Aimee McDonald

Website

https://gyrotonicannarbor.com

About

Aimee McDonald is a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®Master Trainer, and for several years was a STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer. Aimee was in the first pilates teacher training certification course at Equilibrium studio in Bloomfield Hills, MI, when it opened as the first STOTT PILATES Licensed Training Center in 1998. She opened The Movement Center in Downtown Ann Arbor in 1999 and soon after immersed herself in the study of the Gyrotonic® work. Having had to travel extensively for her Gyrotonic® training she became determined to make this training available to her community and those living throughout Michigan. Aimee’s Gyrotonic® mentors have been numerous and generous, notably long time teacher and great source of support and guidance, Juergen Bamberger. Aimee has also been fortunate to have so many opportunities to work with creator of the Gyrotonic® system, Juliu Horvath. Aimee’s early STOTT Pilates teachers include Cherie Boschma and Moira (Stott) Meritthew. In her many years of teaching, Aimee has gained extensive experience and knowledge working with diverse populations and issues, including dancers and athletes of all disciplines, prenatal and postpartum, shoulder, neck, back, and knee issues, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, older populations, scoliosis, and general fitness. Aimee holds a BFA in Dance from The University of Michigan.

My Qualifications

  • GYROTONIC® Apprentice
  • GYROTONIC® Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® L2, Pre-Training, Program 2 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® L2, Pre-Training, Program 1 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® L2, Foundation, Program 2 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® L2, Foundation, Program 1 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping Stretching Board Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Specialized Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 with Music Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Archway, Level 2 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Archway, Level 1 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONER® Master Trainer
  • GYROTONER® Program 1 Master Trainer
  • GYROTONER® Program 2 Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Apprentice
  • GYROKINESIS® Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Beginner Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Specialized Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 1 Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 2 Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Happy Moves Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Master Trainer

My Training

  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Foundation Course
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Final Certificate Course
  • GYROTONIC® Ladder Workshop (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Update Course
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for the Pelvic Girdle
  • GYROTONIC® Level 2, Program 1 Course
  • GYROTONIC® Level 2, Program 2 Course
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping-Stretching Board Course
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 as a Musical Journey
  • GYROTONIC® Archway (as single course-legacy)
  • GYROTONER® Course- 4 days (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Archway Level 1 Course
  • GYROTONIC® Archway Level 2 Course
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for Scoliosis
  • GYROTONIC® Wingmaster workshop (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Leg Extension Unit Course
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping Stretching Board Refresher Course
  • GYROTONER® Course- 6 days (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for Osteoporosis
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for Dancers Level 1
  • GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer Update Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer Update Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Happy Moves Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 1 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 2 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Foundation Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Final Certificate Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Update Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Beginner Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Course
  • Juliu's Gyrokinesis Summer Course 2024
  • Juliu's Gyrokinesis Summer Course 2025

Teacher Training Course Schedule

Virtual Class Schedule

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“The ultimate aim is to be at home in one’s body, to be at one with the nature of oneself, and to experience exercise as a creative and delightful experience.”
– Juliu Horvath