Jonathan Urla

I have been a health and wellness professional for over twenty years. After getting an MFA in dance, I was a professional dancer/choreographer/teacher. Toward the end of my performing career I progressed into sports training and exercise science and studied anatomy, physiology, nutrition and other courses at Marymount College. I then recieved my personal training certification and worked as a personal trainer at some of the top gyms in New York city. After ten years, I began serious study of yoga and Pilates. beginning first with yoga training at YogaZone in New York run by Alan Finger. Soon after this I began training in Pilates and became certified in Pilates matwork in 1996 and continued through to full certification in 1999 through Power Pilates. I also trained at the Pilates Institute with Bob Liekens. I have progressed in my yoga study taking advanced workshops with Shiva Rea and Rodney Yee, and have taught at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. I created Yogilates in 1997 as an alternative training system that incorporates both disciplines for optimal fitness and wellness. I also still participate in sports (running, bicycling, skiing, swimming, etc) and have developed training plans and coached athletes for peak performance.