ALICE ANN DAILEY: A Gold-Certified Pilates Method Alliance Instructor, Alice Ann Dailey brings diverse experience to the world of mind-body exercise. She grew up in Oklahoma and is a Chickasaw Nation tribal citizen. Alice Ann graduated in 1968 with a B.F.A. in piano performance from the University of Oklahoma and in 1985 from North Texas State University with a Masters in Exercise Physiology and minor in nutrition. She began teaching aerobic dance exercise in 1980, Firm & Focus Fitness in 1981, Pilates in 1985 and The Inner Body Workout™ (Physio-Synthesis) in 1991. She is a founding member of the Institute for Pilates Method, renamed the Physicalmind Institute, and became certified to train instructors for certification by the Institute in 1992. She now trains instructors for certification by the Oasis Mind-Body Conditioning Center™ in Pilates, Inner Body Workout™, and Firm & Focus Fitness. A Gold Certified Pilates Teacher through the Pilates Method Alliance, Dailey owns the oldest and largest studio in Dallas offering Pilates Mat and Equipment classes. In fact, Paper City (Nov/Dec 1998) said, “Alice Ann Dailey is the mother of Pilates in Dallas.” In addition to conducting workshops at conventions, her research on hip joint flexibility was published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, September, 1986. She is listed in Marquis Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Emerging Leaders in America and Medicine and Healthcare. In 1997, Alice Ann helped conceive the idea for the Dallas Dance Council’s Dance for the Planet and has served on its Advisory Board. She is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and is founder of Oasis Mind-Body Conditioning Center™, which was voted as the 1994, 1999, 2000, and 2001 Readers’ Choice Best Health Club in the Dallas Observer and described by Self Magazine, April 1995, as representing the cutting edge of mind-body movement. Alice Ann has produced several videos, including Post-Rehab Exercise, and The Inner Body Workout™. She has produced Your Dailey Inner Body Workout television series, which is planned for release to public television networks.
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CLAUDIA MERLE HOCHBERG : Dancer Claudia Hochberg brings an ecclectic point of view to the teaching of Pilates and NIA. She draws upon her training in Martha Graham technique and years of dancing with the Deep Ellum Dance Theater, as well as choreography and performance of many inter-disciplinary dance pieces. Owner of the 1 on 1 Pilates Studio in Dallas for 17 years, she was certified to teach Pilates in 1990 under Michelle Larsen of Physical Mind Movement in Santa Fe. Claudia's interest in movement as a life-giving and therapeutic form led to earning her white belt in NIA with Holly Curtis in 2006. Claudia's teaching reflects the joy of movement through breathwork, art, and healing as a movement form.
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LORI HUFFSTUTLER-NEACE: Lori combines a rich background as a professional dancer with many years of experience in mind-body exercise methods. Ms. Huffstutler earned a B.A. in Dance from Goucher College in 1982. She was a member of the Dallas Ballet, and has also danced in theatre and Broadway productions in San Francisco. Lori began studying and training in the Pilates Method and Firm & Focus Fitness with Alice Ann Dailey in the late 1980's. She is also certified in the Inner Body Workout™. Lori received her Pilates certification from the Physicalmind Institute in Santa Fe. In addition to her years of teaching at the Oasis and in San Francisco, she also taught for 5 years in the Movement Therapy Department at Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona, specializing in Pilates and Firm & Focus Fitness. The Oasis is pleased to welcome Lori back to her native Dallas in 2003.
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SUSAN LEONARD: Susan started training Tai Chi Chuan with Sam Yuen Chinn in 1977, learning both Cheng Man Ching's Yang-style Short Form and the Wu Form. Susan continued as an instructor for Sam Yuen Chinn in 1979. She has studied with both her grand masters, William C.C. Chen and Edwin Yee, in New York. Susan has participated in six national competitions and has earned thirteen national titles with eleven gold and two silver medals.
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KAY MORRISON: Kay's original background is in restaurant management. She started practicing yoga in 1993 to overcome physical weakness and relieve stress. Kay became certified to teach yoga in Ranjania Pallana in Dallas. After teaching yoga she developed a deep desire to help people feel better, which lead her to enroll at Sterling Health Center and become a Registered Massage Therapist. Kay is also a Reiki Practitioner.
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BOBBIE NEHMAN: Barbara (Bobbie) Nehman is a licensed Massage Therapist specializing in the Trager Approach, Milton Trager, MD's movement re-education therapy that teaches the client to release tension patterns impeding free and joyful movement. She holds a Masters degree in Biological Sciences and combines her love of nature with aesthetics as a visual artist. She volunteers in the area of environmental conservation and has served as a docent at both the Dallas Museum of Art and the Heard Nature Museum. She coordinated the art shows at the July, 2007 International Women’s Peace Conference in Dallas. She believes that Peace begins within before it can spread out into the world. After a decade as a student at the Oasis focusing on body alignment and core strengthening, Bobbie attributes the stamina for her many activities to her Oasis training. She now enjoys sharing her personal success with her students as an Inner Body Workout instructor. After 15 years leading a meditation class at Temple Emanu-El, Bobbie recently added the Tuesday night Meditation class to her Oasis teaching schedule Additionally, Bobbie mentors new students to help them attain the self-awareness required to achieve their goals at the Oasis.
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SHERIFF OSNI is a certified professional dance instructor and competitor who has been dancing since the age of seven. He has a bachelor’s degree in dance and kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin State University and an associate degree in American Ballroom Dancing. Prior to his recruitment to Dallas by Fred Astaire Studios, he owned his own dance studio in Nacogdoches. He is also a certified aerobics instructor. He teaches Latin Aerobic Dance Thursdays at 4:30 at the Oasis.
Originally from France, Sheriff speaks six languages. He has lived and worked in France, Italy, Egypt and throughout the Middle East. He teaches with a passion for dance, a belief that exercise can be fun, and an understanding of the sense of freedom and expression one can generate with simple movements. His philosophy is to be in harmony with everyone and everything, beginning with himself.
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MARTHA PYRON
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BRENDA ROSTAMO: Brenda graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Texas Tech University. She then performed for five years with the Farrell Dyele Dance Company in Houston. Brenda has taught many levels and styles of dance, aerobics, and fitness classes in Houston and Dallas since 1980. Brenda enhances her NIA® classes with her extensive knowledge of dance. She has been certified by the American Council of Exercise (A.C.E.) since 1988.
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TRACY M. ROYBAL: Tracy completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California in 1990. She became a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practioner in 1998 after completing the 4 year Feldenkrais Professional Training Program.
Tracy was first introduced to the Feldenkrais Method® of somatic education in 1993, and was amazed by how the group lessons (Awareness Through Movement) and private one-to-one sessions (Functional Integration) improved her physical, as well as mental and emotional well-being. A marathon runner at the time, she noticed how much easier and effortless running became, increasing her speed as well. Even in common everyday activities, she noticed a new ease of movement.
The Feldenkrais Method not only gave Tracy a new awareness of limiting habitual patterns in her body, but also in her thought processes and interactions with others. With sustained practice of the method, she learned new, more effective alternatives.
Tracy has worked with a wide variety of people from 14 to 88 years old, from policemen to pilots, to actors and athletes who wanted to improve their performance, to those suffering from the effects of multiple sclerosis, car accidents, scoliosis, anxiety, headaches, back, neck, and knee pain, etc. Like her own preliminary exploration into the Feldenkrais Method, she has also worked with many people who wanted to learn more about themselves in order to increase their physical, mental, and emotional potential.
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ERIKA SCHNEIDER has a strong interest in health and wellness, a love of disciplined movement, and a keen ability to diagnose and teach others. In 2003, she certified as a Pilates instructor at the Oasis. She currently teaches Pilates as well as basic and advanced Pilates instructor training. She is a passionate believer in the therapeutic benefits of balanced muscle engagement by differentiating muscle groups and strengthening weaker muscles. Many of her clients experience dramatic changes in physical stature and enhanced mobility.
When Erika trained in sensory integration at the Handle Institute in Seattle to help her learning-challenged daughter, the experience sparked her interest in the relationship between body movement and brain development. Now she works with a variety of students, ranging from children to seniors, and from professional athletes to those with medical issues. Her certification includes working with seniors on balance, mobility, and stability.
Before becoming a Pilates instructor, Erika was a full-time mom. She has also worked for the American Heart Association’s National Center as an educational program consultant and with the Tejas Council of the Girl Scouts. She earned a B.S. in Nutrition Science from Oregon State University and has taken postgraduate courses in biology, anatomy, and chemistry at UTD. Her earlier experience also includes dance and choreography.
MADELEINE TERRY : With her wide variety of experience as massage therapist, artist, and teacher, Madeleine Terry brings a rich perspective to her work as an Inner Body Workout™ Instructor. Her education includes a BS from North Texas State University and an MA from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Since 1983, Madeleine has been in private practice, individually designing sessions that blend a variety of approaches including massage and heated stones. She has extensive training in Reiki and Trager. Professional credits include a feature in Massage Magazine and a two-year term on the Advisory Council for Massage Therapy to the Texas Board of Health.
As an artist, Madeleine paints and sculpts. She teaches creativity workshops and art classes. Her more than 20 years teaching art have convinced her that every person is an artist in hiding.
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