Personal Trainer

In my field, I have come across people with ravaged joints, tendons, and ligaments from over-training or moving incorrectly. I help correct those improper movement patterns so people can be pain-free and move again.

I teach not just physical fitness, I show people how to move their bodies correctly with regards to posture and how to properly engage the right muscles in the proper sequence to avoid injury. I use multiple forms of movement-based exercises and overall movements found in multiple disciplines to provide an overarching approach that covers flexibility, mobility, balance and coordination, strength, power, and recovery.

Personal Trainer, Dance Instructor, Meditation

Christine’s (NASM Certified Personal Trainer) journey through health, fitness, and wellness began in her childhood with dance. She received her ballet training at the prestigious School of American Ballet and at the School at Steps, where she also trained in various forms such as Jazz, Horton, Tap, and Hip-Hop and has been dancing professionally since she was in high school. Throughout the years, she has performed with various ballet companies, entertainment companies, and at theme parks and has toured all over the US as well as overseas.

Christine currently is a company member and teacher with the Brooklyn Ballet, dances with several entertainment and theatrical companies.

Christine has a strong background in many forms of fitness including HIIT, Pilates, Yoga, Barre, Dance Cardio, Strength Building, Conditioning, and Stretching.

Yoga and Meditation

Practicing and teaching yoga for over 24 years, the practice of yoga in all its forms, meditation, asana and breath work have been transformative. The beauty of yoga is that it can be healing whether you're practicing a vigorous vinyasa class, a gentle class, chair yoga or mindful meditation. Even five minutes a day can make a difference. My classes include lots of variations, making it accessible for all types of situations. Each class will also include some meditative moments.

I’m certified in the Barkan Method and have a 200 hour Anusara certification, LV Chair Yoga certification, training in Yoga for Osteoporosis, as well as Dr. Lam’s Tai Chi for Arthritis, and an ongoing training in Mindfulness Based Stress Release.

Yoga and Meditation

Nora is a performer, a yogi, and an artistic spirit. She received her yoga certification at Pure Yoga NYC, where they focused on a mix of Vinyasa and Hatha styles, as well as Yogic theory and history. She is also trained in Yoga Nidra Meditation work. Nora has danced for 25 years, and loves to bring elements of her dance training and knowledge of the body into her yoga classes.

She focuses much of her attention on alignment, as she feels injury prevention is crucial during any physical activity. She encourages all of her students to find breath, strength, joy and love in their movement practice, and ultimately, their lives. "The light in me acknowledges the light in you."

Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Dance & Fitness

Ilona holds a Masters in The Art of Teaching from Sarah Lawrence College. Her background in dance and martial arts grounds her training in a practical, personal, and creative approach.

A current ACE certified personal trainer specializing in functional movement. She has experience teaching in group settings and one-on-one in NYC and online. Ilona has also performed and taught dance professionally in NYC for over a decade, recently appearing as a soloist with Gamelan DharmaSwara at the New York Philharmonic Lincoln Center.

Ilona is the World Tai Chi Push Hands Tournament Champion, proud to hold two gold medals from the World Cup of Tai Chi in Taiwan 2023. She is also undefeated in the women’s division in both NYC and Northeast regional tournaments since 2015.

Ilona has taught youth since 2010 and seniors since 2015. In 2020 Ilona studied pre- and postnatal fitness during her own pregnancy, and since then has enjoyed working with other moms and mothers-to-be.

Personal Trainer, Pre and Post Natal, Running, Triathlon

Joel has been a fitness trainer since 1989. He is a Master Chi Running™, Chi Walking™ instructor, certifying Master, and is the Director of Continuing Education at ChiLiving, Inc. He’s an ACE life and health coach, personal trainer and group fitness instructor. He’s also an ISSA Youth Fitness coach, Spartan Race™ coach and Speedball Fitness™ coach. He uses highly communicative, person-to-person methodology to help clients reach their maximum performance. His specialties include working with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Joel is an Ironman™ triathlete, marathoner and rehab specialist.

Additional certifications include:

ProNatal Fitness™, TRX™ training, Pilates, Assisted Stretching, BodyART™ fitness, Yoga, Speedball Fitness, Anchor point training, Radaroller SMR (self myofascial release), Tai Massage Specialist, Radaroller SMR (self myofascial release), CPR, Post-rehab Specialist (Medical Exercise Training Institute)

Yoga

Julie first discovered yoga back in high school, when she was literally dragged to class one Sunday morning. As an ambitious musical theater performer and also self-professed type-A overachiever, yoga helped her learn to accept the flow of things, and to rediscover joy not only in her art, but in her life as well. Julie received her 200- hour certification from Princeton Center for Yoga and Health in Skillman, NJ in 2012. She was particularly amazed at yoga’s ability to unlock her mind-body connection as a performer. Julie’s classes balance flow and fun with breathing and letting go. She believes that yoga is for everyone, and loves helping her students find and embrace their beautiful, individual selves through their practice!

Personal Training

I am a native to this vast city (New York) and began to train people of the city over three years ago. I have had the privilege of playing a wide variety of sports such as racquetball (throughout my life), baseball, karate, tae kwon do, boxing, and wrestling. Part of the reason I became a trainer was my fascination with human performance and injury prevention. I have struggled with many injuries myself and I made it part of my mission to help people prevent injuries. I received my personal training certification through ACE and my strength coach certification through NCSF.

Personal Trainer

I believe that by practicing mindful strength/stretch training, cardiovascular exercise, and a holistic nutritional regimen on a regular basis, anyone can achieve optimal health.”

I have been a professional fitness trainer and motivator for the past twenty years, with extensive experience working at some of New York’s most exclusive health clubs, such as Casa Specialized Fitness, Synergy, Cardio Fitness Center, Eastern Athletic/Tribeca Gym, and Hanson Fitness. In my quest to help my clients reach their self-determined fitness goals, I have successfully used a myriad of workouts and exercise techniques to great success.

Culinary Instructor

Yexenia has a diverse clientele, and has catered many events in the tri-state area. Chef Yexenia teaches after-school culinary classes with Keys to Abundant Life, Inc., as well as her own private lessons for kids, youth, and adults.

She has led healthy cooking demos for hospitals, clinics, markets, and community centers throughout New York City. Chef Yexenia believes in teaching her students the basics of cooking so that they can feel more confident and creative in nourishing themselves.

Natalia goals are to:

• Help people implement new eating habits that help them to feel better in the long term.

• Help clients to identify root causes that could be the cause of inflammation or auto-immune diseases.

• Help them to understand the connection between the food and we eat and the real impact that our choices can produce in our bodies.

Credentials:

• Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor from Functional Nutrition Alliance

• Board certified Functional Health Coach from American Association of Natural Wellness Coaches

• Academy of Culinary Nutrition: Culinary Nutrition Expert

Personal Trainer

With over 28 years of experience as a Certified Fitness Trainer in New York City, including 15 years with Mind Over Matter, Alan’s specialties include: weight loss, pre and postnatal exercise (preconception thru all trimesters and postpartum fitness), pre-habilitation, injury rehabilitation, increasing strength/endurance; flexibility, body alignment and posture as well fitness assessments; testing.

​Alan works with all adult age groups including older adults and the physically challenged. Whatever your present state of fitness may be, Alan’s training sessions will provide you with a positive, professional and personally supportive program enabling you to achieve your physical fitness goals accompanied by the philosophy of positive progressive training.

Personal Trainer

Chris is certified personal trainer through American Council on Exercise holding ACE Specialist certs in : Weight Management, Sports Conditioning, and Fitness Nutrition. He has been training all over NYC’s 5 boroughs for almost a decade, including parts of New Jersey! Chris started his career in commercial gyms throughout the city, but now brings the workout to his clients! Having a multiple-sport background himself, he’s well-versed in not only getting you to look better, but FEEL better as well.