Elyse

Pilates, Tone & Yoga Instructor

Home State: New York originally but most recently Colorado
Adopted Habitat: Anything nature!
Proudest Accomplishment: When my own 200 hour teacher training was approved by Yoga Alliance.
Strangest Accomplishment:Having trouble with this one!
Favorite Food: Tacos!!
Favorite Music: House music
Manta/Favorite Quotes: Pade pade : Step by step or take one step at a time
Other Fun Facts: I can name all 50 states alphabetically in under 30 seconds!
Training & Certifications: 500 hour E-RYT, restorative yoga certified, barre certified, myofascial release certified, Himalayan Kriya certified, YACEP with Yoga Alliance

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Erica

Pilates & Tone Head of Program

Born in: Tampa, FL
Adopted Habitat: TPA girlie 4lyfe!
Proudest Accomplishment: Pursuing a career in fitness!
Strangest Accomplishment: Licking my own elbow
Favorite Food: Anything healthy and cookies!
Favorite Music: Country, Latin, Pop and really anything I can sing and dance to.
Other Fun Facts: I was a competitive gymnast and cheerleader for a combined 12 years. 
Training & Certifications: Barre Certified, TRX Certified

Jeffrey

Tone Instructor

Home State: FL
Adopted Habitat: South Tampa 
Proudest Accomplishment: Filming for Alo Moves (Alo Wellness Club) and having classes live on their platform
Strangest Accomplishment: I have over 30 tattoos
Favorite Food: Chicken Parm
Favorite Music: House music & Ariana Grande 
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: It’s not that serious 
Other Fun Facts: I was a 4th & 5th grade teacher for 9 years. I’ve never seen a single ep of Stranger Things
Training & Certifications: Group Fitness Cert., HIT Cert., Barre Cert., CPR

Jordan

Yoga Instructor

Home State: Florida boy at heart ☀️
Adopted Habitat: The slopes of Colorado 🏂
Proudest Accomplishment: Living out my childhood dream of playing in the NFL 🏈
Favorite Food: Ramen. All day. Every day. 🍜😋
Favorite Music: If it’s music, I probably like it. There isn’t a genre I don’t enjoy—but right now I’m in a big 70’s country season 🤠
Mantra / Favorite Quote: “Do the things you said you would do.”
Other Fun Facts: I lead contrast therapy sessions (privates and at Embers + Ice). I’m happiest outside: longboarding, snowboarding, traveling, camping, and hanging with friends and family. I’m a big believer in using movement, breath, and contrast therapy to help people feel more at home in their bodies.
Training & Certifications: 200hr YTT – High Vibration Living (Jessica Mihm-Boner), FRC – Functional Range Conditioning, Kinstretch.

Jo

Yoga Instructor

Home State: Ohio 
Adopted Habitat: Barefoot in nature is where you’ll likely find me
Proudest Accomplishment: Selling everything I owned and setting out on a solo cross-country reset—trading the desert of Arizona, the mountains of Colorado, and finally the beaches of St. Pete. My proudest accomplishment is trusting myself enough to keep going and finding my forever home.
Strangest Accomplishment: Weirdly enough,my strangest accomplishment is becoming a yoga teacher. It was never a goal I consciously set—until I unexpectedly fell in love with the practice. What began as a personal journey turned into a calling, and now I have the privilege of sharing what yoga gave me most: unconditional love, for myself and for others.
Favorite Food: Pizza is always the way to my heart
Favorite Music: indie folk, edm, reggae/ reggaeton and anything with a handpan 
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: “Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.” A gentle reminder that hard seasons often lead to beautiful transformations.
Other Fun Facts: I have two fur babies; Maverick & Gryffindor (yes, like Top Gun + Harry Potter). My husband and I are huge movie nerds. I love live music and try to catch a concert once a month. 
Training & Certifications: 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher

Jess

Yoga Instructor

Home State: Austin, Texas (back when it was cool)
Adopted Habitat: Tropical waters or mountains 
Proudest Accomplishment: Running the High Vibration Living 200hr Yoga + Functional Movement School 
Strangest Accomplishment: 1st woman ever in the Free Diving category to make the top three & podium at the world’s largest spearfishing tournament (St. Pete Open Aug 2018).
Favorite Food: Sushi 
Favorite Music: Depends on my mood.
Mantra/Favorite Quotes:   "Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Other Fun Facts: Played Division 1 College Volleyball. I love to spearfish + free dive for my own food. I've lived and worked in fitness in the US, Norway, & Puerto Rico. 
Training & Certifications:  B.A. Social Sciences from The University of Southern California ( FIGHT ON!) -- Yoga Alliance 200EYT + 500 EYT --  Authorized Rocket Vinyasa Yoga -- Authorized Yin Yoga  -- Authorized Yoga Nidra -- Authorized Restorative Yoga -- Breath Coach -- (YACEP) Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider --  YA:Registered 200Hr Yoga School: High Vibration Living -- SPENST Norway Spin + Group Fitness Instructor -- (ACE) American Council on Exercise Certified Personal Trainer 15+ yrs  --  (FMS) Functional Movement Screen Specialist -- (FRCms) Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist -- (CA) Chiro Assistant + Movement Specialist -- Level 1 Free Diving Certification 

Jirod

Yoga Instructor

Home State : Rochester, NY
Adopted Habitat: Meditation
Proudest Accomplishment: Finding Peace
Favorite Food: French Toast
Favorite Music: Jazz
Mantra/Favorite Quote: “I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me, thank you”
Trainings/Certifications: YTT 200hr

Katie

Lift & Circuit Coach

Home State: Born in Indiana, Raised in Oregon, Now in Florida
Adopted Habitat: The gym? Haha ask anyone who knows me, I am always working out
Proudest Accomplishment: Moving to Tampa without knowing a single person or having a job lined up!
Strangest Accomplishment: Running the Chicago Marathon in 2019 (finished in 3:30 hrs, avg 8:30 mile pace) without training an ounce for it haha not recommended but your body can truly do more than you think
Favorite Food: Sushi!! Chocolate chip pancakes. Oh and Sour Patch Kids; but not all together of course lol
Favorite Music: Any and ALL mashups - remix everything!!
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: "You are what you do, not what you say you'll do."
Other Fun Facts: Played soccer in college. Competed in 5 NPC bikini bodybuilding shows, including a national show & received top placings in all of them. I also don't have a middle name!
Training & Certifications: BS Exercise Science, BS Psychology/Sociology, ACSM Clinical Exercise Physiologist, NETA-CPT, NCI Level 1, Pn1, Certified Spinning Instructor, US Soccer Federation F/E/D Licenses

Kelsey

Pilates & Tone Instructor

Home State: Greenwood, Indiana
Adopted Habitat: Anywhere by the beach or mountains
Proudest Accomplishment: Dolly Parton wearing one of my jewelry designs
Strangest Accomplishment: Surviving a rattlesnake bite
Favorite Food: Cacio E Pepe
Favorite Music: Abba
Manta/Favorite Quotes: "The day you plant the seed isn't the day you eat the fruit."
Other Fun Facts: I am a game shower winner + have had my scuba diving license since I was 11.
Training & Certifications: BFA in Accessory Design, Barre Certified + Madd Dogg Spinning Certified

Kenzey

Assistant General Manager & Pilates, Tone Instructor

Home State: Florida
Adopted Habitat: Anywhere I can watch Alabama football, specifically, a good hole in the wall sports bar ROLLTIDE !!
Proudest Accomplishment: Moving to Tampa 2 weeks post grad, not knowing anyone, and building a community for myself that I love and made it feel like home!
Strangest Accomplishment: I’m a nap master…I can nap anytime, anyplace, regardless of how much sleep I already got or how much caffeine I drink
Favorite Food: Call me a child, but chicken tenders will always be #1 
Favorite Music: Country, yeehaw baby 
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: Discipline today, or disappointment tomorrow- Nick Saban 
Other Fun Facts: I grew up dancing and was on my college team for 4 years before cheering for the Bucs here in Tampa. 
Training & Certifications: B.S. in Kinesiology

Julia

Tone Instructor

Home State: Manasquan, NJ (aka the Jersey Shore)
Adopted Habitat: On my couch eating snacks
Proudest Accomplishment: Learning to teach something I love to other people!
Strangest Accomplishment:  Winning the hula hoop contest at my neighborhood block party
Favorite Food:   Carbs... Pasta, Pad Thai, the list goes on. 
Favorite Music:  Chill house music, Noah Kahan-esque, AND of course, country.
Mantra/Favorite Quotes:  Be happy with what you have while you work for what you want :)
Other Fun Facts:  I have a 2-year-old Bernedoodle named Ellie who comes with me everywhere (even Publix)
Training & Certifications:  Balanced Body Certified in Mat Pilates and Reformer Pilates

Keirsten

Circuit Coach

Home State: Canton, Ohio
Adopted Habitat: Anywhere I can eat snacks, take a nap, and watch a game show
Proudest Accomplishment: Becoming a mom :’)
Strangest Accomplishment: I won a pie eating contest when I was a senior in high school
Favorite Food: Sushi, EXTRA spicy chicken wings, and cake (any and all kinds)
Favorite Music: First and foremost, I am a Swiftie (plz hold your judgement) but I can also vibe to 90’s country, EDM, and hip hop 
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: People are jealous of what you got, they’re not jealous of how you got it
Other Fun Facts: I’m also a labor and delivery nurse! If your water breaks in class, I got youuu
Training & Certifications: BS in Health Sciences, BS in Nursing, ACLS certified