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Juliu Horvath on the Origins of the Ultima® XS
Blog Content // Education // Interviews // August 01, 2023
INSPIRATION I started on this project about thirty years ago. I had the idea to create the two equipment models [the Pulley Tower Combination Unit and GYROTONER®] together, but I tried, and I didn’t have the skill at that time. So, I tried all kinds of combinations, but nothing was good enough to be commercially […]
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Finding Possibilities: Teacher Training for the GYROKINESIS® Method in a Wheelchair
Blog Content // Interviews // July 19, 2023
Dana Gingras is a renowned choreographer, filmmaker, performer and a specialized GYROKINESIS® and GYROTONIC® Master Trainer. She is the Master Trainer for Liz Winklaar, a Gyrokinesis Level 1 Trainer. We asked her to share her experience working with Liz and adapting the material for her training and practice. You can read more about Liz, here. […]
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Awareness and Imagination: The GYROKINESIS® Method from a Wheelchair
Blog Content // Interviews // Testimonial // July 19, 2023
Liz Winkelaar is a Gyrokinesis Trainer, choreographer and dancer. She earned a Master’s degree in Canadian Studies at Carleton University, leading to an interest in Disability Art and Culture and to Propeller Dance. In addition to dancing in Propeller Dance’s company, she has taught outreach workshops for Propeller, assisted with the children’s program, and pioneered […]
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Finding the GYROTONIC® Method 10 Years After a Stroke
Blog Content // Interviews // Testimonial // June 07, 2023
Mark Hartman was an executive in the hotel development sector, an avid daily runner, and just about to retire when he had a stroke that left him debilitated on his left side. After years of working to improve, he found the Gyrotonic Method in Springfield, Missouri. The work has had such a positive impact on […]
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Teaching the GYROTONIC® Method From a Wheelchair
Blog Content // Interviews // March 07, 2023
Lorenzo Spadafora is a GYROTONIC® Trainer with a spinal cord injury, practicing and teaching from a wheelchair. I first heard about him from his Master Trainer Igor Abba and was so inspired by their story that I asked to interview them both. Below is my talk with Lorenzo. Lorenzo: I’m in Pesaro in Marche region, […]
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Training and Teaching with Physical Limitations
Blog Content // Interviews // Testimonial // October 24, 2022
Cina Canada, GYROTONIC® Headquarters Media Coordinator, sat down for a conversation with Gyrotonic Trainer Chandler Moore Sanders about her journey as a movement professional and teaching with a physical limitation. In this interview, she shares about the role that teaching the GYROTONIC® Method has played in her life and how her limited vision has in […]
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Movement Professional Finds Fresh Inspiration in GYROTONIC® Education
Blog Content // Interviews // Testimonial // September 13, 2022
GYROTONIC® Trainer Chandler Moore Sanders, has always been a lover of movement. Cina Canada, Gyrotonic Headquarters Media Coordinator, sat down for a conversation with Chandler about her journey as a movement professional. In this interview, she shares about how she discovered the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Methods and how this system expanded her teaching repertoire. You […]
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GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Class Options Fit a Variety of Schedules and Budgets
Blog Content // Education // August 18, 2022
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® classes can be found around the world in a variety of capacities that accommodate a spectrum of possibilities and budgets. We’ve highlighted the most common class options below to help you think through what might fit best into your lifestyle. IN-STUDIO – PRIVATES Private classes are one-on-one with client and trainer. […]
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An Olympic Runner’s Perspective on Training with the GYROTONIC® Method
Blog Content // Interviews // Testimonial // December 21, 2021
Olympic runner Steven Solomon discovered the GYROTONIC® Method through Master Trainer Erika Parisi in Sydney, Australia. We were able to get on a call with Steven shortly after he competed in the 2021 Tokyo games to ask how this work has helped improve his running. We also did a follow up interview with his trainer, […]
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A GYROTONIC® Master Trainer’s Perspective on Training with Olympic Runners
Blog Content // Testimonial // Tips for Trainers // December 21, 2021
GYROTONIC® Master Trainer, Erika Parisi, has first-hand experience with and insights into working with athletes. She comes from a dance background and began working with Olympic runner Steven Solomon nearly two years before the 2021 games in Tokyo. She shares her approach to working at this level with a professional runner and how other athletes […]
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