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She has been in private practice since 1985. Her love of dance, her fascination with anatomy and movement, and her sincere interest and talent in helping others through problem-solving is what brought her to chiropractic and continues to motivate her today. Dr. Alden uses a team approach with the patient in providing care. Patient education is essential in solving problems and getting people better. The more you know what caused the injury and how to correct or strengthen the area, the faster the healing rate tends to be. She sees her role as an investigator of problems, a provider of care, and as an educator. Your role is taking responsibility in your own health care by following recommendations and making necessary changes to encourage maximum healing rates or minimizing further injury. When she finds your needs are best served by other practitioners, appropriate referrals are made. Over the course of her career Dr. Alden has acquired extensive experience and education in sports chiropractic, ergonomics and injury prevention, exercise rehabilitation, biomechanical assessment, and worker's compensation issues. She works with the UC-Berkeley Women's Tennis Team and with various individual athletes who are referred to her from the Cal athletic department. She has treated professional athletes at the 2000 US Olympic Trials, the 2001 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, and the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. In the past she served as a state appointed Qualified Medical Evaluator for the worker's compensation Industrial Medical Council. As an Injury Prevention Specialist for over ten years, both independently and with Future Industrial Technologies, she has trained thousands of employees in a wide variety of job activities on how to performs their jobs more safely.
Jörg's professional experience extends into many areas. In addition to his work as a Pilates instructor and personal trainer, he has danced professionally, worked as a nurse in Germany and Switzerland, and has served as A.I. Stretching Technician for the 2000 Olympic Trials. Jörg's specialty is sports conditioning. He has worked with many professional athletes including Olympic boxing gold medalist Andre Ward, three-time track and field Olympian Regina Jacobs, NFL kicker Doug Briond, aerial dance pioneer Terry Sendgraff, and U.S. junior champion figure skater Justin Dillon. Jörg is the founder of Pro-Function, a company specializing in Pilates and strength and conditioning coaching. He is co-founder of The Working Body and is a co-founder of Integrated Teacher Training, a Pilates certification and continuing-education program.
Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley Certifications:
Verna Carter brings extensive experience and a lifelong love of movement to her work as a Gyrotonic® and Pilates Instructor. Verna was introduced to Pilates following knee surgery and found Yoga and Gyrotonic® rehabilitating from a repetitive back injury. She is passionate about sharing the healing and empowering benefits of exercise and seeks to provide her clients with as many tools as necessary to accomplish their goals. Education: Brian is a Level 2 Certified Poliquin Strength and Conditioning Coach, a Biosignature Practitioner, (http://charlespoliquin.com/Health/bio-sig-mod.php), a Level 2 CHEK Practitioner and holds an NASM Personal Trainer Certification. He has practical knowledge on Fat Loss, lean mass gain, optimizing body composition, nutritional evaluation and supplementation, Strongman Training, Athletic training as well as increasing strength and flexibility. Brian continues his education yearly by attending courses around the country, learning the newest research and techniques on training and nutrition. He believes that to be the best, you have to learn from the best and apply that knowledge. He is passionate about helping change the lives of others through fitness and nutrition and loves working with people of all ages and abilities. He enjoys snowboarding, wake boarding and extreme sports.
Lytle uses three methods of massage, Swedish, Shiatsu and Reflexology. She has a massage chair that she can take out into offices to relieve stress in the workplace and uses a botanical based massage lotion that is unscented and absorbs very well into the skin. Lytle is affiliated with the American Specialties Health Networks, which provides a 25% discount to people who have signed up with an adjunct of their health insurance called "Alternative Health Plan". Many of the major health companies are included in this program.
Khalid Chaney
Specialties: Post rehab, cycling, coaching - cycling, running, triathlons, bike fitting, sports performance conditioning, health and wellness aging adult and youth Education: Bachelors in exercise Physiology and Physical therapy Certification:
Experience: 10 years as a PT, 15 years cycling, 20 years weight training including power lifting, and wresting, and recovery from various disc injuries Testimonial: It is with great pleasure that I write this letter regarding my personal trainer, Curtis Cramblett. I am a retired fire fighter and professional motivational speaker. I left the fire service five years ago after an injury from an automobile accident left me unable to walk for over a year. After a great deal of treatment, I had rehabilitated to a point that doctors felt was acceptable. However, I did not find it acceptable. I could not walk without pain, could not stand straight, and had a very weak neck and shoulders. I couldn't run or bike, and sitting, driving or standing for periods of time left me in greater pain. I spent my entire career in top physical condition, and knew that it was possible to return to a better condition than I was. So I started asking around if there were any personal trainers that could work miracles. And then I found Curtis. Curtis' professional manner and his personal interest in my success gave me the confidence to believe that I could improve. His attention to my condition and knowledge of exactly the correct motions, exercises, stretches, diet, therapies, equipment and treatments made a program that I could follow and see results. I've had many people over the years try to "'tailor make" a program for me, but they still gave me the template exercises that could be found in any book. Curtis demonstrates that he understands what is right for me, and created a program that really is right for me. Now I am running, biking, hiking, snowshoeing, sledding, skiing, able to drive, sit and stand for hours without abnormal discomfort, and feeling and looking great (especially for an old woman!) In fact, sometimes I think my husband appreciates Curtis even more! Curtis has my utmost respect and highest regard as a professional, and absolutely has my recommendation as the best. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to hear more about my personal trainer. WENDE SCHALLMAN Kelly attended the Hawaiian Islands School of Body Therapies where she studied medically-based massage techniques including Lomi Lomi, Myofascial Release, CranioSacral Therapy (Level 1), Reflexology, Thai, pregnancy massage, Swedish, Lymphatic, and deep tissue sports techniques. Kelly brings an intuitive sense of touch to her massage sessions. She often uses Lomi Lomi massage (loosely translated from the Hawaiians as "loving hands massage") with gentle, continuous, flowing strokes to nurture the body and increase vitality. These long, continuous strokes all flow toward the heart, opening the heart center. According to traditional Hawaiian beliefs, Lomi Lomi massage works on many levels, enabling healing to occur spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. Since 2003, Kelly has been practicing massage therapy. Her clients range from people just wanting to maintain health, to clients seeking postsurgical care, and to athletes. In particular, anyone seeking stress management for auto-immune diseases, cancer, and even weight loss. Massage can facilitate transformation of the body, mind, and spirit by releasing old habits/toxins, balancing the endocrine system, and easing the nervous system and muscles.
Specialties: Helping client to increase awareness, strengthen core muscles, gain ease and enjoyment of movement, become more flexible and have relief from pain and tension. Experience:
Phone: 510-978-1106, Email: lnrdtn@yahoo.com Mario Gaytan
Phone: 415-531-3353, Email: teresinamg@comcast.net zengila@yahoo.com Lila's extensive background in yoga and dance and her global travels (Africa, Brazil,) in search of a "movement language" have inspired her to teach and share her love of body-mind connection through the Joseph Pilates method of conditioning. She believes that inner "core" strength is the key to achieving physical goals and that through the philosophy of Pilates; concentration, breathing, centering, precision, efficiency and the fluid control of movement, a more satisfied life within the body (and world) can be reached. She is also a certified Personal Trainer. Specialties
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Lila Heller- Souza was Pilates certified and internationally trained in Salvador, Brazil under the tutelage of Jacqueline Borges. Lila graduated from Mills College in 2002 with a BA in Anthropology, Sociology and Dance.
Lenora has gained a reputation for successfully helping those with pain who feel that they have already tried everything (orthopedists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, etc.). Her focus is on finding the root cause of the pain/injury instead of just treating the symptoms. She is trained and experienced in restoring posture to relieve muscle tension and joint pain, and in finding a person's unique, individual nutritional needs. See www.HolisticPersonalTraining.net for more information, Education and Certifications:
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Specialties: Working to improve fitness at all levels by combining different aspects of strength training, daily functions, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness.
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Experience: Personal training, rehabilitation, nutrition, functional training and pilates.
Emily actively seeks to increase her working knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology, musculo-skeletal dysfunction and rehabilitation, strength and flexibility training and whole food nutrition by participating in professional development workshops with various leaders in the field. She is a personable and sensitive trainer whose mission is to facilitate people of all ages and abilities to experience better health and fitness through improved body awareness, greater ease and enjoyment in their daily activities, as well as optimal function and higher achievements in their athletic pursuits. Education:
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Natalie has been fascinated by the study of movement since she was five years old, when she took her first ballet class. She danced for 25 years, throughout the Bay Area and New York. In this time she has trained, performed professionally, as well as taught modern dance, ballet, and creative movement.. Although she has stopped dancing, Natalie continues to study the human body beyond the muscular skeletal and is currently working toward a Masters in Nursing. When not doing or teaching Pilates, Natalie enjoys playing in the kitchen with new recipes, yoga, and playing with her dogs.
www.urbanwildfitness.com 510-918-4280 Competitive, determined, intelligent, driven, focused, funny, energetic, outgoing, strong, motivated..... Those are some of the ways people describe Alison in all aspects of her life...Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, she grew up running through the woods, waterskiing, playing soccer, softball, basketbal, and other organized sports. When she was 8 she began running local 5k road races, but it wasn't until high school that she found her true love and passion in track and field. Alison ran the 800 meters in 2:06 and pole-valulted 12'6 for her high school and on the Junior Olympic level, solidifyling herself as one of the top female athletes in her region. Growing up in Track Town USA, Alison dreamed of running track for the University of Oregon and her hometown crowd. Unfortunatley, Alison broke her back while pole-vaulting, ending her track and field career her freshman year in college. It was this event that led Alison to where she is today. She began training other athletes, helping them prepare for all levels of competition from middle school to professional athletics; giving them guidance with nutrition, cardiovascular, and strength training. While her passion will always be in athletics, she wanted to touch the lives of more people and began training more of the general population; helping people lose weight/gain weight, rehabilitate from injuries, overcome eating disorders through excercise, ensure healthy pregnancies, combat osteoporosis and other age related issues, and general health and fitness. Alison believes everyone is an athlete on some level and infuses her many years of training as an elite athlete into each and every workout. When Alison is not training both athletes and the general population clientele through private sessions, body sculpting classes, and her boot camp in the San Francisco bay area, Alison volunteers her time at local middle schools and high schools as a track ad field/cross country coach. In addition to this Alison founded a non-profit in Cost Rica. She trains a group of 35 aspiring young athletes ages 5-16 in a small rural town on the Caribbean coast of Cost Rica. Specialties: Sports Specific Training and Programming Cardiovascular Training Strength Training Injury Rehabilitation Injury Prevention Chronic Pain Management and Relief Nutrition PNF Stretching Myo-Facial Release through Rolling Pre/Post natal Youth and Older Populations Education: BA University of Oregon, Romance Languages 2005 Certifications: American Council on Excercise (ACE) Certified CPR Certified USA Track & Field Coach Experience 6 yrs Athlete Strength and Conditioning Specialist 4 yrs General population Personal Training 4 yrs Group Fitness Instructor 10 yrs Track & Field Coach 3 yrs Cross Country Coach 5 yrs Youth Soccer Coach Remaining loyal to her dance teachers in San Francisco for 28 years, Judy has solid dance experience in the style of modern jazz blues. She also practices yoga regularly. Her formal education is in psychology and educational psychology (B.A. UC Berkeley, M.A. CSUH). Judy also studied and worked in the field of Dance/Movement Therapy in the early 1980s. During her time working as a student counselor at UC Berkeley, Judy started taking on-campus Pilates mat classes in the 1990s and fell in love with the Pilates method of exercise. She became a regular in the class for years, and occasionally had private sessions with the instructor. Upon the instructors retirement from the university Pilates classes, fellow students and classmates of hers encouraged her to begin teaching so she decided to get her Pilates Mat certification. Judy received her Pilates mat certification through ITT Pilates and has been teaching the class twice weekly for the past five years. She has continued training through ITT, and became a certified Pilates personal trainer a couple of years ago. During her training, she did most of her observation, practice teaching & personal practice hours at The Working Body. In 2007 Judy joined TWB staff part-time. From her first visit to the studio, Judy was drawn into the warm, respectful & collaborative culture of The Working Body community. She continues to be impressed by the high standards and talent of all the trainers & practitioners here. Physical Therapist & Pilates Instructor Em Squires earned a Masters degree in physical therapy in 1998. She received her pilates certification in 2003. Em has a background in dance and continues to be an active runner and swimmer. She is a manual therapist with an emphasis on restoring functional mobility and neuromuscular control. She received her certification in functional manual therapy from The Institute of Physical Art in 2008. Areas of Practice:
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Alex is certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.). He has been training for five years with a focus on strength training and a combination of agility and balance to provide a challenging workout.
William Ware is a nationally certified massage therapist. He originally studied emergency medicine as a combat medic and then nursing school to become an ER RN. During his final year of nursing school he decided to make a major change in the way he wanted to live his life and help people. He quit his job and nursing school to study massage therapy through NHI. Over the last nine years he has studied a number of modalities to include corrective exercise through then National Academy of Sports Medicine. His massage practice is focused on your long term health and function. This is achieved through a combination of Swedish, sports, myofacial, deep tissue, trigger massage and stretching techniques. A vital key to successful long term alleviation of discomfort is educating people not only on what he is doing but why he is doing it. As a corrective exercise specialist I can give my clients the tools and understanding to take greater care of their own bodies.
William can be contacted for appointments or questions at any time at willpowerfitness@comcast.net or by phone 510 502 5261
Personal Trainer Specialties: Functional training for all fitness levels, Post Rehab, Flexibility, Cardiovascular, and Muscle Strength & Endurance training Education: Bachelors degree (BS) in Health & Physical Education Certifications:
Experience: 12 years as a Personal Trainer, 9 years as a Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist, 8 years as a Spinning Instructor, and 2 years as a certified Nutrition Consultant Bio: Patty Torza has been involved in the Fitness business since 1973, and has been counseling people in the Nutrition business since 1998. Her approach to fitness is client goal-oriented, motivating, fun, and focuses on functional training (teaching people how to move as they do in every day life). Her clients see results! Posture assessment and attention to this important piece of fitness is emphasized. In 2002, Patty began her formal education at Bauman College for Holistic Nutrition. She graduated in 2004 with a certification as a Nutrition Consultant and has been counseling clients ever since. Her approach to nutrition is through whole foods, those foods found 'just as they are' in nature. Refined and processed foods have led us to the many degenerative diseases that we are seeing today, especially refined carbohydrates. She designs customized nutrition programs that support her client's goals as well as their unique and individual needs. She also does group lectures on various nutrition topics. Testimonial: Patty Torza has been my personal trainer for over two years, and as such, she has made herself an indispensable part of my life. As a teacher and coach, Patty intuitively knows how to strike a balance between being tough and being nurturing; she has inspired me to work toward goals that for many years lay dormant. She is comfortable with herself and clear in her communication with me. While very focused and serious about our sessions, she also has a wonderful sense of humor that makes me laugh even in the middle of a "crunch"! Although I didn't know Patty during her years of formal study, I have seen how her intellectual curiosity leads her to read widely and conduct research in the areas of greatest interest. Over these past years, she has been sharing with me information she has learned in the field of nutrition, about which she is passionate. She is highly self-motivated, and an excellent student of fitness and nutrition. The best teachers teach by example , and Patty exemplifies this maxim. She lives her life in a way that supports her beliefs and the principles that she upholds. She strives for an integrated, holistic lifestyle in which body, mind and spirit are intertwined and exercised. She participated in the 2002 AIDS/Lifecycle bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a testament to her physical strength and the generosity of her spirit. Whether training at the gym, biking, or preparing whole foods meals, Patty treats her body with the respect of the true athlete. Patty was born to be in the fitness and nutrition fields and is a natural in helping others achieve their goals. Laura Russell, CMT Specialties: Flexibility training (AI stretching), core strengthening and postural/body awareness. Programs can be designed to meet a client's specific needs (i.e. overcoming chronic pain or injury) or an overall workout combining strength, flexibility, and body awareness can be designed. Home programs can also be created incorporating mat work, physioballs and foam rollers. Education: B.A. in Environmental Science, UCLA 1992 Certification: Pilates Certification through Stacy Donnelly Studio in SF. Experience:
Dance Performance Experience: Robert Moses' KIN Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, and other Bay Area Choreographers.
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Janice Alden, D.C., C.C.S.P.
Jörg Chabowski, ACSM, is originally from Germany, where he earned his Nursing degree in 1984 from the Wilhelms University in Muenster. He holds certifications in the Pilates Method from the Physical Mind Institute; Health and Fitness Health Instruction by the American College of Sports Medicine; Active Isolated Stretching Technique from M.P.I. New York; Spinning Instruction from Mad Dog; and VO2 Max Testing from Saul Blau, M.S. & Herman Falsetti, M.D.is the owner of Alden Chiropractic, Inc. 
Don Lawson, CSCS is a native of the Bay Area. His athletic achievements include National and International competition in Team Handball and as a decathlete in Track and Field. He has been working in the fitness industry since 1988 as a personal trainer and Fitness Director. He began his career at Cal State University Hayward where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Athletic Training. He has recently completed over 200 hours of training in Applied Kinesiology concepts. 
Celina Atkinson
Brian Leung
Barbara Lytle has been working as a massage therapist for the last sixteen years in Oakland and Alameda. She received her training at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville and specializes in senior citizens as she has been trained to go into senior residence home to help people. 
Curtis Cramblett, PT, CSCS
Kelly Dacey 
Leonore Deaton has had a Private Pilates practice at The Working Body for 6 years. She also is a Shiatsu Massage Practitioner. Leonore has extensive experience with Modern dance/Performance as well as Yoga. She works to encourage others to live in their bodies in a conscious, loving and playful way!
Teresina Goheen brings extensive experience in Gyrotonic® instruction and professional ballet to her work with clients. She founded Balance of Fitness, a personal training company focusing on Gyrotonic, in 2006 and currently teaches in San Francisco and the East Bay. She is passionate about sharing the many benefits of Gyrotonic with clients at all fitness levels, from those seeking to become more comfortable in their bodies to professional athletes and dancers. 
Lila Heller 
Lenora Lemke, is extremely successful at helping people increase their fitness levels, gain energy, lose weight, and especially good in helping them overcome their chronic health problems and to eliminate the need for medications. Lenora believes that there is never one right training method that will work for everybody. She thinks that each individual has his/her own unique, specific challenges and needs. She takes a broad, holistic approach in her evaluation and is careful to include all the things that may influence a person's health and wellness (nutrition, sleeping patterns, stress levels, psychology, etc.) and is excellent at identifying the roadblocks in order to help her clients prioritize their goals for success. 
Bambi Nguyen
Emily G. Park was introduced to Pilates in 1998 as a tool for injury prevention during her professional training as a circus aerialist and acrobat. It remains the foundation for her ongoing physical endeavors that have included performing and teaching in the Bay Area since 2001. She was inspired to share with a wider public the benefits of this gentle, yet effective method of physical conditioning after she re-encountered Pilates as part of her physical therapy from a serious car accident. She was first a client, then a student trainer prior to joining the team in 2005 as a fully certified instructor at The Working Body. She is proud to be part of this community of health and fitness professionals and values the daily opportunity to work with and learn from her exceptional colleagues, in-house mentors and a diverse range of clients. 
Marisa Pugliano is a yoga practitioner, personal trainer and group instructor of the Pilates Method. She has been a resident instructor at The Working Body in Oakland since 2000. Her teaching and self-practice are most influenced by her two longtime teachers, Don Law- son and JinSung. She is a native of Pittsburgh, PA and is proud to call Oakland, CA her home. 
Natalie Rael began studying Pilates to compliment her own dance training and has had the honor of teaching movement from ages 3 to 90 years old. She received her BA from San Francisco State University in Sociology and her Pilates certification and Movement Medicine certification from Turning Point Studios in 2004. She specializes in rehabilitation and post-rehabilitation work with clients as well as performance conditioning, injury prevention, and pain management. Her goal is to help clients increase postural awareness, alignment , core stability/strength, flexibility, physical coordination, and shift old movement patterns that no longer serve them. 
Alison Roessler, Urban Wild Fitness Owner, Personal Trainer, and Instuctor
Judy Simons - Pilates Trainer 
Em Squires, MPT, CFMT
Alex Schoenfield
Patty Torza, MA, CPT, NC
Katie Ybarra 
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