ALICIA BUONI
OWNER AND CERTIFIED PILATES & GYROTONIC INSTRUCTOR
Alicia believes we can heal ourselves through movement and found Pilates and Gyrotonic exercises help to re-educate your body to move with fluidity, grace, and power.
Alicia Buoni – Owner and Certified Pilates and Gyrotonic Instructor
- 1997—Began working with Pilates as a professional dancer with Dance Kaleidoscope, a modern dance company.
- May 2001—Became a certified Pilates instructor by Pilates, Inc. and studied with master instructor Romana Kryzanowska, a student of Joseph Pilates chosen to carry on his work.
- November 2004—After over 600 hours of training and assistant teaching, and working extensively with senior trainers in Portland and Seattle, Alicia opens her own Pilates studio.
- 2006–2008—Completed certification in the Gyrotonic Expansion System® and specialized training for Pre- and Postnatal Gyrotonic with Master Trainer Leda Franklin, Lower Lumber training with German Physical Therapist Paul Hovarth, and Gyrokinesis® training with Portland’s Master Trainer Emma Kingston.
Certifications
- 2006—Gyrotonic® Level 1
- 2006–2010—Gyrotonic Specilized Courses: Lower Lumber training with German Physical Therapist Paul Hovarth, Pre and Postnatel Gyrotonic with Master Trainer Leda Franklin,
Hand and Foot course with Master trainer Emma Kingston. - 2009—Gyrokinesis® Level 1
- 2010—Pilates Continuing Education with Julian Littleford
- 2011—Gyrotonic® Pre-trainer
- 2012- Archway certification
- 2014- Level 2 Gyrotonic certification
- 2015 Level2 Gyrokinesis
Martt Lawrence Certified Pilates Instructor / Teacher Trainer
Now in her 23rd year of teaching, Martt Lawrence arrives in Portland after spending over two decades working with dancers, athletes, and students of varying injuries in San Francisco. Her experience working with special conditions such as scoliosis, pregnancy, postpartum women, hip replacements, and osteoporosis has made her a sought- after specialist in her field. Her teaching is informed by her movement experience as a professional dancer with the Houston and Cincinnati Ballet companies as well as a professional modern dancer and choreographer in the SF Bay Area.
In January 2006, Martt opened The Pilates Center of San Francisco (PCSF) at the ODC Dance Commons, which thrived under her direction for over thirteen years. Certified in 1996, Martt was re- certified in 2005 by Romana’s Pilates TM under the tutelage of Master Teacher Dorothee VandeWalle at Metropolitan Pilates in Seattle. In addition to her extensive study with Dorothee, she has had the fortune to study with Master Teachers Jay Grimes, Peter Fiasca, and Kathy Ross-Nash, all of whom were guest teachers at PCSF. Prior to opening her own studio, Martt was the Pilates Instructor at The San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School and spent a summer teaching Pilates in Paris.
Martt has been mentoring apprentices for certification in conjunction with Metropolitan Pilates since 2008. As a Level 2 Teacher-Trainer for Metropolitan Pilates she enjoys presenting the Basic and Intermediate seminars as well as guesting at Continuing Eduction Seminars. Martt keeps herself otherwise occupied by keeping up her French and yoga studies as well as writing, swimming, and hiking.