TONE MAT TEACHER TRAINING — SPRING 2011
INSTRUCTORS
Monica Anderson is a teacher. She has taught movement and dance for 20+ years and Pilates for over 15 years. She studied with and has been certified by Sarah Johnson-George (mat and equipment), PhysicalMind (mat), and completed Mat and Reformer training with Stott Pilates. She continues to be a student in Pilates taking continuing education from Marie Jose Blum, Brent Anderson, and Sherri Betz to name a few masters. She is certified by Pilates Method Alliance, ACE for group fitness and personal training. As a graduate of the LMU Yoga Therapy Program, she has an ongoing relationship with her Krishnamacharya/ Desikachar yoga lineage. She holds a BA from UCSD and upper division work in education with 2 teaching credentials. She is a mom of 3 fabulous beings. Becoming a Grandmother has sent her into another realm of loving life.
Kathy McConnell—Samuelson studied dance for 20 years before attending Sonoma State University in pre-physical therapy. She has practiced physical therapy in Sonoma County since 1979 specializing in manual therapy and patient education in movement. She began studying Pilates in 1989 at St. Francis Dance and Sports Medicine Center in San Francisco. She studied with Patrice Whiteside and Elizabeth Larkham. She has also studied with Brent Anderson and Sarah George–Johnson. Presently she is delighted to be working at Tone with their incredibly talented and diverse staff. Her greatest joy is her two bright, beautiful and spirited daughters.
Katherine Dowdney's passion for anatomy and movement is evident in her teaching. In addition to being an ACE certified personal trainer, she is fully certified in Pilates from both Balanced Body University and Peak Pilates, an E-RYT 200 hour certified yoga instructor, an NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, and an AFPA Post Rehab Specialist. A self proclaimed "lover of learning" she has received training in Body Mind Centering, pre & post natal Fusion Pilates, Sadhana Chi yoga, Purna yoga, and completed Duke Integrative Medicine's Yoga for Seniors training. Katherine is a modern dancer, lover of books and an aspiring writer. A Southern transplant, she savors time with her husband, Sam, and their dog, Ranger.
After being active in dance and frisbee, Jae Newman focused on work and family for many years. In her late 40's she timidly joined a NIA class to start moving again and regain lost range of motion in one shoulder. Thus began a re-entry into the world of movement and confidence. One day in a Pilates class an unshakeable idea struck: "I could teach this!". Augmented by backgrounds in women's health & education, and by way of the YMCA fitness instructor training and Mercy Sidbury's Pilates mat certification program, Jae is delighted to have arrived at Tone to continue her journey of body awareness and encouragement. Jae is Equipment certified under the instruction of Monica Anderson.
Sonya McVayentered the world of sports as a young teenager throwing the javelin and discus. As she continued her interest in competitive sports, sports injuries followed. She found both healing and a more well rounded movement practice in Pilates through Tone. Under the tutelage of Monica Anderson, She became a mat certified teacher in 2006. Sonya continued her education while working for Tone, finishing her Pilates equipment certification in the spring of 2010. She is committed to continue the spirit of healing and give personally appropriate workouts through her practice as a teacher. During her schooling, she has wonderfully become a wife and mother and is expecting her second child.