Certified Pilates Studio Albuquerque: Pilates, Gyrontonic®, Yoga & NIA in North Valley

Reflexology, Workshops, Teacher Training

About Us – Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Pilates and Fitness Studio Total Body Wellness is the first and only full service fitness studio that teaches Pilates, Yoga, GYROTONIC® and Fitness in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque or in the surrounding areas. With the distinctive combination of these exercise disciplines along with their passion for total body health, Total Body Wellness is unique among those studios where Pilates and GYROTONIC® is offered. Total Body Wellness is committed to teaching excellence. Our teachers are comprehensively trained needing to complete over 500 hours of study, observation and student teaching to get certified. All teachers regularly attend continuing education seminars to stay up to date with current changes in the industry. Mission Statement Our Mission at Total Body Wellness is to provide you with an honest, safe, knowledgeable, supportive, encouraging, non-intimidating experience in exercise, post-rehabilitation and life-style change that will enhance your quality of life and serve as a guide on your path to health, happiness, stress reduction and over all well-being.	Teacher Bios Jeanette Harris (Owner) Elyse Fahey Marina Baden Geri Quisenberry Renee Millman The Total Body Wellness Pilates & Fitness Studio

Jeanette Harris (Owner) • Pilates, Yoga, GYROTONIC®, Certified Personal Trainer and Lifestyle & Weight Management Consutlant Jeanette, is the owner of Total Body Wellness Pilates and Fitness LLC. Previously an actor, dancer and choreographer, Jeanette has worked in the movement & Fitness Industry for over 25 years as a personal trainer, group exercise instructor, yoga instructor, wellness coach, Pilates Program Director, Fitness Director and Health Club Manager. She is certified by the American Council on Exercise as a personal trainer and a Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant.. She holds a Pilates mat certification from the Physical Mind Institute and has completed a comprehensive Pilates teacher training in Pilates Studio & Equipment Technique Levels 1-5 through Core Dynamics Pilates in Santa Fe, NM. Jeanette is certified to teach Pilates by the Pilates Method Alliance and is certified to teach GYROTONIC® through GYROTONIC® Headquarters in Miami, FL. She received her GYROTONIC® training at GYROTONIC® Santa Fe. Jeanette is also a certified Reflexologist. Jeanette is a member of the International Dance Exercise Association, The Pilates Method Alliance, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, a Visionary Board Member for the International Council on Active Aging. a Senior Advisory Board Member for the Albuquerque Department of Senior affairs and a continuing education provider for the American Council on Exercise. She has worked with men and women of all ages and fitness levels as well as people with special needs and injuries. Besides being a wife and mother to her two boys, Jeanette considers helping people lead healthy, happy and pain free lives to be her calling. return to top

Elyse Fahey • Pilates, GYROTONIC®, GYROKINESIS® Elyse Fahey was born and raised in Albuquerque. She has been practicing Pilates, GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS® for over five years. In 2005 she received her full studio certification in Pilates at Momentum Studio from Aline Alexander, and her GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS® certifications from Juliu Horvath in Bad Krozingen, Germany. A dancer and choreographer with a diverse movement background, Elyse has studied ballet, jazz, modern, improvisation, African dance, flamenco, American Arabic tribal fusion belly dance, hip hop, and martial arts. She recently moved back to Albuquerque from New York City, where she studied dance with Merce Cunningham, Doug Varone and Dancers, Peggy Baker, and Irene Dowd. In New York, she received further training in GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS® from master trainers Sebastian Plattenberg, Chantal Deeble, and Jennifer Daly. She has taught Pilates, GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS® at Momentum Studio in Albuquerque and at Pilates on Fifth in Manhattan. return to top

Marina Baden • Yoga Marina loves to teach and her students know it! She dedicated the last 20 years of her life to teaching and training as a dancer and choreographer. Before accepting a full scholarship in 1987 to Mill’s College where she earned her Master’s degree, Marina taught at the University of New Mexico in the dance/theater department and performed with Danzantes, an Albuquerque based modern dance company. During the course of completing her graduate work Marina taught and performed in various venues throughout the San Francisco Bay area. Her yoga practice was always personal and private: a practice which supplemented her already demanding dance/teaching demands. When she befriended Rodney Yee she realized that their mutual dance back-rounds sparked a strong interest, and she began studying yoga with him. They spoke “the same body language” and also share as teachers, a genuine love and concern for their students. “Marina’s students love how welcoming she is. She makes yoga practice available and accessible to each and every student...” Eight years ago she returned to Albuquerque and chose to teach yoga exclusively. Her excellent reputation as a teacher has provided her with a satisfied and ever growing clientele. She spends most of her day teaching throughout the area, always very much enjoying all the different people she meets and works with. Marina teaches both yoga (a flowing practice which emphasizes breath work, asanas (postures) and self acceptance/self awareness, throughout) and Pilates mat work(developed by Joseph Pilates, primarily emphasizing abdominal strengthening through deep core integration of the belly center as one’s power house). Private and group classes are available through her scheduled classes or by request. return to top

Geri Quisenberry • Pilates Mat, Pilates/Yoga Fusion, Yoga, Pilates Equipment Levels I-IV Geri Quisenberry MA has been studying and practicing Yoga and movement since 1997. Her practice reflects her daily celebration of empowerment, compassion, love and well-being found in all aspects of life. It was not long after her first introduction to Pilates in 1999, that Pilates and movement had become her passion. After graduate school and serving in the Peace Corps, Geri decided to make movement and well-being her career. Geri has been teaching swimming to children and adults for over 15 years at Kay's All-Swim School which is owned and operated by her mother. She has studied Aryuveda at the Aryuveda Institued in ALbuquerque and received her Pilates Levels I-IV certification through Michelle Larson of Core Dynamics Pilates in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Geri is currently pursuing the grandest adventure of her life, becoming a Mom! return to top

Renee Millman • Yoga, Personal Fitness Trainer, Sculpt and Conditioning Renee moved to Albuquerque four years ago from her hometown of Chicago, IL. Her fitness career began with ten years of practice and teaching in Okinawan martial arts of which she holds a black belt. Her passion for martial arts, running and weight lifting eventually led her to seek out more diverse forms of fitness, which brought her to discover yoga, Pilates and dance. Renee now makes teaching fitness her full time career, sharing her enthusiasm for movement and health with others. Renee is a certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has received her Yoga certification through YogaFit Training Systems. She currently teaches individual personal training and yoga sessions, and group classes in cardio salsa, karate and self defense, yoga and Pilates mat work. Renee teaches individuals of all different fitness levels and considers correct form, alignment and consistency to be paramount to attaining your fitness goals. She makes her workouts unique and creative, integrating different modalities of fitness to make each workout new and exciting. return to top

The Total Body Wellness Pilates & Fitness Studio The Total Body Wellness Pilates & Fitness studio is located in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque at 6501 4th Street NW, just South of Osuna. The studio is equipped with a variety of Pilates, GYROTONIC®, & Fitness equipment, including: • 3 Pilates Reformers • Cadillac (trap table) • 2 Half-Cadillac • 4 Wunda Chairs • Ladder Barrel • Half Barrel • GYROTONIC® Cobra Tower • Spine Corrector • Bosu • Magic Circles • Fit Balls • Step • Resistance Bands • Small Balls • Foam Rollers • Body Bars • Free Weights • Yoga Straps & Blocks • Core & Balance Boards return to top