Aline Alexander

Owner; Master Trainer of Pilates, Gyrotonic & Gyrokinesis

Bryan Alexander, PhD

Owner; Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis & Pilates Trainer

Rich O’Connor

Gyrotonic & Gyrokinesis Trainer

Liz Tamol

Pilates Trainer

Nicole Prudhomme-Lucak

Pilates Trainer

Monica Hoy

Pilates & Gyrotonic Trainer

Aline Alexander

Aline has been teaching in movement for over 20 years. She is trained in five comprehensive movement systems. Aline is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, a Master Trainer in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and GYROKINESIS®. She has full studio certifications in Pilates from Move on Center, Santa Fe and Polestar® Neuromuscular Education. Aline has trained extensively with Julio Horvath the creator of GYROTONIC®. Aline has also received advanced training in Therapeutic Applications of GYROTONIC®. Aline is certified on ALL of the Specialized GYROTONIC® equipment including the Jumping/Stretching Board, Leg Extension Unit, and GYROTONER®. Aline is also trained in the Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet. While training in ballet, she began traditional Pilates training in 1984. Aline owned a studio in Texas during the 1990's. She has traveled to South Africa, England, Ireland, and Costa Rica as well as the United States and Mexico teaching dance and choreography. In South Africa in 1998 she consulted at a private Arts College for developing their dance curriculum.

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Bryan Alexander, PhD

Having a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Bryan is the business manager and oversees the wellness programs at the studio as well as the curriculum for the teacher trainings. In addition to being a Pilates trainer, Bryan is certified in GYROKINESIS® and the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® having trained directly with Julio Horvath (the creator of GYROTONIC). Bryan is also certified on the specialized GYROTONIC® equipment including the Jumping/Stretching Board, GYROTONER® and Leg Extension Unit. Bryan is an Authorized Pre-trainer for the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and GYROKINESIS® teacher training programs.

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Rich O’Connor

Rich has over 13 years of teaching experience. He is a certified instructor and Authorized Pre-trainer in both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®. Rich is trained in GYROTONIC® Level 2 and GYROTONIC® applications for Golf. He is also certified on the GYROTONIC® Jumping-Stretching Board and Ladder. Rich began his professional career in movement in 1993 with a degree in Exercise Physiology before beginning a career as a strength and conditioning coach, working with elite amateur and professional athletes. He is also certified by the NASM, NSCA, and US Olympic Weight Lifting Organization. Rich also has an extensive martial art background that includes amateur boxing, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and professional Mixed Martial Art competitions.

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Liz Tamol

Liz has been involved in every aspect of teaching movement for 25 years. As a Dance Major at UNM she studied classical ballet, tap, flamenco and modern dance. She taught exercise to music for 7 years in the UK and Belgium, where she trained and certified aerobic instructors from throughout Europe. Liz's Pilates training was initially with Nora Daniel, and she later certified through CoreDynamics. She has been teaching Pilates-based movement classes or over 20 years and "pure" Pilates for 5 years. Liz has recently joined the teaching staff at Momentum. "Movement is Life Itself".

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Nicole Prudhomme-Lucak

Nicole has over twenty five years of movement experience. She trained in the Cecchetti Method of ballet and has also studied tap, jazz, and modern dance. Nicole attended the University of New Mexico on a four-year Friends of Dance Scholarship. She graduated magna cum laude from U.N.M. in 1996, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. During college, Nicole spent one academic year as an exchange student at the University of Utah, where she studied dance intensively and served a teaching apprenticeship at the Virginia Tanner Creative Dance School. She has performed professionally with the New Mexico Ballet Company and Ballet Counterpointe Repertory in San Francisco. Nicole has been teaching dance for over fifteen years. A native of New Mexico, Nicole returned to Albuquerque with her husband in 2004 after spending six years living, teaching, and dancing in the San Francisco bay area. Nicole has completed the Comprehensive Pilates training program at Momentum training directly with Aline Alexander.

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Monica Hoy

Monica comes to Momentum with a background in music and language. She began classical violin studies at age three and has been teaching private lessons for over ten years. She has toured Europe and Asia with orchestral ensembles, and spent a year studying music and language in Italy and France. Monica teaches undergraduate French classes at the University of New Mexico, where she obtained her Master’s Degree in French. Her literary studies emphasized the body, its importance, and its depictions throughout the literary canon. Throughout this time, Monica has studied movement under Master Trainer Aline Alexander, gaining experience in both the Pilates and GYROTONIC® systems. She certified in Pilates through Momentum Studio and completed Level I Certification in the GYROTONIC® system. Monica will also begin a four-year training in the Feldenkrais Method ™ of Somatic Education in May 2008 in Santa Fe.

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