Our goal in every session is to provide a safe, warm, and relaxed atmosphere where practitioners can find the present and maintain a place of mindfulness. Once there, our students remain aware and receptive to our cues and instruction. This enables new physical access and connection as well as exciting energetic awakenings and discoveries! Whatever your goal may be, from aesthetic physical changes to recovery from life's ailments, bodies learn when tension is relieved increasing the ability to focus.
Physical changes occur; energy moves through the meridians; stress is eased; physical, mental and energetic awakenings ensue; greater alignment is achieved; strength and endurance evolves; spirits rise. If you want to read more about our movement arts center, please [click here] to go to Inspiral Motion to read more.
We are all on a journey of discovery. Do what moves you.
Read about our terrific staff of GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Teachers:
Lisa
Lansing, former dancer, entreprenuer, and owner of Inspiral
Motion and GYROTONIC®
Cleveland, is a GYROTONIC®,
GYROKINESIS®,
and Leg Extension Unit Master Trainer.
Lisa opened GYROTONIC® Cleveland with a goal of growing and expanding the awareness of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and its health benefits to the people and teachers of Northeast Ohio.
Lisa has completed therapeutic workshops with Paul Horvath and Hillary Cartwright and is well versed in special issues of the shoulder girdle, neck, lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, scoliosis and hip replacements. She is also a Master Trainer Candidate / Apprentice on other peices of Specialized Equipment.
Lisa Lansing began teaching dance and movement 27+ years ago. She believes movement heals and hopes that everyone will find what moves them. The GYROTONIC® system is what moves her and since she found it, she hasn't stopped moving! Lisa offers Teacher Training opportunities for aspiring teachers.
In 2009 - 2010, Lisa had the great opportunity to work with Shaquille O'Neal while he was playing basketball with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He called Lisa, "Sensai," and tried to schedule every open evening he had for private lessons in the GYROTONIC® system that season.
Originally from Seattle, Lisa is a St. Olaf College graduate (Minnesota) and offers internship opportunities to St. Olaf students. Lisa is married to a computer genius and artist and has an adorable son who is both a technical wizard and a constant mover. During her free time she is juicing, knitting, and keeping in touch with her friends around the globe.
The first and third Friday of each month, Lisa closes the studio at 12:30 PM and offers ongoing "Jam" sessions in GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® methods for teachers only.
Karen
McDonald is a certified GYROTONIC®
instructor, and has been teaching Pilates at Inspiral Motion since its
opening in 2007. During that time, she had the unique opportunity and
good fortune to be able to observe Lisa Lansing teach GYROTONIC®,
witness clients' enthusiastic responses to the method and take lessons
herself. A life-long athlete and mover, Karen believes that mindful movement
is fundamental to a healthy lifestyle and finding balance in her daily
life. After trying GYROTONIC®,
she was captivated by her experience-- it felt like the beginning of a
journey, one in which she was discovering a new way of moving that left
her feeling open, refreshed and acutely aware of the present moment.
Karen approaches each client as an individual, enjoying the fact that each has varying needs on different days. She seeks to be observant, thoughtful and creative in her work, and is excited about the ways in which Pilates and GYROTONIC® complement each other. She feels her training in GYROTONIC® has enabled her to view all of her clients through a new, more dynamic lens.
Karen teaches private and group Pilates and GYROTONIC® lessons and has worked with pre- and post-natal women. She is the mother of two young children, and when not busy playing in the snow, puddles or sun with them, might be found running, playing soccer with the Cleveland Heights Moms' League or reading.
Catherine Feldman, photo and bio, coming
soon!
GYROTONIC®
Instructor,
GYROKINESIS®
Apprentice
Rosey Carnes, photo and bio coming soon!
GYROTONIC®
Pre-Trainer,
GYROKINESIS®
Instructor
Christina
Kohler first discovered GYROTONIC®
and GYROKINESIS®
methods in 2005 through the recommendation of a dance instructor and friend.
She soon found she had greater strength, flexibility, body awareness and
coordination. Chrissy was inspired to learn more and was soon on her path
to teaching.
Chrissy now works with a wide range of clients, having witnessed healing and transformation, pain reduction and prevention. Chrissy strives to teach with clarity, sharing her sensitivity to each clients’ individual goals and needs and provides a calm space that facilitates growth, change, and the freedom through movement that GYROTONIC® can provide. Currently a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer, she has also studied the Therapeutic Applications of GYROTONIC® and is certified on the Ladder, Jumping Stretching Board, and Leg Extension Unit.
Her time spent working with Lisa Lansing and Inspiral Motion has led and
inspired her to a lifetime of ongoing education including anatomy and
movement, body work, nutrition, health, and energy work. A former dancer
and lifelong mover, Chrissy is also a Reiki Master after several years
of practice. A Cleveland native, she spends her time with family and friends,
including her entrepreneurial husband, enjoying the arts, nature, and
wonderful people that Cleveland has to offer.
Sarah
Shemory's GYROTONIC®
journey began as a casual conversation with Lisa Lansing in the fall of
2009 when she was working at the front desk of Inspiral Motion/GYROTONIC®
Cleveland. On a thoughtful whim she decided to begin a career as a GYROTONIC®
instructor. As a mover all of her life (a figure skater and soccer player),
this seemed like a perfect fit at the perfect time. She immediately fell
in love with the work, especially the way it has improved her flexibility
and body awareness. Sarah has completed her Level 1 Certification as of
November 2010. Sarah is also a GYROKINESIS®
Apprentice.
Sarah hopes to bring fun, youthful energy to her clients and the studio.
Sarah’s time at Inspiral Motion has been extremely rewarding, thanks especially
to her amazing mentor and Master Trainer, Lisa Lansing. Sarah is a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Cleveland native. She loves
spending time with her family and friends, exploring Cleveland, reading
cooking magazines and painting her nails.
My
name is Elise Kaplovitz, and I am The Movement Specialist. I have
enjoyed a 30-year+ career as professional dancer, teacher, choreographer,
student and observer.
When I was initially exposed to the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and met Magali Messac, renowned Master Trainer in the GYROTONIC® Methodology, I was enticed by the addition of energetic openings through movement. I continued working with Magali and certified in both GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® systems with its creator, Juliu Horvath in 2003. I have continued training with the system, as it applies to therapy related to the pelvis girdle, with Paul Horvath in Rome, Italy in 2006. I am both a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Pre-trainer and certified on the Ladder.
Miriam
Salamon
Miriam has always had a passion for various forms of movement and physical exercise, In high school, she ran track and competed on the swim team and devoted almost all her other free time to practicing as a competetive baton twirler. Since Miriam chose not to continue competing in any sports or activities in college, she filled that void by teaching aerobics and taking yoga, belly dancing, and pilates classes. She also developed a strong understanding of weight training and it's benefits. After college, Miriam began taking pilates with Lisa Lansing and fell in love with it immediately. While she already earned her certification in personal training and aerobics instruction, she felt that pilates was the missing piece in her fitness regimen and really wanted to certify to teach it to others. While this aspiration had to be put on hold when Miriam became pregnant with her first child, she still continued to work with Lisa when she could and started to learn more about the GYROTONIC® exercise methodology after Lisa opened Inspiral Motion. Miriam loved every class and was very excited to finally have the opportunity to work towards a certification last year. She earned her final certification in May and loves teaching at the studio. She feels that the GYROTONIC® System is the perfect way for her to help her clients protect and strengthen their bodies in a perfectly balanced way. Miriam loves watching clients' old injuries or imbalances begin to heal and enjoys seeing a smile on everyone's face at the end of class.
GYROTONIC®
Instructor,
Certified GYROTONIC®
Ladder
Karen McDonald, Miriam Salamon, Chrissy Kohler, Lisa Lansing, Sarah Shemory,
Catherine Feldman
missing: Elise Kaplovtiz, Rosey Carnes
