Club Pilates

Bios

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  Julie Christensen

  INSTRUCTOR

  Pilates has been an instrumental part of my life: facilitating general health & wellness, the mind-body-spirit connection, and more specifically, recovery and healing from a traumatic motorcycle accident.Simply put, I love Pilates! I’ve been practicing for close to a decade now, and I can say its truly the greatest, most trans formative gift of my entire life. Through my passion, personal practice, and love for Pilates, I’m inspired to assist others in living as comfortably as possible in their bodies. Through mindfulness, physical awareness, effective breathing, and consistent, continual practice of these vital ingredients Pilates is a powerful yet simple tool for living a full, healthy, and inspired life. Practicing Pilates routinely provides a sense and basis of strength I have never known before. Not only has my posture and the way I carry myself changed over time, but more importantly, my stance on life and the way I embrace the world around me. Pilates is not only a physical process, but a psychological one, if not spiritual. Of course, everyone has their own unique path, but we do all have bodies that can teach us a lot along the way. Self awareness is the key, and Pilates teaches one how to access that awareness, through steady incremental growth over time. Small but significant changes begin to happen when we become more aware and awake to ourselves and the world. I’ve learned that the more I live in my body with presence and intention, the more I embody my life with presence and intention. Simply said, Pilates charges my battery. I love how I feel physically, mentally, and spiritually after I have worked out on the mat, reformer, Cadillac, foot corrector or low chair. My life, how I feel about myself and my body, and how I feel about those around me in this world has changed for the better thanks to randomly attending a noon Pilates mat class in little Ennis, Montana taught by the dynamic Master Pilates Instructor, Shauna Laszlo.

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  Sarina Cupo Gilyot

  INSTRUCTOR

  Sarina comes to us from New Orleans, where she owned and operated her own boutique Pilates studio for 7+ years. She believes Pilates is one of the most holistic and powerful forms of training. She enjoys educating her clients about their own bodies and watching them connect to functional, pain-free, empowering movement. She truly Loves her work! Sarina has taught Pilates for over 17 years. When she’s not in the studio, she’s is busy raising her 2 girls. Rome (5) & Athena (1). She is a trained and certified Pilates Instructor through The Physical Mind Institute in NYC. She also holds an AA degree in Kinesiology and a BA from Loyola University New Orleans. Sarina is extremely excited to be a part of our Club Pilates Team!

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  Hilary Kretchmer

  INSTRUCTOR

  Hilary comes from a lifelong love of movement, and truly enjoys helping others reach and exceed their health and fitness goals. A long-time dancer and marketing communications professional, she committed to a new career in fitness in 2011 after a dance injury led her to discover Pilates -- the ideal low-impact workout that focuses on strengthening the entire body from the core -- and she has been teaching Pilates and yoga ever since. Hilary holds a BFA in Dance from CalArts, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Creative Arts from SFSU. She is a comprehensively certified Stott Pilates Instructor (2013) and a certified yoga instructor (RYT500) in her eighth year of teaching both professionally, as well as a Total Barre Qualified Instructor, a TRX Qualified Instructor (L1), a Zenga Qualified Instructor (Mat & Equipment L1), and a formerly licensed Zumba instructor (2011-2018). Hilary teaches Pilates and yoga at multiple studios and community centers in Eugene.

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  Christine Sullivan

  INSTRUCTOR

  Christine has always had a passion for well being and fitness. Growing up her mother taught her the importance of eating right and staying active. She was involved in dance, soccer, and did Roller Derby for 6 years. Christine first encountered Pilates in 2006 after returning home from completing her AA in Fashion Merchandise at Brooks College in Long Beach. After just 3 sessions she had fallen in love! She immediately noticed positive changes in her posture, flexibility, and muscle tone. Nothing had challenged and changed her body the way Pilates did. It wasn’t until 2010 that she decided to pursue Pilates as a career. Christine completed her Pilates Certification through the Instructor Training Program at Pilates Sports Center in Encino, CA. In 2015, Christine decided to continue her education in the Classical Method of Pilates. She had the pleasure of working with Lani Pelino, Niedra Gabriel, and Eric Valdes at Mind 2 Body in Studio City. Christine loves sharing Pilates with her clients. The biggest reward is hearing how it has changed their lives. Not only in the studio but in their everyday living. It's all about that ''Ah-ha'' moment when it all clicks and they themselves fall in love with Pilates.

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  Erin Wilson

  INSTRUCTOR

  Having started her fitness journey later in life, Erin is quite understanding when it comes to those who are new to Pilates and the intimidation they might experience. She started exercising at age 25 upon the realization that a major change had to be made or her later years would be quite painful. Major nutrition shifts and a gajillion at-home workouts later, she lost over 100 pounds! After losing the baby weight from her first child a few years later, and having a solid fitness routine to ward off the new mom blues, she went to work reception at a local Pilates studio. Her love for the practice came on quickly, as the meditative quality of the method served as a natural mood lifter. In 2014 she began training to be an instructor and found a new sort of mood-lift: helping others feel better in their bodies and finding new strengths. She completed an in house certification with the first studio she worked at before moving on to become certified through Pilates Sports Center. In addition to teaching movement, Erin enjoys spending time with her two young children, making art, taking walks on cool days, sewing, as well as DJing a local goth night!