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Passing the Torch: Debra Rose on the Legacy and Future of San Francisco GYROTONIC®
Blog Content // Interviews // April 10, 2025
Debra Rose shares her journey with San Francisco GYROTONIC®, a studio that has played a foundational role in the global Gyrotonic community. She reflects on its nearly 40-year evolution—from a small space with limited equipment to an established studio housing a historic collection of early Gyrotonic equipment models. In this conversation, Debra discusses her experiences […]
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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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Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries and the GYROTONIC® Method
Blog Content // Interviews // April 05, 2023
Igor Abbà, a GYROTONIC® Master Trainer, recently spoke with Cina Canada, Media Coordinator for GYROTONIC® International Headquarters, to discuss his work with paraplegic clients and how he uses the Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Methods to help them find peace with their spine. CINA: Tell me where you’re based, the name of your studio, the website address, and any kind […]
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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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Complementing your Pilates Practice with the GYROTONIC® Method
Blog Content // Education // Interviews // Testimonial // Tips for Trainers // February 03, 2023
4 highly-credentialed movement professionals share their experiences What do you get when you sit down to talk about movement with highly credentialed movement professionals, Dawnna Wayburne, Julie Cordier, Miriam Friedrich-Honorio, and Angela Crowley? Inspired is the first word that comes to mind, but we’re not sure that totally captures the experience, the wisdom, and the […]
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Banking on Change, One Trainer’s Journey to Trusting a Path of Ease
Blog Content // Interviews // January 26, 2023
Estelle Brack is a GYROKINESIS® and GYROTONIC® Trainer & Pre Trainer as well as a snowboarder, kitesurfer, economist, and banker. Cina Canada, Media Coordinator for GYROTONIC® International Headquarters, had the chance to sit down for an interview with Estelle at a Gyrokinesis breathing course led by Juliu Horvath, the founder of the Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis […]
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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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