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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS

IAll our Pilates instructors are Romana Certified Instructors.  Each Instructor has scuccessfully completed a rigourous 600 hour apprenticeship in which they have learned to modify the exercises to fit any body type, condition and injury.  All instructors are required to continue their education through professional workshops and seminars each year.

​Liane Edge - Owner & Founder/Romana Certified Pilates Instructor



Liane was certified by the Romana's Pilates program of New York. She completed over 600 hours of hands-on training under the direct supervision of Master Level teachers, including Jerome Weinberg, Sari Maria Santos and Daria Pace. The Pilates Edge uses only genuine Gratz and hand-made Tirado equipment in our studio, as designed by Joseph Pilates himself. True Pilates is great for men and women of all ages, as it improves flexibility and core strength while providing a total body workout.

Come experience Pilates as Joseph intended!

 Rhonda Henrikson - Romana Certified Pilates Instructor/ Holy Yoga ~ Barre

Rhonda Henriksen has been a professional dancer since the age of 19.  She has trined under full scholarship with American Dance Center, Gus Giordana Jazz Dance Chicago, Lou Conte Dance Studio (Hubbard Street Studio), and the Alvin Ailey Dance Studio in New York City.  She has toured the world with some of the most premier contemporary dance companies of this world such as Elisa Monte New York, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, River North Dance Chicago, Ernst/Watson Dance Ensemble and most notably Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.  She has worked with and been soloist for some of the most elite contemporary choreographers of our time such as Twyla Tharp, Jiri Killian, Nacho Duato, Danny Exralow, Lou Conte, Margo Sappington, Kevin O'Day, Mauricio Wainrot, Sherry Zunker, Gus Giordano, Frank Chavez, Ginger Farley, Elise Monte, Diane Jacobowitz and Sam Watson.  She has also worked as Director of Dance Ministry for Willow Creek Church where she spent 10 years developing a dance ministry and company alongside Bill Hybels and his production team.  The dance compnay is called "Groundworks".  She enjoyed touring globally with the church to develop dance ministries around the world.  She is a professional dancer, choregrapher, certified personal trainer, certified Yoga Instructor, certified Holy Yoga Instructor and a certified Romana's Pilates instructor.

Leslie Attaway - Certified Romana Instructor

 

Leslie started in the health care industry after completing a BS degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.  She continued her education and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Physical Therapy.  She worked as a PT in the acute care and outpatient orthopedics/sports medicine settings until she and her husband decided to start a family.  She has recently been certified in Pilates through the world-renowned Romana Pilates program where she completed over 600 hours of hands-on training under Master Level instructors including Juanita Lopez and Anthony Rabara.  She is excited to be a part of the Pilates Edge family.

Michelle Jernigan - Tabata/TRX/Barre
Michelle Jernigan is a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Certified Group Fitness Instructor through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), AFAA certified Personal Trainer, Tabata Bootcamp Master Trainer™, Certified Tabata Bootcamp™ Instructor, Bender Barre Basics Master Trainer, Certified Bender Barre Method Instructor, and Heartsaver/CPR/AED Instructor through the American Heart Association. Her Specialty Certifications include: Healthy Weight Management, Pilates, Yoga, Cycling, Kickboxing, Corrective Exercise, Nutrition, Pre-natal/Post-partum, Senior and Youth Exercise, Boot Camp, Sports Conditioning, Balance and Stability, Functional Fitness and Aqua Exercise. Michelle is an international resort instructor with FitBodies and NRG2go, has been a Master Trainer for FiTour and Master Instructor Trainer/Faculty for the YMCA of the USA. Michelle was the Regional Champion both Novice and Open class and third place National Champion for SNBF all natural body building. Michelle’s mission is to empower people through a healthy mind, body and spirit.

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Chris Bottoms - LMT, CPT, CKTP/Myofascial Therapy

 

Chris graduated from New Life Institute of Massage (Now Gwinnett College) in 1999 when he was 19 years old. After completion of school at New Life he began studying Myofascial Release Therapy with founder John F. Barnes, PT in 2000. Chris completed close to 200 hours of CEU credit and began an internship in MFR until 2001 and was then ask to teach MFR for New Life Ins. As well in 2001 he began a comprehensive self study for postural analysis and gaiting.In 2001 Chris began research to become a personal trainer. His main goals were to better understand some of what clients did with their own trainers, and to understand common injuries associated with training. Chris has always had an interest in Powerlifting and the more Strength and Power side of training. He pursued a few Strength, Conditioning, and Plyometrics CEU's after his general CPT certification.Since then Chris has acquired over 15 graduate level licensures in the study of MFR, Somatoemotional Response (Unwinding), Energy Work, and Fascial Therapies. In 2005 Chris was asked to write a program for Georgia Career Institute and after only 6 months they offered and allowed him to more than triple the time, 24 hours, of credit to a full term course 90 hours. In the eleven years Chris has taught MFR he has acquired hundreds of students whom he truly loves to help and educate. Chris still teaches at GCI currently.In 2010 the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) selected Chris to help them write, with 5 other specialists, a CEU course and book for Fascial Therapy. Before the AMTA selected each person for this project they did research to determine who was best suited based on experience for the position. Interestingly enough as a side note, as well as inadvertently, they discovered that Chris is the youngest MFR specialist of his age in the country. As well he is only Massage Therapist at his age that massage was his first career that lasted over 6 years in practice, and is a specialist.In 2011 Chris began study in the area of Kinesiology tape. One of his clients had been prescribed it through an injury rehab plan and thought Chris would benefit hugely through it. Chris started his study with Kinesis Tape and completed all the required certifications as well as their exit exam to hold their CKTP credential. The work is very new and exciting, but highly effective in its results. The tape offers a lot of treatment options that traditional MT's don't or can't tap into, such as bruise treatment. For over 14 years now Chris has devoted his life to the world of Structural Integration and chronic pain care. He is a current college student and will continue to research and develop better methods to help those in need.

Amanda Thompson - Yoga / Reiki / Longevity/Anti-Aging & Weight Loss

Amanda's passion is to help clients and students heal through various modalities, whether it be Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, Diet for their body type, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch or Longevity practices. She has over 15 years experience practicing in the healing arts, including 14 years of yoga instruction, 15 years of Reiki and Therapeutic Touch and 14 years of experience with Ayurvedic counseling. 

 

Amanda received her Bachleors of Science in Psychology at University of Alabama-Birmingham. Later, studied Reiki and Therapeutic Touch with Dr. Ann Clark, Professor of Nursing at UAB Nursing School. She went on to work with Dr. Amrik Walia, Researcher and Immunologist, when he teamed up with world renowned Dr.Deepak Chopra when they opened SpaMoksha. Amanda practiced Reiki and Therapeutic Touch for clients and patients. While working at SpaMoksha, Amanda trained in Ayurvedic Consulting with Dr. Aparna Bapat, an Ayruredic doctor.

 

Amanda then fell in love with Yoga and trained with PeachTree Yoga center for her 200hr level yoga certification. Continued studying and certifying with Tias Little, Doug Keller, Shiva Rea, Sri Dharma Mittra, Ana Forrest and many other teachers. 

Her fascination has been focused on longevity cultures and she has been endorsed by the Longevity Expert and National Geographic Explorer, Dan Buettner, Author of "The Blue Zones". Dan says of Amanda, "Of the 12,500 people I have come in contact with since writing "The Blue Zones", there is no one that better understands the basic tenets of the book and lives them."

 

Amanda found her love of working with the public when working as a nutritional consultant at a local health food store. This is where she gained valuable education on herbs, vitamins, diet and how each body has it's own needs and healing methods. "I was able to work with hundreds of people a week and see what worked and for which body type". I love watching someone evolve into a healthy state, it gives me the greatest of joys."

 

Amanda is available for consultations, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch sessions, private yoga sessions here at The Pilates Edge

 

  

Lisa Matteson-Tupman - Kirpalu Yoga

Lisa has practiced yoga for many years but not until physical ailments due to 30 years of hairdressing did she start relying on its health benefits to keep her working. Lisa believes that the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of a regular yoga practice are essential to her happiness and balance with her very busy lifestyle. Lisa teaches a grounding hatha based class. She guides her students to focus within, to connect body and mind which can create a natural compassion for self and improve quality of both.

Robb Riddick - Instructor/Youth Sports Conditioning

 

Robb Riddick - Self Defense & Martial Arts Robb was first introduced to martial arts as a senior in high school in the Spring of 1975. Over the last 30-plus years, he trained in a many different disciplines, and nationalities; i.e., Japanese, Korean, Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He also studied some freelance "self defense." Robb's life has always been occupied by one sport or another. He started playing football at the age of 11. That continued until age 33, culminating with 10 years of NFL experience as a running back with the Buffalo Bills. Since retiring he has been a fitness instructor, which he is just as passionate about as he was football. His resume also includes Track and Field, which he participated in from 7th grade through college. He has also had the pleasure of teaching youths proper running techniques along strengthening their running, all without heavy weights.

  
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