Santa Monica : Santa Monica Blvd
Amy Dixon
Equinox Santa Monica, Women's Health Magazine
Amy Dixon is one of the most dynamic fitness instructors and Master Trainers in the industry today. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise physiology and is a certified AFAA group fitness instructor. Amy is the official spokesperson for Women's Health Magazine, a master trainer for Schwinn, BOSU and GRAVITY, and stars in many critically acclaimed fitness DVD's. She is a former World competitive power tumbler and coach and uses that experience everyday in her classes. With over 15 years of teaching experience, she is best known for her energy and enthusiasm for fitness. Her energy is contagious. She delivers a fun, performance based class and works hard to educate and motivate her students to achieve extraordinary results. She has also been a part of the Nike Rockstar... Read the profile >>
Elise Gulan
An Innovative and Inspiring Mind/Body Professional, Ms. Gulan is the creator of the top selling DVD “element: ballet conditioning”, and the new face of Exercise TV, for whom she has created over 12 separate fitness programs. A 2008 Ambassador and community activist for lululemon athletica, Elise holds multiple fitness certifications, and is a Celebrity Trainer and Host with Exercise TV, TV Guide Channel, STARZ! Home Entertainment, and Better TV. Elise has been featured as a health and fitness expert on ABC News, E! News, EXTRA, Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy, Amazon.com, and Lifetimetelevision.com, among others. She has been published in such magazines as SELF, SHAPE, PEOPLE, OK!, and Life & Style. Ms. Gulan was a host and celebrity trainer for OK! Magazine’s first annual Body and... Read the profile >>
Jonathon Conant
Trapeze School New York on the Santa Monica Pier
Jonathon Conant, president and co-founder of Trapeze School New York, has been dedicated to improving life on this planet through counseling abandoned children, battered women, drug rehabilitation clients and the mentally ill. What he learned about supporting joy and addressing human suffering has found a blissful practice in teaching the flying trapeze. "Trapeze helps you re-evaluate what you are capable of " says Jonathon. He discovered aerial arts 10 years ago while traveling in Mexico. When he found no place to train in the US, he set up a rig and invited trainers. After running his own operation for a couple years, he was very fortunate to find a fantastic partnership with Dave and Anne Brown. The three of them opened Trapeze School New York in 2001 and have now expanded to Boston,... Read the profile >>
Kathryn Budig
Kathryn Budig grew up in both Lawrence, Kansas and in Princeton, New Jersey. She received her BA in English and Drama @ The University of Virginia where she discovered yoga. Her acting and new found love of yoga led her to Los Angeles she completed the YogaWorks teacher training with Chuck Miller and her mentor, Maty Ezraty. She has been strongly influenced by her mentor, Heath House, Jesse Schein, Charles James and Noah Maze. With a strong background in Ashtanga, she was one of the youngest teachers when put on the schedule at Yogaworks. Her goal as a yogi and instructor grew into teaching creative sequences that make arm balances and inversions accessible to everyone in the room. Kathryn teaches a playful approach to the practice and wants every student who passes through her room... Read the profile >>
Libby Bideau
After securing a Bachelor’s degree in dance, Libby worked as a professional dancer and in the entertainment business. She says she was one of those people who needed to keep an eye on her weight, so over the years, she participated in literally thousands of dance, aerobics, yoga, mat, spin and reformer classes. Libby always enjoyed a teacher who could pull together information from classic training, put it in simple terms and keep an element of fun and discovery in the work. So, after her certification and years of experience in the rehabilitation environment, she continued to infuse pilates classes with other forms of movement.. balance work, core fusion, dance, thai massage and yoga. Libby strives to give people modifications, if necessary, and urge them to do the best they... Read the profile >>