Felise Bagley Modern Dance

Felise Bagley, a native New Yorker, began her dance training as a merit scholarship recipient to The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and continued her training at The Joffrey Ballet School. Felise has danced with Ohio Ballet, Joffrey II, Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, Elisa Monte Dance Company, Philadanco and Joyce Trisler Dance Company. She is currently dancing with Groundworks Dancetheater where she has been creating, collaborating and performing for the last nine years.

Felise’s teaching experience includes modern, jazz, ballet and pointe technique for children and adults, choreographer/rehearsal director and Pilates instruction at several area studios and institutions including Theatre Dance Center in Green, Ohio, The Dance Institute at The University of Akron, Brecksville Center for the Arts and Cleveland City Dance in Shaker Square.

Jeffrey McIntosh Vinyassa Flow

After practicing yoga for over 10 years, Jeff finally found himself in a teacher-training program led by one of his first teachers, Marni Task. Jeff's classes incorporate an energetic flow, creative sequencing, attention to universal principles of alignment, and fun. Check out his amazing new class for more information!

Jessica Jerome Unnata® & Flow

Initially drawn to yoga for its healing aspects, Jessica became a dedicated student as she witnessed the radical transformative powers of the practice. Guided by the principles of self-acceptance, precision and patience, she teaches a playful, breath centered class, challenging students to go beyond perceived mental and physical boundaries, discovering an inner confidence which reflects in life both on and off the yoga mat. Her yoga journey has been blessed by so many wonderful teachers from California to New York, Colorado to Cleveland.

She is an OM yoga teacher, certified and registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour level, currently at work on her 500-hour certification. She has been personally trained and certified to teach Unnata® Aerial Yoga by the fabulous Michelle Dortignac.

Joni Fusion Yoga

Joni’s students enjoy a balance and complete class with proper technique and format.  Yoga has added a new dimension to all her fitness instruction allowing your practice to be a refuge and a tool for responding creatively to change all the while emphasizing the enjoyment and enrichment of life through the benefit of yoga.  She believes that the “beginner’s mind” held by students new to yoga is a rich and powerful place wherein the body-mind-spirit connection can be developed.  Joni uses a unique blend of music and the natural intelligence of the body to help her students discover how the asanas (postures) and breath work can be suited to their own individual blueprint.  Her classes invigorate the body and relax the mind.

 

“Stress depletes the body’s energy and makes you more susceptible to illness.  It may sound cliché, but it is more important now than ever to find your inner peace and reward yourself by stilling your mind and body.  The result is a renewed outlook on life and an appreciation for all that is around you, “ Joni explains. 

 

Joni has been one of Cleveland’s most popular and respected instructors.  She obtained her RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) by Jan Hauenstein, a nationally recognized Yoga Instructor and founder of TRY4Life Yoga Teacher Certification School  Certified by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America for the past 20 years, Joni’s classes are unique in that she blends many different styles of fitness and yoga and uses distinctive combinations of music to create a contagious level of energy.

 

Training & Certifications

 

    * RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher)

    * AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America), 20 years

    * Crush Kick (Kick Boxing), 5 years

    * Keiser Power Pacing (Cycling), 5 years

    * Sculpting & Stretching with Karen Voight, Voight Fitness Center, Los Angeles

    * Aerobic R-Evolution with Mauro Maschkvich, Cleveland

    * Reebok Step with Dennis Voorheis, Cleveland

    * Pilates for Fitness with Ellen Barrett, ClevelandCore Combination with Laurie Alstrom, Cleveland

    * Body Conditioning Pilates with Loretta Simone, Cleveland

    * Sunrise Yoga, Aspen Mountain (Hatha)

    * Aspen Health & Harmony Yoga Workshop with Matthew Darling (Ashtanga Yoga)

    * Om Yoga, Aspen (Power Yoga)

 

Highlights, Honors & Activities

 

    * Guest instructor, The Eleanor Gerson School (an alternative high school for adolescents with personal, behavioral and/or relationship issues)

    * Featured Instructor Week-long series on WKYC-TV (NBC) Fit Works and WEWS-TV5 (ABC)

    * Feature Appearance on Morning Exchange WEWS-TV5 (ABC)

    * Promotional event/demonstration/television appearance with Bodies in Motion star Gil Janklowicz, sponsored by LAGear

    * Gold Medalist representing US Midwest Region, Reebok National Fitness Championship, Indianapolis

    * Placed in Top 10 in Reebok National Championship (televised on ESPN), Atlanta

    * Bronze Medalist, Team Division, Crystal Light National Aerobics Championship Region-at-Large, Chicago

    * Reebok Aerobic Challenge, Regional Competition, Chicago

    * Regional Runner-Up, Crystal Light National Aerobic Competition, Pittsburgh

    * Fundraising demonstrations for Cancer Society and Heart-A-Thon

    * Presentation Judge, Coppertone Aerobic Competition, Cleveland

    * Presenter, IDEA National Conference, Washington, DC

    * Host of the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) 2002 "Diamonds, Denim & Dreams" Gala Auction (800+ in attendance) at Tower City.  Most successful fundraiser to date.  Guests included:  Wilma Smith, Matt Dolan, Diana Muntz, and other celebrities.

 

Seminars and Workshops:

 

Bryan Kest

Power Yoga, Santa Monica, CA

 

Ally Hamilton

Power Yoga, Santa Monica, CA

 

Cameron Shayne

Budakon

Ashley Turner

Inner Power Yoga.

 

Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow Teacher Training with Twee Merrigan

Mandala of Asanas: Pranic Alignment and Hands-on Enhancements for 108 Asanas

 

Personal Practice:

Black Dog Yoga, Sherman Oaks, CA; Yoga Works, Santa Monica, CA; Santa Monica Power Yoga, Santa Monica, CA; Park City Yoga Studio, Park City, UT; The Pilates Loft, Clearwater, FL; Telluride Yoga Center, Telluride CO; 02 Aspen Yoga Studio, Aspen, CO; Garden of the Heart Yoga Studio, Sarasota, FL

Angela Huang NIA

As an energetic and positive individual a career as a fitness instructor was a natural path for Angela.  However, after 10 years of aerobics she began to feel that she was capable of obtaining more out of her workouts.  Feeling as though she had hit a wall with the physical body routine her conditioned eyes came across a poster advertising a Mind/Body/Spirit workout session with the founders of NIA, Carlos and Debbie Rosas. 

After participating in one class Angela knew something truly amazing had taken place and could hardly put her shoes and socks back on because of the excitement to learn and share this technique. Totally blown away with the amount of physical and mental stimulation she had just felt she rushed to sign up for the soonest possible training session.

Angela has been a certified NIA Instructor since 1993 and is now a black belt and looks forward to sharing and celebrating you through movement. >

Gabriel Piriz Latin Mix

 

Gabriel Piriz

A professional Instructor of Aerobics and Personal Trainer with great experience in Cardiovascular Training, with particular interest in direction of workouts with a true latin experience.  He will get you to move every part of your body like you have never moved before!

Anne Marie Wolfson

           

Anne Marie is a dynamic and creative Life Coach and Private Fitness Instructor who has successfully integrated her martial arts training into her practice.

 

Anne Marie prides herself for achieving and recognizing the value of bringing individuals and organizations into alignment through her one-on-one coaching skills whether it’s on the mat or in the office.  As a former CEO of a $5MM regional health care provider, she believes disciplined leaders who show compassion for people result in richer communication and a conscious development of talent.  This principal of martial arts is applied in her professional and family life.  She recognizes she rarely teaches her clients or students what they don’t already know; however, the difference is in guiding them on how to act upon and listen to their own intuitive gifts.

 

To help relieve the stresses of her professional career, Anne Marie began Taekwondo lessons at age 20, which included many years of vigorous training for seven days a week, up to two hours per day. She currently holds the esteemed black belt degree of 5^th Dan from the Kukkiwon College, the World Taekwondo Headquarters located in Korea.  Highlights of her martial arts career include training in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2003) with members of the USAT Olympic Taekwondo Team.  She is presently a lifetime member of the USA Taekwondo Association and is a certified USAT Referee.  

 

Part of Anne Marie’s cross training includes weight lifting, kick-boxing, dance, judo and hapkido.  In addition, Anne Marie has studied different forms of yoga, primarily Anusara and Iyengar for the last seven years.  She believes the combination of proven moves from many forms of exercise, such as martial arts, yoga, dance, isometric and weight training along with attention to nutrition and diet promotes continuous fat burning, muscle toning and a healthy lifestyle.

 

Anne Marie is honored to subsitute for Joni this Wednesday, November 18^th.  She’ll be utilizing Joni’s music and following her routine...as she see’s it… “Joni’s class is a leading-edge fitness program that brings effective results, so why change it?”    Anne Marie promises to sweat, sculpt and stretch your body to total transformation, head to toe, inside and out.    

 

All proceeds from Anne Marie’s class will be donated to The Littlest Heroes, a local non-profit organization in Northeast Ohio helping families and their children living with cancer.  For more information, please go to www.thelittlestheroes.com.

Jan Hauenstein Yoga

Jan Hauenstein is a very accomplished and well rounded yoga instructor at the Winds of Change. She has extensive training in many forms of Yoga therapies including; RYT, PRYT, IYT, HITA Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher & School, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist, Integrative Yoga Teacher & Therapist, Himalayan Institute Teacher. Founder of TRY (Therapy, Reiki, Yoga) 4 Life Certification Institute. Jan is currently working with Dr. Joan Fox, Cleveland Clinic Director of Alternative Medicine educating Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Staff the benefits of Yoga, Meditation, and Pranayama.