Website

https://www.mckinneymovementcenter.com/

About

Emily Iva Floyd-Lynch is the Owner of McKinney Movement Center, a Movement Studio that provides a cutting edge approach to fitness & wellness as well as a community of teachers and clients that love to move & believe it has the power to change us for the better. Along side owning the studio Emily is a Comprehensive Certified Pilates Instructor through Balanced Body (400+ Hrs) and The National Pilates Certification Program (NCPT). She also teaches the GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® Methods, Progressing Ballet Technique, and is certified through the Titleist Performance Institute to train and assess Golfers. She also recently completed Level 1 & Level 2 Scolio Pilates Teacher Training, Scoliosis Specific Exercise.

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Emily holds a BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography from Florida State University (FSU) where she studied under Dance Medicine Specialist Dr.Thomas Welsch & Professor/Gyrotonic Master Trainer, Anjali Austin. It was then that she experienced the Injury Prevention elements Pilates & the Gyrotonic Method provide for Sport Specific Training. After graduating, Emily moved to New York City to dance professionally and work with dancers of the Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Program. While there she also worked in Arts Administration for notable schools in the Northeast such as The Rock School For Dance Education, The Bolshoi Ballet Academy (NYC Summer Program) Peridance Capezio Center, and Wingspan Arts. Her dream was to improve the quality of life for athletes and dancers in pre-professional schools so they could have a prolonged professional career if they desired. Emily has experience in creating specialized program development for wellness, injury protocols, and creating a healthy environment for dancers to get the support they needed mentally and physically.

As a movement educator and specialist, Emily has been teaching movement for over 15 years. Her Pilates & Gyrotonic teaching journey began in Florida where she trained under Balanced Body Master Trainers, Vicki Sullivan, Cheryl Forehand, and Kristen Sullivan at Body Balance Institute (BBI) and completed a one year apprenticeship. While teaching full time at BBI she also had the opportunity to work at the PGA Corporate Headquarters, TPC Sawgrass & World Golf Village. Emily moved to North Texas in 2017 and has worked for several Pilates studios in the North Texas area. She eventually found her home at Craig Ranch Fitness + Spa where she was the Pilates Program Coordinator & Manager for 5 years. When the gym was sold to a corporate company, Emily decided to open McKinney Movement Center so she could continue offering a cutting edge, accessible, expansive, and life changing approach to fitness & wellness in the community. Emily not only has a passion for movement, but believes that movement truly has the power to heal. Her hope is to help all of her clients experience joy and freedom in their movement while they develop the confidence they need to be the best version of themselves!

Gyrotonic Training Specialties:

• Sport Specified Training for Athletes (Dancers, Equestrian Sports, Skaters, Football Players, Golfers, etc)
• Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation
• Specialized populations: Pre & Post Natal Women, Youth & Young Adults, Autism, Cancer, MS, or Parkinson's Disease
• General Population