Joy Of Movement Team Bios
'Pilates Karen' Gutierrez
Karen has spent her life dedicated to the study of the mind, body and spirit. She graduated from California State University Long Beach with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Kinesiology/Science exercise.She has been an accredited part of the wellness industry here in the South Bay for over 17 years.
Karen currently owns and teaches Pilates at her Pilates studio Joy of Movement located in Rancho Palos Verdes, Ca. She shares her love, joy and spirituality teaching yoga at Harmony Yoga in Redondo Beach, Ca. Karen has extensive knowledge and experience with nutrition. Her creativity shines trough as she uses wise diet choices and whole foods to promote health and vitality. She represents JUICE PLUS-a fabulous healing whole food product. For more information visit www.juiceplus.com. Because Karen believes in the importance of healing the whole person(mind,body and spirit) she has continued her education of the human mind and how it works thus receiving certifications in NLP(neuro-linguistic programming), Life coaching and Hypnosis.
Karen is a single mother who volunteers her time at her daughters' elementary school teaching Physical education twice a week. She is a Girl Scout leader bringing hope and inspiration to to days youth. Karen is a holistic, ecological, patient, compassionate, FUN-LOVING gifted teacher who absolutely loves to teach, share with and empower others!
- B.A. Psychology/minor Kinesiology and science Exercise from California State University Long Beach
- Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming- The Chris Howard Companies
- Certified Ericksonian Hypnotost- The Chris Howard Companies
- Cetified Results Coach-The Chris Howard Companies
- Initiation 101, Pilates mat certification(The Method)-PhysicalMind Institute
- Concentration 101, Advanced Pilates apparatus certification- PhysicalMind Institute
- Yoga Practitioner- Harmony yoga(Yoga Alliance)
- personal Training/Fitness counselor-AFAA
- Resistance training/weight room cert.-AFAA
- Kickboxing cert.
- Spin cert.
- Aerobics-AFAA
- American Red Cross
- Life guardTraining and water saftey
- Emergency response-ARC
- CPR/first aid
- EMT- emergency medical tec
Kelly Gnoser
Kelley Gmoser was raised in San Pedro, which is where she currently calls home. She earned her undergraduate degree at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota (home of the Malt-o-Meal plant) and known as a town of cows, colleges and contentment. Contentment that felt more like confinement during the long and cold winters. Most recently she earned a Masters in Organization Development from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. Kelley is also Body Arts and Sciences Pilates Teacher certified.
For Kelley, Pilates epitomizes her quest for balance and embraces the fundamental idea that life is a journey and not a destination. With humor, openness and patience, Kelley guides individuals in an entertaining and rewarding journey toward personal balance and achievement.
Krista Joseph
Krista is a certified Pilates Instructor. She received her training through the widely recognized and highly respected PhyiscalMind Institute. After a cervical spine injury two years ago, she was led to Pilates and found it to be the only method to help her heal She knew immediately she had found a calling. Passionate about health, she has studied nutrition, psychology and mind-body techniques. Committed to holistic health, she feels that most healing can occur through diet and exercise. “Pilates changed my body and my life”, she often states. Krista was born and raised in Berkeley, California and feels that growing up in a community that passionately supports and embraces wellness helped lead her on this path. She is a single mother of a passionate and fun-loving kindergartener named “Connor” and a chocolate lab named “Magnolia”.
