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Pilates Instructors at Flow Studios
Our instructors have the Pilates knowledge and experience to help you meet your fitness goals. Whether you are an athlete seeking to improve your performance, a new mom wanting to return to your pre-pregnancy form or a grandparent looking forward to picking up your grandchildren without straining your back, we understand the fundamentals of fitness and how to incorporate them into a program designed specifically for your body and your needs.
Allison Erickson, Pilates Instructortel: 415.342.2509
email: allison@flow-sf.com
Allison Erickson is a certified Pilates instructor. She received her training from Integrated Teacher Training or ITT Pilates. Her background also includes a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from San Francisco State University and hands-on experience at sports medicine clinics.
Allison's passion for life and human movement includes expanding her understanding of the body’s fundamental strength and its dependence upon the core connection and overall wellness. In working with clients, she focuses on encouraging body connection, bringing inner and outer awareness to the individual and creating dynamic, fluid movements. She believes Pilates can be a transformative experience; a practice that enhances the quality of life as it creates a physical awareness that translates from the studio to daily experience.
Allison has developed a unique teaching methodology that incorporates her experience with integrated mat work, comprehensive apparatus work, pre- and post-operative rehabilitation and pre- and post-natal sessions. She knows how to relate to her clients and respond to their individual needs, and she believes in exploring the root of physical restrictions in order to increase mobility and range of motion and to develop new self-awareness by including continual expansion of her wisdom to better guide and instruct her clients. She offers a supportive, mindful experience. The interconnection of life shines through in her compassionate, nurturing and encouraging teaching.
Althea Hondrogen, Pilates Instructortel: 415.246.1046
email: althea@flow-sf.com
Althea has worked in the health and fitness industry since 1990. She is certified by PhysicalMind Institute as a pilates instructor and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) as a personal trainer. Her knowledge, energy and contagious enthusiasm make her one of the most popular instructors and personal trainers.
Althea has extensive experience in physical rehabilitation, and truly looks forward to seeing her clients fully recover from past injuries and then achieve higher levels of fitness. "By focusing on how the body and mind function as an integrated unit, we can strengthen postural weaknesses and restore functional movement. My motto: Stay flexible.”
Kristin Neidlinger, Pilates Instructortel: 415.235.9553
email: kristin@flow-sf.com
Kristin Neidlinger is a Pilates-based rehabilitation and a CMT [certified massage technician] somatic educator.
As a spinal specialist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked in conjunction with numerous doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors. From 2005-2007, she worked at one of San Francisco’s premiere Pilates studios in St. Francis Hospital as a Dance Medicine Specialist. She is a Certified Pilates Instructor (CPI), Certified in Rehabilitation and Osteoporosis Pilates, Certified Massage Therapist and Somatic Educator (CMT-SE) 04, and holds a BFA in Kinetic Design and MFA in Interactive Design focusing on therapeutic bio-media.
Kristin is a classically trained ballerina, circus artist, and a student of chi and energy techniques. She discovered Pilates through dance injury rehabilitation and subsequently converted to the mind-body integration philosophies of Pilates. She weaves Eastern, Western, and Alternative philosophies into her technique. As an instructor, she encourages the exploration of the universe within.
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