Charlyn

Charlyn is a comprehensively trained and certified Pilates Teacher with Body Arts & Science International (BASI) and the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA).  She's also certified in Yamuna Body Rolling, Yamuna Foot Fitness & Yamuna Face Saver, as well as Master Teacher & Teacher Trainer. She created Core Body Knowledge™ (2001) in order to offer unique opportunities for education and training for Pilates Teachers. Conceptually, Charlyn sees Pilates as something that can be done anywhere and has founded or co'-created Pilates-based programs including HydroTone Pilates (2002), BalleCore Barre Pilates (2004) and co-created Walk-n-Roll Pilates (2005).  

As a Performing Arts Teacher she is one of the only NCMCT certified teacher (candidate) in Los Angeles. The Chekhov technique matches her values to both practice and teach a powerful system to train the body as well as the imagination (mind). Charlyn’s Gut Health and Nutrition Coaching Credential program helped her improve her own health and empower her clients to do so as well. Her training and background also includes more than 25 years of training and experience with the Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, swim instruction, water fitness, CoreAlign, Pilates Ladder, all forms of dance and yoga.  Charlyn worked in numerous physical therapy clinics for 12 years and specializes in post-rehabilitative core strengthening and movement education. She founded Playhouse Pilates in 2007. 

Lupa

Lupa is a certified Yamuna Body Rolling, Yamuna Face Saver, Yamuna Foot Fitness and Yamuna Table Work Teacher and is Comprehensively trained in Fletcher Pilates. 

Bringing many years of experience, an astute understanding of the body, good humor and passion to her teaching practice, Lupa has been a part of our team since 2010 teaching Private and Duo sessions as well as classes and workshops.

Cristina

Co-owner of Bodywork in Westport Connecticut, Cristina studied classical, modern and flamenco dance in her native Brazil and completed her studies in the United States. She received her Pilates certification from the esteemed Pilates Guild where she studied under Romana Kryzanowska.

At the same time, Cristina studied Kinesiology with Irene Dowd in New York City. She trained teachers for The Physical Mind Institute and MOVE Physiotherapy Clinic in Brazil. She has been teaching Pilates for over 25 years.

Cristina has been studying, working and training with Yamuna Zake for over 20 years, has been teaching Bodyrolling since 2005 and also became a Bodylogic™ Practitioner in 2007. Cristina trains and teaches Yamuna Body Rolling teachers both in the United States and Brazil and has been a Master Teacher for BalleCore, LLC since 2002. Cristina is coming to us as part of our Live! Virtual Classes!