Denise Frost, certified in Pilates and GYROTONIC, has over 20 years experience as a physical therapist in outpatient care, managing spine care, orthopedic conditions and sports injuries. She will be providing expert assessments as well as seeing her clients at the Studio.

Yoga teacher Emily Phillips has also agreed to be a part of our growing community. Emily teaches at Exhale (where Kathy has taken her class!) as well as other studios in the Boston area.

Our teachers continue to grow.
Kathy is now certified by Juliu to offer the GYROTONIC® Level II Introduction Workshop and spent another two weeks in Yespertal studying with Juliu.

Lisa Pari completed Juliu's latest GYROKINESIS® format in December in Miami and has taught the new format to Boston BodyWorks teachers.  As always, Juliu continues to refine his exercise system, so Lisa is offering the latest GYROKINESIS® format to all teachers and experienced students.

Kathy Van Patten is the owner and founder of the award-winning Boston BodyWorks Studios located in Boston, MA, a Power Pilates Affiliate Training Center and home to GYROTONIC® Boston. While practicing and teaching Pilates and GYROTONIC® for over 10 years, Kathy has had the privilege to work with hundreds of clients, each with different goals and starting points.  Her client-focused approach has earned praise from clients and peers, who voted her ‘Best Pilates Studio’ and ‘Best Pilates Instructor’ in Boston Magazine. Kathy’s approach to Pilates is based on her studies of the best current practice of Pilates, where she is certified through five different programs: The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning (Romana Kryzanowska), Power Pilates®, Stott Pilates®, Polestar®, and The Method-Pilates®. Kathy is a Power Pilates senior teacher training and a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer.

Kathy has a B.S. in Education from New York University, and has been teaching and studying dance for over 40 years. She has taught ballet at the Robert Joffrey Ballet School, Syracuse University, and Boston Ballet, and has taught Pilates and GYROTONIC® as an adjunct professor at The Boston Conservatory and Emerson College.

A frequent presenter at fitness conferences, Kathy has helped hundreds of people attain their Pilates, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® certifications through her teaching and coaching.  Email Kathy at: kathy@bostonbodyworksstudios.com

Shannon Egelson received her BA in Dance & Psychology from Sarah Lawrence college and subsequently moved to New York, where she received her Pilates certification from Power Pilates, studying directly with Master teacher Bob Liekens. Shannon’s modern dance background and passion for teaching makes Pilates a perfect fit. She is an enthusiastic and committed instructor. After teaching for Power Pilates in New York since 2005, Shannon is please to be back in her hometown of Boston and part of the Boston BodyWorks team.

Stephen Erwin is a graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts and the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, Connecticut. He has performed professionally with the Ballet Met, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet South, Ballet Quad Cities and Momix. He is currently on staff at the Boston Conservatory and dances with his wife Meghan Andrews at the Northern Ballet Theatre in Nashua, NH. A runner and Tri-athlete, Stephen teaches Power Pilates and GYROTONIC and has been working at BodyWorks Studios™ since 2004.

Phoebe Finch is a senior Power Pilates teacher and is an apprentice in GYROTONIC. She has been working at BodyWorks Studios since 2003. Phoebe received her mat certification through the PhysicalMind Institute in April 2001 and her Power Pilates mat and comprehensive certifications in 2003. Phoebe is an energetic, enthusiastic and patient instructor who enjoys working with clients of all levels and capabilities.

Kachina has a background in dance and holds a BFA in Dance/Theater from Emerson College. Her passion for movement led her to pilates, and more recently GYROTONIC. She became a certified Power Pilates teacher in 2006 and has just become a GYROTONIC apprentice. Kachina did both her pilates and GYROTONIC training at BodyWorks Studio with Kathy Van Patten. She joined the studio as a teacher in 2005.

Jennifer graduates in 2008 from The Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. She was introduced to Pilates by Kathy Van Patten at the Conservatory, and received her Mat and Comprehensive certification from Kathy, joining Boston BodyWorks Studios as a teacher in 2007. Jen has danced professionally with BalletRox.

Martha graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College and has been choreographing and teaching internationally for the past 20 years. She has taught, choreographed and performed in Taiwan, Germany, the former Czechoslovakia, France, and Russia as well as New York City and presently in Boston, MA. Past commissions include: Configuration Ballet Ensemble, New Lines, Ping Dong, Taiwan; Éspace Créations, Paris, France; the Lancaster Opera Company; The New Experimental Theater, Magnitogorsk, Russia; and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Martha has received two grants from the International Theater Institute, a "New Forms" Award by the New England Foundation for the Arts, and was a 1997 recipient of a Fellowship Award from the Somerville Arts Council.

Martha teaches Modern Dance technique and is a renowned certified instructor of the Pilates ® Method of Body Conditioning and GYROTONIC. Martha has taught at the Boston Conservatory and at the Roy Hart Theatre in Malerargues, France.

Lisa has been teaching movement for over fifteen years. She was introduced to GYROTONIC as rehabilitation after a total hip dislocation in rehearsal. Her clients include professional dancers, gymnasts, athletes, weekend warriors and people with severe orthopedic injuries. Her group classes are energizing, fun and informative. Lisa has studied with Juliu Horvath, including Level 2 GYROTONIC; she has completed Paul Horvath’s workshops on the rehabilitation applications of GYROTONIC and has trained with master trainers Kathy Van Patten, Magali Messac, Juergen Bamberger, Leda Franklin and Sebastian Plettenberg. Lisa is certified to teach on all GYROTONIC specialized equipment.

Lisa is a professional dancer/choreographer and has performed throughout Europe and the US. She was an original member of London based Alex Buxton Dance Company. Lisa has appeared in many music videos and commercials, and has created works for theatre, industrial and concert stages.

Since moving to the United States early in 1999, she has been performing as a member of Impulse Dance Company, and as a freelance artist. She has created original choreography for Impulse Dance, Bristol Ballet, Indiana Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet CDE, Dance Theatre Suitcase, Harvard University Mainly Jazz Dance Co., Wellesley College Dance Company, and Dean Dance Company. Lisa gives master-classes throughout the USA and Europe and is currently on faculty at Boston Ballet and Boston BodyWorks Studios.

Emily Phillips has taught yoga for many years around Boston. She is currently teaching at Exhale Day Spa and Boston BodyWorks Studios. Emily specializes in private yoga classes and will be available for private sessions in our new, serene mat room.

Ashley Richardson is a senior GYROTONIC Instructor who is also certified in all the specialized equipment. Ashley owns Gateway Ballet in Boston's South End where she provides ballet instruction in the Balanchine technique. Ashley's clients include children, athletes, dancers, and senior citizens. She works closely with Physical therapists for rehabilitative purposes. Ashley has been with Boston BodyWorks Studios since 2005.

Kristina trained in classical ballet and is a certified teacher through the Royal Academy of Dance. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Kinesiology from Texas Women's University, where she was introduced to Pilates. Kristina was certified in 1996 through the PhysicalMind Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico and taught for 5 years in Dallas, Austin and Atlanta. Kristina completed her certification in GYROTONIC® in 2001 and has been teaching at BodyWorks Studios™ since September 1999.

As a teaching Center for Pilates and GYROTONIC®, Boston BodyWorks Studios coaches and supports apprentice teachers through the months after their training.  These apprentice teachers have completed their training and sometimes available for private sessions at a reduced rate.

BodyWorks Studios is committed to bringing the finest Pilates and GYROTONIC® teachers to Boston. We have established long-term relationships with a number of international practice leaders and are pleased to include them in our adjunct faculty.

Sebastian Plettenberg is an internationally renowned Master Trainer of Gyrotonic® and Gyrokinesis® conducting teacher trainings around the world for over seven years. An award-winning choreographer, he received his ballet training at the National Ballet School in Germany and danced with many companies throughout Europe. His clients include dancers from American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Boston Ballet. He also regularly sees professionals from Broadway as well as Olympic athletes.

Juergen Bamberger was one of the first Master Teachers designated by Juliu Horvath. He was a staff member at the original White Cloud Studio NYC, where he participated in the evolution of Gyrotonic® from 1991-99. He worked for several years in clinics in Germany and NYC, breaking ground for the application of Gyrotonic® to Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. With his teaching experience that exceeds 12,000 hours, his expertise and unique approach, he is one of the most sought after educators in his field today. Based in New York City, he is conducting teacher trainings for the Gyrotonic Expansion System® and in Gyrokinesis® throughout the USA and worldwide with regular trainings in New York City, California, Austin, TX and Chicago, IL. Since 1994 has trained more than 150 Gyrotonic® Instructors worldwide, of whom some became Master Teachers themselves.

Prior to teaching Gyrotonic®, Juergen was a professional dancer with a B.A. in Dance Education from the Rotterdamse Dansakademie/ NL. He performed in the Netherlands and New York City working with choreographers/ directors including Robert Wilson, Jennifer Muller, Ping Chong, Maureen Fleming and others.