Functional Fitness on the Bluffs
I grew up in the Midwest (KC), graduated from the University of Kansas with a Business Degree. My first job out of school was a Financial Advisor. After 3 unfulfilling years here I decided to make a move to the world of human movement. I wanted to help people move better and be stronger. I started out as a trainer at a local health club, with the dream of opening a gym of my own some day. I figured while I was dreaming, may as well make it in California, a place I knew I wanted to live. Fast forward 6 years later, a couple great decisions, and some driving, I made it. I just had my 3rd year here and am loving every minute of it. Since moving here, I have a established and maintained a private training clientele, started and grown a Santa Monica based outdoor fitness school... Read the profile >>
Exhale Center for Sacred Movement
Eoin Finn is a yogi, surfer + blissologist who has been teaching his unique and transformative approach to Yoga and Blissology across the world. A long-time disciple of Yoga, Philosophy, Martial Arts + Meditation, Eoin Finn has been teaching his unique, authentic and transformative style of Yoga and Blissology, all over the world for over a decade. Eoinn was lululemon athletica's very first Ambassador and we are delighted that he and his family have recently relocated back to Southern California! Eoinn will be teaching at Exhale's Center for Sacred Movement in Venice. Read the profile >>
Exhale -Center for Sacred Movement and Equinox
Garth is a Lead Teacher Trainer for Pure Yoga and teaches for Exhale- Center for Sacred Movement, Equinox Fitness Club & Yogaworks. He has led workshops in Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver. Garth began his yoga practice at the Downward Dog Center in Toronto, after being introduced to yoga by a voice teacher. He studied acting and voice & movement and Toronto, Los Angeles and at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Garth completed 500 hours of teacher training at Yogaworks in Santa Monica, mentoring with Senior Teacher Trainer, Annie Carpenter. He has completed 60 hours of Yoga Tune Up Teacher Training with Jill Miller. He has also spent time in Mysore, India, studing Ashtanga Yoga with Sri K. Pathhabi Jois and his family. Garth divides his personal... Read the profile >>
Brigitte Kouba, M.A., also known as Gigi Yogini, is a certified Yoga Teacher and Self-Expression Facilitator. A Joy Guru, she uses yoga, drum, dance and multi-media to help others live happy and healthy lives. With classes, workshops and private sessions, Gigi is committed to joy. Her specialty is creating uplifting and transformational experiences blending yoga and international dance with interactive world music. Gigi has taught and led workshops at national festivals including Tadasana Festival and Bhakti Fest. As an Adventure Specialist, Gigi has explored 20 countries and leads international retreats and Women’s leadership trainings. With teacher training in Hatha, Vinyasa, Tantra Kundalini and Yoga for Youth grades K – 8th, Gigi has a Masters in Communication Management... Read the profile >>
Logan Gelbrich was born just up the street from our store at Saint John's December 1, 1985. Growing up locally, he graduated from Saint Monica Catholic High School as the Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2004. After All-State performances in baseball at St. Monica, Logan turned to the University of San Diego. As catcher for the Toreros, he earned two West Coast Conference championships and is a two time All-Conference player. In 2008, Logan was a nominee for the Johnny Bench Award, which goes to the nation's best amateur backstop. Later that year, the San Diego Padres selected Logan in the Major League Baseball draft. After two seasons,in the Padres organization, Logan turned inward. His focus became human performance: intellectual, physical, and spiritual. Digesting literature,... Read the profile >>
A Santa Monica-based vinyasa yoga teacher, Mary Beth received her 200-hour Yoga Alliance certification from Flow yoga studio in Washington DC, her pre- and postnatal teaching certification from Inspired Yoga in Washington DC, and her 500-hour teaching certification from YogaWorks in Los Angeles. MB also teaches yoga in drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers and mental health facilities in the Los Angeles area. Her classes have been featured in the Huffington Post and LA Yoga. She began practicing yoga her first week out of college. Practically crawling to the neighborhood yoga studio after hours spent at a desk job, she found that rolling around on the floor and connecting with her breath was the simplest of pleasures. Who would’ve thought it would feel so good to sit and just... Read the profile >>
Melissa is an ultra-marathoner and run coach. Read the profile >>
Natasha Snow Needles, RYT 200 Snow's career in movement started at the ripe age of 10, teaching aprenatal aerobics class at Silver Slippers Dance Academy located in Idaho.It was a passionate affair from there on out for Natasha with movement.After dancing with various companies in even more various places she earnedher BA in dance and began teaching Pilates, ballet, modern and jazz. MissSnow’s gypsy journey lead her to a Yoga class at Columbia. Hooked! Natasha received her certification with Yoga Alliance in Hatha yoga from Yoga At TheVillage. Natasha instructs with spirit, animation, warmth, awareness, tranquility, and yes, sometimes tears…of joy. Read the profile >>
Sarah completed her first 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in the tropical jungles of Costa Rica where she focused intensely on the philosophy of Yoga as well as meditation practices. When she returned to Los Angeles, she completed her second Teacher Training certification, in Hollywood, at Earth's Power Yoga where she was able to expand her knowledge of human anatomy and alignment in relation to Yoga. It was also during this time that Sarah first discovered her passion for Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Boarding. After spending day after day in the magnificence of the Costa Rican jungle practicing Yoga and in her spare time, hiking, swimming, and exploring everything the tropical jungle had to offer, Sarah was still thirsty for any activity in which she could maintain a consistent presence in... Read the profile >>
Tommy Rosen is a certified Vinyasa Flow and Kundalini Yoga Teacher and a leading authority on addiction and recovery with 20 years experience helping others to overcome addictions of every kind. He is one of the pioneers in the relatively new field of Yoga and Recovery, which utilizes yoga and meditation to help people to move beyond addiction and build fulfilling lives. Tommy teaches yoga at Naam Yoga LA, Bhakti Yoga Shala and runs workshops and retreats internationally. He also teaches and speaks regularly at Yoga conferences and festivals including the Wanderlust Festivals, Hanuman Festival and Bhaktifest. His blogs have appeared in The Huffington Post, The Daily Love and Yoga Mint. He has published articles in LA Yoga, Yogi Times and the Aquarian Times. Tommy lives with his... Read the profile >>
