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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Pilates and GYROTONIC® Studio
Total Body Wellness is the first and only full service Pilates and GYROTONIC® studio on Albuquerque's Westside. With it's integration of yoga and resistance training, Total Body Wellness is unique among Pilates studios and the only one of its kind in the area.
Total Body Wellness is committed to teaching excellence. Our teachers are comprehensively trained having to complete over 500 hours of study, observation and student teaching to get cetified. All teachers regularly attend continuing education seminars to stay up to date with current changes in the industry.
Mission Statement
To provide Albuquerque and Los Ranchos area residents an honest, safe, knowledgeable, supportive, encouraging, non-intimidating
experience in exercise, post-rehabilitation training and lifestyle change
that will enhance quality of life and serve as a guide on the path to health,
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Teacher Bios
Jeanette Harris, owner
Jordan Sylvester
Ivy Baron
Katy Fuchs
Marina Baden
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Jeanette Harris • Pilates, Yoga Classes & Private GYROTONIC®, Pilates, Yoga and Weight Training Sessions
Jeanette, an Albuquerque native, 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 Levels1-5 through Core Dynamics Pilates in Santa Fe, NM. She is certified to teach Pilates by the Pilates Method Alliance. Jeanette trained in GYROTONIC® at GYROTONIC® Santa Fe.
Jeanette is a member of the International Dance Exercise Association, The Pilates Method Alliance and the International Association of Yoga Therapists. Jeanette is also 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, Jeanette considers helping people lead healthy, happy and pain free lives to be her calling.
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Jordan Sylvester • Pilates Classes & Private Sessions
Jordan has been teaching at Total Body Wellness since March of 2006. A former martial artist, Jordan has a strong understanding of the mind-body connection that is a fundamental part of the Pilates work. After interning with Jeanette for two years, Jordan received her certification to teach Levels 1-4 Pilates through Core Dynamic Pilates in Santa Fe, NM, in May 2007. Jordan previously taught Pilates Matwork at Gold's Gym in Albuquerque and worked as an assistant teacher at the local Albuquerque studio of Master Teacher Susan Gutterson. Jordan teaches Pilates Matwork and Equipment classes and is available to work privatel and semi-privately with predominantly healthy clients.
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Ivy Baron •Pilates Classes & Private GYROTONIC® and Pilates Sessions
Ivy has been an avid student of the Pilates Method for five years. As her own body changed, she became inspired to share this integrative method of movement with others. In April 2006, Ivy completed her Pilates instructor certification through Core Dynamics in Santa Fe , NM and in June 2005 she received her Mat certification through instructor Carrie Field at The Taos Pilates Studio. Ivy's holistic approach with clients is influenced by her background in various schools of Yoga and circus arts such as trapeze and stilt walking.She trained in GYROTONIC® at Taos Pilates and at GYROTONIC® Santa Fe. Ivy also has a Master's Degree in Social Work which informs her compassionate, empowering, client centered approach to instruction. Every day she looks forward to her work with clients of all levels, ages and abilities.
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Katy Fuchs • NIA
Katy is a former teacher and home schooling mom of two grown children, has been teaching NIA for 5 years. A 14 year cancer survivor, Katy believes that NIA was a large part of her healing, physically, mentally and emotionally. Katy has a strong background in Yoga and believes that NIA is beneficial for all people. When not teaching NIA you can find Katy selling her wares at the Antique co-op down the street. She has been collecting books and antiques for years. Once an owner of a used book store now she just refers to herself as a "junker".
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Marina Baden • Yoga
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The Total Body Wellness Pilates & Fitness Studio
The Total Body Wellness Pilates& Fitness studio is located in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque at 6719-21 4th Street NW, just North of Osuna. The studio is equipped with a variety of Pilates & 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
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- Fit Balls
- Step
- Resistance Bands
- Small Balls
- Foam Rollers
- Body Bars
- Free Weights
- Yoga Straps & Blocks
- Core & Balance Boards
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