Our amazing team of instructors
From strength training to yoga to breathwork and journaling, our instructors prioritize pelvic health and take a holistic approach to caring for your brain, body and bottom!
Chiara Guerrieri
BreathworkChiara teaches with a focus on wellness through discovery, guided by extensive study into the body’s inner workings. Her classes, workshops and travel retreats teach how to connect with the body through the breath, how to track physical sensation moment to moment and how to find an internal sense that guides movement and choices for well-being. Chiara has studied a wide-range of bodymind disciplines – Yoga, Hypnosis, Neuro Linguistic Programing, Massage, Meditation, NonViolent Communication – mastering the material deeply enough to teach in each of these areas. Chiara has been working as a massage therapist since 1983, a yoga instructor and teacher of Anatomy & Physiology in yoga teacher trainings since 1996.
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Valerie Holt
YogaWith a lifelong movement background in theatre, dance, martial arts and yoga, Valerie is interested in helping students find body-mind connection through a fun, holistic practice. She guides physical exercise, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques based in traditional yoga to offer strength-building as well as stress relief. Valerie has 18 years of teaching experience in various styles of yoga including pre & postnatal. She loves sharing yogic wisdom to support the challenges of the perinatal cycle and early parenthood. Her instruction is culturally competent, trauma-informed and inclusive.
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Dr. Tess Rowlands
YogaDr. Tess fell in love with yoga while in college as a way to help her handle the mental stressors of her coursework demands. This continued through undergrad and graduate school. Once she realized she wanted to specialize in Pelvic Health Physical Therapy, she instantly saw a huge connection to the importance of using breath and controlled movement to help calm the nervous system, especially for her patients with chronic orthopedic and pelvic pain symptoms. Dr. Tess found a local studio that put emphasis on taking a trauma-informed approach to teaching yoga and completed her 250-Hour Yoga Teacher Training to further add to her ability to help her patients. She believes a trauma-informed approach to yoga includes helping her students connect their breath to movement in a way they feel serves their bodies, leaving behind any poses or breath work that doesn’t feel right for them. Tess beilieves her students should have total autonomy on anything they do on their mats, she is simply there to educate and guide.
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Rowan Williams
GYROTONIC® MethodRowan Williams grew up Irish Dancing compeitivedly, alongside intensive training at Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet School. This rigorous training instilled in her a deep appreciation for movement and discipline, shaping her approach to teaching. Rowan went on to obtain a BFA in Dance at Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco, CA, where she was introduced to the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. Its therapeutic benefits proved instrumental in her recovery
from a chronic injury and inspired her to persue a GYROTONIC® certification under the guidance of Master Trainer Debra Rose. Now working as a GYROTONIC® trainer in the Bay Area, Rowan also shares her passion for dance as a teacher and freelance professional dancer. In her teaching, she focuses on body alignment, breathwork, and improving mobility, always aiming to leave her students feeling better than when the class started.
Erica Friedman
Strength TrainingErica is a mom, Pre & Postnatal Fitness Coach, and lover of all things movement and avocado (and let’s be real – chocolate too!). She helps women in all phases of motherhood get strong and build confidence via whole body strength training for your core and pelvic floor. She offers 1:1 coaching, small group, and education to empower moms and bridge the gap between rehab and athletic performance. Motherhood is a full contact sport! You can find Erica in sunny San Diego walking her dog, running after her two wild boys, or listening to a lecture on the pelvic floor.
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Natalie Wilson
PilatesNatalie’s Pilates story began as a hobby and turned into a passion. In 2015, she enrolled in a comprehensive Pilates training program here in Seattle, having worked previously in social work and mental health. Since that time, Natalie has also earned a National Pilates Certification designation, a second Pilates Mat and Reformer Certification from Breathe Education, and a Clinical Pilates Certification from Breathe Education. She currently teach pilates at a local boutique pilates studio and Swedish Medical Center. Natalie is also on faculty as a teacher trainer at Breathe Education, a pilates education and training center based in Melbourne, Australia.
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Nahleen Salvador
MobilityMy love of movement sparked when I started training in the Filipino martial art of Kali. I fell in love with the strength and power that I built through my practice along with the grace and fluidity of the movement. I have a dance background and hold a masters degree in exercise physiology. I have been a certified personal trainer for over 15 years and am a new Stott Pilates reformer instructor. I enjoy teaching and mobility is one of my favorite things to incorporate into sessions with my clients. I take a coaching approach when working with individuals and groups to help guide each person along on their own movement discovery. I have worked with a variety of clients but my favorite is working with women in helping to keep the body strong and mobile. I believe that everyone knows their body best, and I love to be the one to guide you!
Dannielle Hoodhood
JournalingDannielle Hoodhood is a Transformative Coach and Creative Recruiter based in Portland, Oregon. With over 15 years of experience in the creative advertising industry, she has dedicated herself to supporting individuals in navigating their careers and unlocking their true creative potential. She loves helping people tap into their innate wisdom to create a life they love from the inside-out, and believes in the power of asking beautiful questions to uncover fresh insights and possibilities in people’s lives. She’s a lifelong journaler and can often be found writing in her sunroom or somewhere beautiful in nature with her dog, Luna.
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