke from over use. This road running was a new challenge. Not only did I need to create my own momentum, I had to get over my shyness and my "poser" phenomena. I had to do this quick as Richard, my husband, convinced me to run the Broad Street 10 miler along with 25,000 other runners! Not only was I empowered crossing the finish line, but I knew I had 3 more miles in me to run a 1/2 marathon. I proceeded to run the Philadelphia Distance Run (now the Rock N' Roll Philly 1/2), and then the Philadelphia 1/2. The allure of the... Read the profile >>
Verge Yoga
“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do” – Rumi "I was introduced to yoga 13 years ago, and whilst I was initially drawn to the physicality of the practice I have since come to recognize the multi-dimensional benefits that yoga offers up. My yoga practice infuses every aspect of my life. It helps me take pause in moments of struggle and joy." In addition to being an avid student of yoga, Rachael is currently the Client Services Manager at Verge Yoga Center and is a graduate of the Verge Yoga Teacher Training Program. She has a life-long love affair with bicycles and took up amateur road racing 3 years ago. Rachael races with Pallas Athene Womens Racing Team, has ridden multiple charity century rides and in September she completed the epic Everest Challenge Road... Read the profile >>
