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The Works Instructors
Alyssa Conn offers private Pilates sessions with Straight-up
Pilates Monday through Friday in the early evenings at The Works.
She is a Certified Pilates Instructor specializing in rehabilitation,
as well as an Aquarius, and a Protein Chemist. Alyssa did her
Pilates training at the Ellie Herman Studios in San Francisco
and has been teaching in the east bay since 2003. She believes that
those who practice Pilates gain more than core strength, but also
increased well-being through body awareness. Alyssa enjoys helping
the world stand taller, baking yummy foods, hiking local trails,
breathing fresh air, and hanging with her hound-dog, Kaiu.
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Sue D'Alonzo is certified by The American College of Sports Medicine and has 25
years of experience as a group leader and personal trainer.
She is the manager of The Works, teaches Powerworks and The Works,
and has a personal training business. Sue motivates and challenges
her clientele by encouraging them to work as hard as they personally
can. Her class format allows her the freedom to use a variety of
teaching techniques in order to inspire and demonstrate the power
of strength and fitness. Sue's classes are demanding, challenging and rewarding.
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Jennifer Durning first practiced Pilates during an entirely successful effort to rehabilitate a lower back injury. This experience led her to undertake an intensive course of study at the Ellie Herman Studios of San Francisco. She has continuously added to that base of knowledge, taking another course with Ellie Herman concerning rehabilitation technique, further training at The Pilates Center in Boulder, learning The Franklin Method from Eric Franklin, and most recently becoming an enthusiastic student of The Alexander Technique. In her own teaching, Jennifer brings creativity and curiosity. She treats each lesson as an opportunity not just to increase strength, flexibility, and ease of movement but to explore and collaborate with her clients to find better movement patterns, to foster more body awareness, and to instill confidence and a renewed sense of vitality. She is committed to learning and is open-minded to the many different systems available which can foster well being.
Jennifer has taught Pilates at The Works since October 2003 where she teaches both mat classes and private lessons . Her studio at The Works is fully equipped with all of Pilates' apparatus. For more information about Pilates, Pilates lessons, and Pilates classes, please contact Jennifer: jedurnican@gmail.com.
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Morning Star has a variegated background that includes a BA in music,over
30 years of teaching piano, dance, swim coaching, athletic team
training, music/exercise therapy, stress reduction, therapeutic
stretch, cooking, and yoga.
She believes in synergistic living and movement, which means one
thing, affects and contributes to another action on a holistic level.
Travel, living in various countries, wiggling in Brazil, trekking in
Australia, learning to teach yoga in Spanish in Mexico, and writing
music—all have been key ingredients to her approach, with humor,
of teaching people to be comfortably and transformatively in their bodies.
Certifications include AAFA, ACSM, Contra Costa Leadership, Integral
Studies, and more. She gives retreats in connecting with
nature, yoga, dance, and exploration of the outer/inner universe.
Try her class and you will feel the magic!
Check out her website at:
www.connectingsystems.us.
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Shelly Ross. Come experience KIJO with Shelly Ross who has taught fitness and wellness for over 15 years. She has been featured in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune and was voted the best NIA teacher of 2006.
KIJO is a comprehensive mind/body fitness program. KIJO brings you the best that fitness has to offer. KIJO is comprised of: Interval training, strength and core training, creative and spontaneous movement, balance and floor work. After an invigorating KIJO workout, you will be left feeling empowered and alive.
www.KIJO.BIZ for more information.
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Shakti began her study and practice of Hatha Yoga in 1984 on the Big Island of
Hawaii. She has completed teacher training and advanced study with
Senior Iyengar Yoga teachers Aadil Palkhivala and Felicity Green.
Since 1999 Shakti has been training with John Friend, the founder of
Anusara Yoga. In addition to thousands of hours of classroom training
she has completed a 200-hr teacher training with Advanced Anusara
Yoga teachers Ruthie and Jim Bernaert.
Her natural aloha spirit—warm, welcoming and personal—radiates
throughout her life on and off the mat. Shakti seeks to make her
practice and life a joyful reflection of the beauty and fun to be
had in life. Inspired by the beauty and grace of yoga, she teaches
fun, heart-centered classes. In every class she helps students
understand the Anusara principles of alignment and how to use
them to fully experience the balance between freedom and strength,
emphasizing the vital connection between breath and movement in every pose.
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Other Instructors
Franklin Onwubuariri was born and raised in Nigeria, lived and studied in the Dominican Republic (yes, he speaks fluent Spanish) and has been a Bay Area resident for over six years. He has worked in the fitness industry for over eight years. He believes that to truly be healthy, people must "work-out" their mind, body and soul while always striving to maintain a positive and can-do attitude. He loves helping people reach their goals and seeing his clients feel great about themselves.
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Lisa Saunders has an extensive background in ethnic dance and played a pivotal
role in shaping today's Bay Area cultural arts scene: as a principal
artist with traditional West African dance company the "African
Music & Dance Ensemble" and collaborating artist with
well known companies such as Fua Dia Congo, under the direction
of Malonga Casquelourd and student performer with Diamano Coura.
Lisa's accomplishments include the co-founding of "Batucaje!",
the Bay Area's pioneer Afro-Brazilian dance company in 1978 and her
community art projects include the founding of Hula Manu O'o in 1988
(Oakland's first Hawai'ian dance ensemble) along with the development
of her own signature technique for instructing traditional dance.
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Lucas, a native of Bahia, Brazil, is a capoeira mestre
(master) with 26 years of experience training and 14 years of experience
teaching this unique martial art and dance form. He graduated to mestre
primeiro grau (first degree) in 2002 under the instruction of Mestre Canguru
of São Paulo where he also regularly toured with Afro-Brazilian performing
groups. Since his arrival in the U.S., Mestre Lucas has been contributing
his energy to capoeira events across the country, giving workshops, and
teaching in the East Bay. Mestre Lucas loves to teach capoeira to people
who want to learn, from beginners to advanced students. Learn more about
Mestre Lucas at
www.lucascorvo.com.
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