Oak Brook : Oak Brook Center
Andrea Metcalf
Mind Body Connection
Andrea Metcalf is a nationally recognized fitness expert and a popular media personality. In the last decade Andrea has appeared as a contributor for several national publications including MORE, Self, Women’s World, as well as “The Today Show.” For more than 25 years Andrea has inspired people from all walks of life to feel better and move. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from DePaul University Chicago, Andrea began an impressive career as a fitness instructor, personal trainer and health educator, quickly winning the hearts of students and clients with her high energy and motivational spirit. As a mother of three, Andrea’s passion for healthy living and her unique ability to multitask inspires mothers and other individuals with a unique desire for fitness... Read the profile >>
Ashley DeForest
DeForest Dance Academy
ASHLEY DEFOREST grew up in Lombard, Illinois. She began her dance training at the age of two at Art Linkletter Dance Studio under the direction of Paula Brandl and Donna Johnson. Ashley went on to become a member of the “Steppin’ Out Dance Company” where she and her team mates won numerous awards at local and national competitions. After graduating from high school, Ashley moved to New York to continue her education. She attended Fordham University where she was a member and choreographer for the University Dance Team. While living in New York, Ashley trained with top dance choreographers in both tap and jazz at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. Ashley had the privilege of training with tap masters Savion Glover, Dianne Walker, Jimmy Slyde, Prince Spencer, and Buster... Read the profile >>
Cheryl Scigousky
Health Track and The Academy of Human Performance
Upon swimming her first lap in 2001, Cheryl Scigousky became hooked on triathlons and the notion of going the distance in and out of water. Today, Cheryl personally trains as a triathlete in multiple triathlons including Olympic distance triathlons and the Ironman. Cheryl consistently inspires others to reach these heights at The Academy of Human Performance as a certified personal trainer and a USA Triathlon coach. Today, Cheryl is on the road to compete in the 2008 World Championship Ironman in Kona, Hawaii, after winning her age category in the September 2007 Madison, Wisconsin Ironman. Cheryl’s experience as a triathlete—having gone from being a rookie to an elite-amateur level athlete in just six years—informs her coaching style. “I’ve been there, I’ve done... Read the profile >>
Christy Greenblatt
Oakbrook Fitness and Racquet Club
Having enjoyed a personal practice for over fourteen years, Christy began teaching yoga at the Downers Grove Park District in 1999, and the Oakbrook Fitness and Racquet Club in 2005. Christy completed a Vinyassa Flow Intesive teacher training course at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California. Her current endorsements also include certification in mat pilates and a 200-hour certification through Yoga Alliance. Christy lives in Downers Grove with her husband and three children ages 11, 8 and 4. In addition to teaching adult yoga, Christy has had the pleasure of teaching children's yoga in a variety of settings. Read the profile >>
Colleen Patrino
The Dailey Method found a new home in the heart of Downtown Naperville in 1997, just outside of Chicago. The Dailey Method Naperville offers convenient class times, onsite attended Kid Room and easy parking. A full spa-like locker room is provided. The Naperville studio is owned by Colleen Patrino in partnership with the Dailey Method. Colleen completed a Master Instructor certification program under the direction of Jill Dailey McIntosh. Prior to the Dailey Method Colleen enjoyed successful careers in both marketing/advertising and sales. She has always been passionate about exercise and fitness, participating and instructing in many different arenas. When she experienced her first Dailey Method class, she immediately knew she was going to reshape her body and more... Read the profile >>
Diana DeCicco-Gianfortune
Health Track Sports & Wellness in Glen Ellyn
Diana discovered the many benefits of mind-body fitness through her passion and desire for optimal health and fitness. She was inspired by the work of Juliu Horvath, the founder of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. Diana was certified by Juliu in Miami, Florida, as a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Instructor. She is also certified on all Gyrotonic Specialized equipment, the Jumping-Stretching Board, the Ladder, the Leg Extension Unit and the GYROTONER®. Diana continues to work closely with Chicago’s only Master Trainer, Alyssa Seim, as well as Master Trainers, Juergen Bamberger from New York and Lisa Marie Goodwin from Marina Del Rey. In October of 2006, Diana attended the First International Gyrotonic Convention in Rome, Italy, where she studied with PGA instructor, David... Read the profile >>
Donna Granback
Tranquil Waters
Hello Everyone! I’m Donna Granback. I grew up in Downers Grove and remember thinking as a kid that Oak Brook mall was SO FAR AWAY! Married for 25 years (oh GOSH!) my husband and I have three stupendous kids who will all be University of Illinois graduates within the next few years. I spend my work week teaching yoga, senior fitness and personal training numerous clients. Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center, Indian Boundary YMCA and Midtown Athletic Club are my three ‘homes away from home’! I got into fitness by accident – or providence. My step aerobics instructor asked if she could train me to become a teacher. I said, ‘NO THANK YOU!’, fearing my usual reaction to talking in front of a crowd…blushing and a shaking voice. After more prodding I gave... Read the profile >>
Judi Harvin
Judi is the founder and director of Focus Yoga. She has been involved in the fitness industry for 18 years, and received her 200-hour teacher training certification from the Temple of Kriya Yoga. She has attended workshops and teacher trainings with many of the countries top instructors, and is currently taking part in a second 200 hour teacher training with Daren Friesen of Moksha Yoga, a program hosted by Focus Yoga. Judi's goal in creating Focus Yoga was to create a friendly, clean, designated space in which people could enjoy and further their practice, and instructors could share their passions. She loves introducing yoga to brand new practitioners. Judi works to develop classes that safely challenge her students while stressing proper alignment and technique. And as her... Read the profile >>
Laura Jane Mellencamp
Yoga Among Friends
In 1998 Laura Jane Mellencamp Murphy opened Yoga Among Friends. Certified by the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, California, and having studied with B.K.S. Iyengar, K. Pattabhi Jois, Richard Miller, Rod Stryker and Erich Schiffmann, she brought many years of yoga training and experience to eager students. Laura Jane was a yoga teacher in Los Angeles from 1989-1995 before she heard her calling to "the heartland." She was teaching jam-packed classes at YogaWorks in Santa Monica and the Center for Yoga owned by Ganga White and Tracey Rich. She had many celebrity private clients as well. But the fast pace of L.A. wasn't for her. Rather, Laura Jane said, she "was looking for community and intimacy." When she decided to leave Los Angeles, Laura Jane knew she wanted to live near a... Read the profile >>
Paulette Delcourt
Lifetime Burr Ridge & Jo's Footwork
Paulette Delcourt combines infinite creative energy with her healing nature to create joyful gifts to enhance mind, body and spirit. A Reiki Master, Thai body worker,Zumba and yoga teacher, Paulette founded her business as a means to surround women of all ages with reminders of spirit, a pursuit which she now enjoys full-time. Read the profile >>
Sara Richelle Starnes
Sarah began practicing Hatha Yoga when she was twelve, and has always been very connected to a spiritual path in life. She is an Anusara-inspired yoga instructor. Sarah has had many wonderful teachers including Sianna Sherman, John Friend, Desiree Rumbaugh, Darren Rhodes, Ross Rayburn, Billie Topa Tate, Ganga White, Mitchel Bleier, Paul Grilley, Doug Keller and Brent Miller. She has received advanced Hatha Yoga certifications through the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. She is also a certified Reiki Adept Master Teacher and Nomena Healer through the Mystical Sciences Institute in Evanston, IL. Sarah is currently working on becoming a certified Anusara yoga instructor, and her classes are very deeply influenced by this style of teaching. She has taught yoga in the city and... Read the profile >>
Sharon Denton
Prana Yoga Center
Colorado native, Sharon Denton, Kenisiology degree from UNC, 500 level Yoga Alliance Teacher, Certified Transformation Meditation Teacher, and certification in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras/Yog Darshan. With over 17 years of teaching experience, and a strong spiritual foundation, yoga student, daily practitioner, mother and wife, Sharon has an energizing, yet peaceful nature that fosters her natural, innate ability to bring out the true essence that lies within us all. Sharon's intuitive gift to design classes meeting the needs of all levels, so that each individual explores comfort, steadiness and joy, learning to practice with a sense of balance and awareness of their connection to the inner nature, the source. Sharon integrates the Yoga Sutras, threading this wisdom through each... Read the profile >>