Our Instructors...
Each of our instructors are handpicked for their expertise, unique personal skills, and technical ability.
At Goodwin Studios, clients can be confident that all trainers undergo yearly continuing education in their respective fields.
Lisa Marie Goodwin
Director of Goodwin Studios
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Specialized Master Trainer GYROTONIC® / GYROKINESIS®
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Appointed GYROTONIC® & GROKINESIS® Final Certification Master Trainer
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Appointed GYROTONIC® Final Certification Master Trainer / Master Trainer of all Specialized Equipment/ GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® LEVEL 2 Master Trainer / Ballet dancer / Specialized Workshops
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Exclusive Dance + Body Conditioning Coach and GYROTONIC® Master Trainer for LADY GAGA
Lisa Marie is one of the 16 Authorized Specialized GYROTONIC® Master Trainers in the world for the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® appointed to conduct Final Certifications. She is also a GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Master Trainer and a certified Master Trainer of all GYROTONIC® Specialized Equipment and specialized workshops.
Lisa Marie has been dancing since the age of 3. During her professional ballet career, she performed nationwide with several companies including the San Francisco Ballet, Cleveland Ballet, LA Classical Ballet, and Helios Dance Theatre. Lisa Marie's background in movement naturally kindled her interest in GYROTONIC®, Pilates, and other movement-based therapeutic disciplines.
In 1991, she began her extensive training in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, created and founded by Juliu Horvath. Throughout her GYROTONIC® training, Lisa Marie traveled from her home in California to New York to work privately with Juliu in his studio, White Cloud. She frequently hosted him in Long Beach, and eventually in Los Angeles as well, to teach classes and workshops. Lisa Marie earned her first Level as a GYROTONIC® Trainer in 1994, and in 1998 Juliu appointed her as a Level 1 GYROTONIC® Master Trainer and in 2011 as a GYROTONIC® Level 2 Master Trainer. Lisa Marie became one of the first GYROKINESIS® certified Level 1 Trainers, then a GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer, and by 2008, Juliu raised Lisa Marie's status to GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Master Trainer.
In 1992, Lisa Marie became a certified Pilates instructor under the tutelage of Marie-Jose Blom-Lawrence at Long Beach Dance Conditioning studio. She co-managed the studio and provided teacher training and certification to prospective Pilates instructors until 2000. She also studied under Marika Molnar (New York City Ballet's Physical Therapist) and Jean-Claude West (specialist in Kinesiology) and continues to take seminars and consult with them. During the same period, she was a principle dancer with LA Classical Ballet, Ballet Mistress for a season with the Guangzhou Ballet in China, and served as Director of the Children's Division of Long Beach Ballet Arts Center, teaching over 400 students. Lisa Marie was in high demand to assist ballet schools and dance companies set up Pilates and GYROTONIC® studios.
From 2000-2007, Lisa Marie was co-owner of LA Body Kinetics, directed the GYROTONIC® program of Angel City Body Kinetics with Marie-Jose Blom-Lawrence, and was a member of faculty at Loyola Marymount University teaching advanced classical ballet and GYROKINESIS® for dancers.
Lisa Marie founded White Crane Movement Arts, from which she ran a successful movement program and GYROTONIC® teacher training courses for over 15 years.
In 2007, Lisa Marie was appointed by Juliu Horvath to be an Authorized International Master Trainer. She is one of only 16 Authorized Master Trainers in the world. As an Authorized International Master Trainer, Lisa Marie conducts the GYROTONIC® Level 1 Final Certifications internationally and assists Certified Trainers in the rigorous process of becoming Master Trainers. She is a certified Master Trainer in all aspects of the system and specialized equipment and continues to deepen her knowledge and skills studying with Juliu Horvath on a regular basis.
In 2007, Lisa Marie co-founded In-Spiraling Movement Arts, Inc.
In 2016 she began Goodwin Studios, LLC which runs all aspects of GYROTONIC® studies here for both private clientele and continued education for instructors. Juliu Horvath appointed the studio to begin running GYROKINESIS® FINAL certifications in 2015.
She travels extensively internationally conducting courses and workshops for the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. She has been an invited presenter at the Body Mind Spirit Conference since 2002. She also teaches specialized seminars focusing on injury prevention for dancers in schools and institutes such as Lines Ballet, California Institute for the Performing Arts, Inland Pacific Ballet, and Pasadena Ballet. While she was pregnant with her daughter, Lisa Marie began her Doula certification and wishes to further assist women with pregnancy issues in specialized workshops and classes. She studies and practices Medical Chi-Gong, combines healing on multiple levels with essential oils, and continues to embrace with grace and light the development of her studies in her career as a movement educator in the dance of life learning and sharing with others.
Sher Borrell
GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer & GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer
Sher Borrell has loved moving and dancing most of her life. She comes from a family that enjoys dancing, exercise and staying active. She holds an A.A in general education, a B.A. in dance from the University of California, Irvine, has passed her grade 5 Cecchetti ballet exams, performed on dance teams and has always been interested in cutting edge fitness. Upon her college graduation, she joined the Nannette Brodie Dance Theater in Long Beach where she taught and performed nationally and internationally for schools, festivals, shows, galleries, and fashion events. This work inspired her to start her own dance collaborative in LA where she produced her own show and worked with numerous multi-media artists. While dancing, Sher received her Pilates Certification under Tracy Fitzpatrick at Aline Studios in Newport Beach. Sher assisted Tracy in working with professional athletes, teams, dancers and businesses while helping manage her studio. Tracy introduced Sher to GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® and (with gratitude) she completed her final certification under Julio Horvath.
At Aline Studios, Sher developed “Ballet Fit” class (for dancers and non-dancers) that was a huge success. Sher continued to dance, teach, and share with students from all walks of life, from sports enthusiasts to senior citizens. She is both a GYROKINESIS® and GYROTONIC® pre-trainer under Lisa Marie Goodwin. She has studied with numerous master trainers in the states and abroad, and is certified on all of the specialized equipment. Under Paul Horvath and Uwe Herbstreit, she has completed the therapeutic applications for pelvic girdle, shoulder girdle and scoliosis. Sher has taken the rejuvenation course, GYROKINESIS® level 1 and level 2, and GYROTONIC® level 2 with Julio Horvath. She has completed GYROTONIC® Applications for the Hip and Knee with Lisa Marie, GYROTONIC® Psoas Principles, GYROTONIC® for Golf , GYROTONIC® for Dancers 1 and 2, and other specialized courses in both modalities.
Sher’s rich history (with over 20 years of teaching experience), zeal, and passion for the work is felt in every session and class. It brings her great joy to see peoples lives change while connecting in mind, body and spirit. Sher currently teaches at a private country club in Indian Wells, in Los Angeles, throughout California and internationally. She looks forward to working with you.
Anthony Abeyta
KINESIOLOGIST, PILATES, GYROTONIC®,
GYROKENISES® Instructor and Wellness Coach
Anthony is a KINESIOLOGIST, PILATES, GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESES®
instructor and Wellness Coach with over 20 years of experience in dance conditioning,
dance medicine, movement analysis, corrective exercise, and sports performance.
Anthony's Pilates training started with Kathy Murakami in 1998. He then trained
with Elizabeth Larkam at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, Center for Sports Medicine
in San Francisco from 1998 to 1999, where he learned to apply the Pilates mat and
apparatus principles in the elite rehabilitation environment.
Anthony’s GYROTONIC® training began with Master Trainer Lisa Marie Goodwin. He
has completed his GYROTONIC® Level 1, Level 2 Program 2, and GYROTONIC® Applications for the HIP and KNEE with Lisa Marie. He has also completed his GYROKINESES® training and a GYROTONER® Program 1 and 2 instruction through Master Trainer Sher Borrell. Anthony is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Wellness Coach, Personal Trainer, and Performance Enhancement Specialist. In addition, he is a Warriors Mixed Martial Arts Performance Coach and has trained students, amateur, and professional athletes. He has specific training to work with special populations including youth fitness, sports performance, elite post-rehab reconditioning, and prenatal and geriatric populations.
Anthony served as the Director of Dancer Wellness Services at Marin Dance Theatre
where he was responsible for Dance Conditioning, Dancer Wellness Education, and
Dance Medicine. After leaving MDT he started working as a private consultant and coach
to dancers and dance schools that were working on improving their conditioning and
wellness practices. As a result, he has worked with dancers from a variety of companies
and schools including San Francisco Ballet, Lines Ballet, The Maria Vegh Ballet Centre, and Marin Dance Theatre.
Anthony has helped countless dancers and athletes achieve their movement and conditioning and performance potential and is looking forward to helping the clients of Goodwin Studios achieve their movement, fitness, and wellness goals. As a former dancer Anthony enjoys the arts and all forms of movement including practicing Chinese internal arts and martial arts, Jiu-Jitsu, cycling, and hiking.
Virginia Horne
GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer & GYROKINESIS® Instructor
Virginia Horne is a native of Oahu, HI where she began her dance training in Honolulu. She went on to have an extensive career in New York City, where she was immersed in both the classical ballet world and the Broadway community.
Being introduced to the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® method early on in her professional dance career has allowed her body to recover and prevent injuries, as well as improving the quality of her movement.
She became a certified GYROTONIC® instructor by her long time teacher Jennifer Daly and along with Chantal Deeble at Kinespirit (NYC). She then continued her GYROTONIC® teachings at Body Evolutions Studio (NYC) with SMT Billy Macagnone. Virginia has furthered her education in the GYROTONIC® Method with Certificates in Level 2, Applications for Dancers, and Applications for the pelvic girdle/low back, and Psoas Principles. GYROTONIC® Level 1 as a Musical Journey by creator Juliu Horvath.
Also trained in specialized equipments:
Jumping-Stretching Board, GYROTONER®, Leg Extension Unit, and the Archway. She is also a GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer and certified in the GYROKINESIS® method.
Virginia is thoroughly enjoying helping people of all ages and abilities with this expansion system to live pain free and help reach their personal goals now in sunny California.
Madeline Conroy
GYROTONIC® Instructor
Madeline Conroy has a rich movement background in ballet and Argentine tango. She has a degree in Kinesiology and has worked in physical therapy for 5 years, where she has worked with diverse populations. GYROTONIC® has been very influential on her dance technique and movement education, constantly pushing her to new limits. She hopes to share her knowledge with individuals to help increase strength, improve flexibility and find enjoyment in their body’s possibilities.
Anne Elisabeth
After graduating Interlochen Arts Academy with Distinction in Dance and Academics, Anne moved to Los Angeles to perform with the Los Angeles Opera. She went on to enjoy a diverse performing career.
While in LA, Anne discovered Pilates and GYROTONIC®. Enjoying the transformative benefits of both, Anne quickly decided to teach. She received certifications from Long Beach Dance Conditioning (Marie-José Blom) and in GYROTONIC® LEVEL ONE (Lisa Marie Goodwin).
Teaching opportunities presented in a variety of environments, ranging from physical therapy offices to boutique studios. 10+ years later, Anne serves a diverse client base at all levels of fitness, including a number of celebrities and top professionals in all industries. Her work has been featured in People and More magazines.
Beyond the studio, Anne has served as a board member of Dancing for NED (No Evidence of Disease), raising awareness for cancers affecting women.
Accreditations and Certificates:
Advances in Pilates Technique - Marie-José Blom; Long Beach Dance Conditioning
GYROTONIC® LEVEL ONE - Lisa Marie Goodwin
GYROTONIC® Specialized Course: Hip and Knee Applications - Lisa Marie Goodwin
GYROTONIC® Jumping and Stretching Board - Donna Place
GYROTONIC® Leg Extension Unit - Donna Place
GYROTONIC® LEVEL ONE UPDATE - Kathy Van Patten
GYROTONIC® APPLICATIONS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS - Dr. Justine Bernard
GYROTONIC® Level 2 Pre-Training Course Program 2 - Lisa Marie Goodwin
Physical Therapy Aide (3 years)
Pilates Workshops with Erika Quest, Anula Mailberg, Nora St. John, and Viktor Ugyan
500 Hour Yoga Certificate
PN-1 Certificate in Nutrition Coaching
Specialties:
Recovery and Pain Management
Gait and Movement Analysis
Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis Care
Autoimmune Management
Athletic Conditioning
Lora Pavilack
I love to teach people to move through life with more ease and confidence, to watch clients reach their goals and become their best selves! Training/Certifications: Pilates - Core Conditioning/Balanced Body University, National Pilates Certified Teacher (NPCT), Master Trainer Pilates Sports Center, GYROTONIC® Level 1 & 2, GYROKINESIS® Level 1, Franklin Method Level 3. Bachelor of Science in Arts Management from OCU.
Hosting Master Trainers...
Angela Crowley
GYROTONIC® Master Trainer
Angela began studying GYROTONIC® when Juliu was still making machines by hand in NYC. She had the first machine between the East and West Coast in Denver where she developed the Phoenix Center For Health and Excellence. Here is a link filmed at The Phoenix with Juliu.
Angela is Authiorized to teach all levels of GYROTONIC® Educational Courses from Pre-training to Final Certifications including Level 2 and all Specialized Equipment. Additonally, she created two courses for GYROTONIC® continuing education:
-GYROTONIC® for High Level Athletes
-The Pathways Of the Shoulder, Hip and Spine.
Angela is a Feldenkrais practitioner and massage therapist whose practice is know for her blend of manual and movement therapies for complex chronic problems as well as high level performance.
Angela and Yannis own GYROTONIC® Coral Gables in Miami where they offer personalized sessions and professional trainings and continue to teach educational presentations around the world.
Website: http://www.gyrotoniccoralgables.com/
Uwe Herbstreit
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
Uwe Herbstreit was born in Freiburg, Germany 1964. He completed his study in Physical Therapy 1995 in Bad Krozingen, Germany. During his apprenticeship in the Rheintal Clinic, a Rehabilitation Center for orthopedic patients, Uwe got in contact with the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® methods, founding immediately an immense interest for both methods. Uwe started deepening into the systems and got certified 1997 in the GYROTONIC® method and 2000 in the GYROKINESIS® method.
Several years in the Orthopedic clinic and in his different own Physical Therapy Center, made him a competent Therapist in the application of GYROTONIC® for orthopedic issues. Uwe is specialized also in Manual techniques and Lymphatic drainage. Since 2009 Uwe travels around the world to teach Specialized workshops like Anatomy workshops for Trainers and Movement specialists, GYROTONIC® Applications for Pelvic Girdle, Shoulder Girdle and Scoliosis and Physiotherapy services at several Partner studio's.
Visit him online at: https://www.uweherbstreit.net/
Sebastian Plettenberg
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
Sebastian Plettenberg is an internationally renowned GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Authorized Master Trainer conducting teacher trainings around the world. An award-winning choreographer, he received his ballet training at the National Ballet School in Germany and danced with many companies throughout Europe. His clients include dancers from American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Boston Ballet. He also regularly sees professionals from Broadway as well as Olympic athletes.
Sebastian offers teacher training in all courses in the GYROTONIC® educational curriculum, privates and semi-privates in NYC and worldwide.
Adrianna Thompson
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
Adrianna has been training in the GYROTONIC Expansion System® methodology since 1995. She is a certified Specialized Master Teacher in both the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® educational programs including the specialized equipment. She has worked extensively with the founder of GYROTONIC®, Juliu Horvath and travels the world leading teacher trainings. Most recently she has developed a new application for dancers in GYROTONIC® with Mr. Horvath and master trainer Miriam Barbosa which was presented at the GYROTONIC® International Conference in Rome in 2008. She was an accomplished professional dancer and choreographer in New York City for 15 years, and has worked with dancers from New York City Ballet, Jose Limon, Martha Graham, MOMIX Dance Companies, and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
Ms. Thompson has performed and taught Master Classes around the world including at The Silesian Contemporary Dance Conference in Poland, in Slovenia, Finland, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, India, Peru, New York City, Montana, Los Angeles, Texas, and the Harvard Summer Dance Project in Cambridge, MA. She has been a guest teacher for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Company, Missouri River Dance Company, & Martha Graham Dance Company. Ms. Thompson has been a guest artist on faculty for Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, among others, she is founder of Aspen GYROTONIC® and has most recently started a dance company in San Francisco, CA called SOULSKIN Dance.
GET MORE INFO: Visit her online: www.adriannathompson.info
Erika Hassan
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
Erika Hassan met Juliu Horvath (founder of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®) in 1993 when she moved to New York to study dance. She had only been dancing for a couple of years and as her technique consisted mainly of force and desire, she was extremely grateful to find a teacher who could guide her into the inner-workings of her own dance. She trained intensively with Juliu for the next 5 years in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. She went on to perform with Maureen Fleming, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Zen Companhia de Danca, and Min Tanaka, and Meftas Dance Theater. She is currently Associate Artistic Director of Soulskin Dance (director Adrianna Thompson).
A deepening interest in yoga and mysticism led her to the teachings of Dr. Joseph Michael Levry and Naam Yoga. Erika is a part of the Naam Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training Team and a Harmonyum practitioner.
Erika is also a Specialized GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer. She travels the world teaching workshops and trainings.
Visit her online: www.erikahassan.com
Jackson Kellogg
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
Jackson began his career teaching the GYROTONIC® methodology directly after finishing University. He lived for a brief period in Boulder-Colorado and for two years in Miami-Florida gaining experience as a teacher and completing many of the basic GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® educational courses. In 2006 he moved back to New York to work at GYROTONIC® Manhattan, where he developed himself and others through the support of a vast New York city community. In 2010 he began his international teaching career, which spanned many countries across Europe and Asia, and at that time he also earned the title of Master Trainer in both the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® methods.
Since 2013 he has had the great joy to demonstrate for the founder Juliu Horvath in his educational courses. He also has modeled for many of the educational DVD's the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. has released which are included as part of the teacher training process. In addition, he has also been very privileged to assist Juliu Horvath in re-organizing and developing the educational material on such pieces of equipment as the Archway and the Jumping Stretching Board. He now resides in Athens, Greece. Jackson is able to conduct all of the teacher training courses in both the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® educational programs and he regularly travels internationally to teach.
Visit him online: www.jacksonkellogg.org
David Rasmussen
GYROTONIC® Master Trainer
David Rasmussen, a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor has over 35 years of experience teaching golf. He was one of the original PGA Tour instructors in the 1980’s. At the start of his carrier, David worked with Hank Haney, a former PGA Teacher of the year.
On the PGA Tour, David worked with over 20 different PGA Tour professionals. He has also worked with students on the European PGA Tour, Champions Tour, LPGA Tour, and Australasian Tour. His students have had great successes over the years, but David continued to search for a better way to train his golf students. His search led him to the GYROTONIC® methodology, and over the last 15 years he has worked closely with Juliu Horvath, GYROTONIC® creator, becoming a certified GYROTONIC® instructor. His vast knowledge in the GYROTONIC® method, has led him to develop a comprehensive curriculum integrating GYROTONIC® methodology and Golf.
David has been traveling around the world teaching Golf and GYROTONIC® workshops for over 15 years. He and his wife Jeanie own a golf and GYROTONIC® studio in New Berlin, WI, where they teach and train all levels of golfers.
Visit him online: http://www.rasmussengolf.com/
Irene Rampino
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
Irene's extensive knowledge of mind-body movement techniques stems from more than 30 years of study, along with comprehensive training under some of the top movement professionals around the world. She is well-versed in numerous movement disciplines, including: yoga, tai chi, ballet, modern dance, Feldenkrais®, Skinner Releasing Technique™, Contact Improvisation, Laban & Bartenieff Fundamentals and ideokinetics.
Irene is a certified both as a Master Trainer in the GYROTONIC® method, as well as the GYROKINESIS® method and in Specialized Equipment. Additionally, Irene earned her Pilates certification from the Polestar Institute, which specializes in applying Pilates for rehabilitation purposes Irene holds an MFA in Dance from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and an MS in Physical Therapy from Old Dominion University. She is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association with specializations in orthopedics and performing arts.
Irene seeks to instill playfulness, creativity and ease of movement—tools to individual empowerment and informed motor patterns. Her deep love of biomechanics, physical therapy, movement sequences and rhythm provide nurturing and motivating learning experiences.
Irene has developed a new exploratory, process-oriented seminar to help teachers fine-tune their understanding of fascia and somatic patterning.
Visit her online: https://www.irenerampino.com