Up Dog

Charlene Duarte

Charlene has been a spin instructor for the past 10 years. Johnny G certified and personally trained by Tevia Celli Recht, Charlene creates a highly motivational class that will challenge you, excite you, and affect you in a positive and meditative way. Outside of spinning, Charlene is a road cyclist and team leader for Pedal for Change, a fundraising team for the American Diabetes Association. She continuously strives to make a difference in her student lives. Her primary goal: for her students is to gain true self confidence and awareness of their sometimes hidden physical abilities.

Tevia Celli-Recht

TEVIA CELLI-RECHT is renowned for her sell-out indoor cycling classes, which take her students on a motivational and inspirational journey, and provide a total body workout, accompanied by amazing music. Her classes have attracted celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Jodie Foster, Justin Timberlake, Nicole Kidman, and many others. Tevia owned Body & Soul Workout, a studio fitness facility for 10 years. In 2005, Tevia was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, but there was no stopping this motivational leader in doing what she loves most training and teaching fitness to her students. Since then, Tevia has raised nearly $900,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, by leading annual Spin-A-Thon and Team Body & Soul events, with the help of her loyal and generous students. In 2006, Tevia created E-ryde, a 45- to 60-minute cardio workout that she and her partner Mark Dicks helped designed and co-branded with Spirit. Currently taking no medications for her MS, Tevia credits a healthy lifestyle as the main reason that she is symptom-free.

Nicole Ulrick

From movement to manifestation, yoga offers a wholehearted awakening to life's potential. More than 12 years later Nicole is still amazed by yoga's magic & inspiration. Her practice has taken several twists & turns from its origins in Spain to the US east & west coasts where she has crossed paths with many gifted teachers including Rusty Wells, John Friend, Tara Judelle, Janet Stone, David Vendetti, Noah Maze, Shiva Rae, Desiree Rumbaugh, functional anatomy experts Ellen Heed and Michael Watson. Nicole's training includes Anusara Teacher Training, Bhakti Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training, Thai Yoga Therapy Essential and Foundational Trainings, Craniosacral Therapy level 1 and an ongoing svadhyaya practice. The mantra of her teachings is to support and encourage people to embrace their unique nature both in body and in life path. It is through yoga that we can connect with the undercurrent where movement is a harmonious expression of stability and flexibility, freedom and form, alignment and art. Infusing a blend of Anusara aligment, vinyasa flow and pranayama, Nicole combines dynamic poses and practical approaches designed to demystify inhibitions with humor, heart and a healing touch.

Meaghan Townsend

Meaghan Kennedy Townsend As the founder and owner of Up Dog, Meaghan believes that the ultimate power is in the ability to be you, to be still and just breathe in the most challenging of moments. True power is in all of us. Once you find it, you can stop at nothing - and nothing can stop you. Meaghan loves to teach, and it shows! She avows she learns more from her students on a daily basis than in a lifetime of academic studying. She honors the privilege of teaching every student who takes her class. For the last 15 years, Meaghan has studied many different styles of yoga: Vinyasa Flow, Iyengar, Hatha, Power, and Thai yoga. Among her influences are: Vinnie Marino, Sara Ivanhoe, Shiva Rea, Steve Ross, Baron Baptiste, Erich Schiffmann, and Patricia Walden. The Divine Light in Me Salutes the Divine Light in You! Namaste!

Reza Pazooki

Reza has a history of fitness and training. Reza has competed as a speed skater with the Salt Lake Speed Skating Academy, and as a mountain biker in the Intermountain Cup. as hobby he runs marathons and competes in triathlons. Reza is currently certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, has completed Frappier Acceleration Sports Training. Personal Fitness is a Lifestyle Choice Reza has been teaching spinning for six years. his classes inspire a powerful connection between our minds, bodies, and attitude. Reza currently works with the Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood. He is launching a new fitness program for children who face unique challenges.

Siddiqi Ray

Siddiqi Ray (known to some as Sid-vicious or Sid-a-licious, take your pick) is a wellness coach and professional photographer who recently relocated to Los Angeles. She comes to L.A. from the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with accent in tow, sounding ever-so-slightly like a character from the movie Fargo. Siddiqi taught spin and yoga at Mayos Healthy Living Center and while there created and conducted a first-of-its-kind research study in mindfulness and yoga (in partnership with the Department of Integrative Medicine). Her program was a powerfully intense, zen-influenced, disco-driven class that students described as spiritual cardio therapy. Siddiqi began her love of spinning in 1997 while training for the Twin Cities to Chicago AIDS Ride. Soon after she became a spin instructor at the Firm in Minneapolis, got certified with Johnny G. and Schwinn, then Baron Baptiste for yoga and has never looked back. Siddiqi creates an inclusive environment where everyone (even her Mom comes to her classes) can challenge themselves at their own skill level while having outrageous fun and sweating profusely (Yogis dont glisten!). Authentic, inspiring, and cheeky, Siddiqi will make you smile, sweat, contemplate life and some times even dance.

Jowharah Jones

Jowharah Jones is an actress, teacher and spiritual consultant specializing in Kundalini Yoga and Meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Her mission is to invoke truth and transformation through the Infinite Spirit of God and to experience, share and celebrate the beauty of unconditional love. With a natural flair for passion and fun her intensity has the power to captivate anyone. Her intimate classes and workshops are safe and sacred sanctuaries for realizations to be discovered and integrated into harmonious, happy, healthy lifestyles

Kris Nelson

KRIS NELSON is a certified Anusara Yoga teacher who lives and teaches in Los Angeles, and has taught both nationally and internationally. His journey to yoga began when he was five with encouragement from his parents to study art, science, and comparative religion, which would eventually lead Kris to Anusara Yoga. Being entirely home-schooled, self-educated, and a diverse world traveler, Kris brings a unique perspective to his yoga teaching. He views the yoga room as a spiritual playground that invites exploration, and weaves his enthusiasm for physical anatomy, the practice of hatha yoga, and yoga philosophy dynamically through his energetic and playful style of teaching. With great appreciation and respect, Kris is honored to be a part of the Anusara community and continually holds within his heart a deep gratitude for his teachers John Friend, Sally Kempton, and Carlos Pomeda.

Sandra Harrison

Sandra Harrison has been teaching Spinning for almost 9 years. Johnny G. certified, Sandra's intense, challenging, heat-building classes emphasize the importance of form, rhythm and the ability of students to push beyond the edges of their perceived boundaries. She creates strong, flowing, ideally formatted classes that motivate and drive her students. Constantly inspired by her love for music, Sandra is always in search of the next great song to push her students further, making them pour sweat and focus on the beat while collectively challenging them into the next phase. Sandra is continually grateful, humbled and inspired by her students who bring their best to her classes. She continues to grow in her teachings by following her heart's intention and opens herself up to evolve in her own life and Spinning, which to her are one in the same.

Jennifer Pastiloff

Jennifer Pastiloff, a Los Angeles based vinyasa flow teacher, is originally from Philadelphia before landing in L.A. Starting with Iyengar yoga, she discovered that yoga helped her in healing many areas of her life, from depression, to injuries from being a runner. She has trained with Annie Carpenter extensively and is the Director of Yoga Teachers for Southern California's chapter of YogaBear (a non-profit that provides free yoga to cancer survivors). In her classes she combines her love of words and poetry, music, and the healing arts. Classes are challenging, yet completely tailored to each persons current level of fitness and flexibility. Each class is different, depending on the students' energy, mood, level, and time of day/year. The most important part of Jen's class is having a sense of humor. Her rule of " if you fall you must laugh" is strongly enforced. Yoga has helped Jen change and transform her life, allowing her to become more compassionate and to simply get quieter in the mind. The transformative quality of the practice is what intrigues her most. She leads retreats worldwide, hosts fundraisers, yoga teacher trainings, and currently writes for LA Yoga Magazine.

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Claudia Fucigna

Claudia Fucigna was born in Washington, D.C. and found yoga in a theatre class at NYU. From that point on there was no turning back. This love of yoga has led her to study and work in India three times. She is certified to teach asana and pranayama from the Banares School of Yoga in India and Sonic Yoga in New York City. She has also completed two Vipassana Meditation retreats. She teaches the sort of fun, creative flow sequences that she likes to practice at home and encourages her students to find their own expressions of yoga on and off the mat.

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Milenna, a.k.a Mimi, was born and raised in Brazil, grew up as a professional Gymnast and a Stage Aerobics competitor for her country. At the age of twelve she was chosen to be part of the Brazilian National Team of Gymnastics in Sao Paulo, Brazil. After six years of intensive training and many titles conquered, (including three times Brazilian Championship), she decided moving to Los Angeles and continuing to pursue her career in fitness. Since 2002 Mimi has been doing Private Training and for the last 4 years has been teaching Spinning Classes to a high-profile clientele, and at some of LAs top health clubs, including SkySportSpa in Beverly Hills, Equinox in West Hollywood, and Easton Gym in Los Angeles. Milenna currently holds a National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), an International Sports and Science Association (ISSA), an Equinox Fitness Training Institute (EFTI Tier 3); also a Kelly Rogers Cycling, ACSM, and Schwinn Certifications. She has also been featured in many TV shows such as FitTv, Oxygen and most at Bravos series Workout. Mimi is also one of the five trainers chosen to be featured on the groundbreaking online exercise website iTrain (www.itrain.com). The intensive gymnastics training in her past has given Milenna strength, discipline and persistence, which she considers her best qualities today. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body . Now she's determined to help others reach their fitness goals and pass on what shes learned within her 15 years in the fitness industry.

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Anne has been teaching spinning for the past 10 years. "What I want most for each student is to escape for a moment, hopefully for 45 minutes, for even a moment can feel like an eternity. For me, spinning is much more then just a workout, it's a spiritual journey. I believe in surrendering to the ride, the music, judgments (both external and internal), expectations, fears, and insecurities. It is my ultimate goal for students to leave all these things behind." Trained by Body and Soul's Tevia and Janet and seasoned by Golds Gym's Adam Malis, Anne knows how to format a class for seemless transitions, increased physical endurance and achievable strength building goals. She is motivated by a variety of music genres and takes great pride in her musical selections.

Siri Shiva Singh

Siri Shiva Singh is a choreographer, writer, life coach and yoga teacher in private practice based in Los Angeles. Siri Shiva has the unique ability to rigorously challenge, inspire and nurture students simultaneously. He currently coaches and teaches yoga privately in Los Angeles and is in the new Yogaworks yoga DVD series. He is a charismatic and inspirational teacher; his teaching style is a unique blend of Hatha and Kundalini Yoga, Gymnastics, Pilates and Dance technique synergistically woven together to nourish the mind, body and spirit. As a lifestyle coach Siri Shiva has amazing ability to listen to you as the possibility you have created for your life. This calls forth the actions needed to create powerful and palpable shifts - stressing the balance of thoughts, words and actions. Dedicated to guiding clients beyond their own perceived limitations he invites them to expand into the highest expression of themselves by being unreasonable and creating from nothing the things that will bring joy, fulfillment and full self-expression utilizing coaching sessions to elicit breakthroughs in performance and productivity. His discerning clientele has included renowned producers, directors, models, Hollywood creatives and distinguished business leaders. He consults couples and individuals, lectures and leads transformative workshops and retreats worldwide. In 2008 Siri Shiva founded the Urban Yogi Movement to promote his innovative vision of creating a global peace movement to anchor peace and stillness in the collective consciousness.

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Jeremy Blacklow has been teaching Spinning for five years in Southern California, at Gold's Gym in Hollywood and at Equinox in West Hollywood, before switching to his new favorite place to work out, Updog Fitness, in Spring 2010. Jeremy is an avid outdoor cyclist who has participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle for the past three years, captaining the Funky Monkeys (the LifeCycle's largest team) this past year. Jeremy, an aspiring DJ who spends most of his time as an entertainment news journalist, is all about the carefully-chosen music in his classes, often combining a very high-energy mix of popular Top 40 remixes, interspersed with a bit of classic '80s & '90s tunes, and a dash of hip-hop. You can expect a very precisely lead & form-focused class, combining time both in & out of the saddle, with serious hill work thrown in every time. You will be exhausted & exhilarated at the end of every one of his classes, and you'll always leave with a smile! Jeremy is also an aspiring yogi (student, not teacher), and thrilled with the improvement he's seen since he's been incorporating more Updog yoga into his personal fitness routine.

Kaleigh Lundy

Kaleigh Lundy's background in, and love for, dance led her to try her first yoga class in 2006. She quickly realized the profound physical and mental benefits that could be achieved with a regular practice and became hooked! Since then, she's immersed herself in studying and practicing the fundamentals of yogic philosophy, in particular power/vinyasa flow, hatha yoga and Yin Yoga, and enjoys training with a wide variety of instructors including Kourtney Kaas, Steve Ross and Annie Carpenter. Kaleigh blends a mixture of basic yogic fundamentals with creative sequencing and uplifting music to motivate her students to further deepen and develop their own individual practice. You can expect to challenge your strength and balance, develop a deeper mental clarity and experience a newfound sense of achievement and purpose each time you come to class. Kaleigh is a certifed Yoga Alliance instuctor as well as a certified Personal Trainer through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. For more information on Kaleigh, please visit www.kaleighlundy.com.

Jake Ferree

Jake Ferree first ventured into the yoga studio over 4 years ago after 10 years as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor. His initial goal of growing flexibility quickly transformed into finding the balance between strength and flexibility, and realizing the connection between the body, mind and breath. Jake's yoga practice matured rapidly, and he soon became a popular yoga instructor. Jake's favorite thing about yoga is in the mental and physical challenge of the practice. "There have been so many times in class that I felt like a pose was absolutely impossible to do, like there is no way that I could ever do it in this lifetime. Then one day, out of nowhere, I would be in class doing that impossible thing. In yoga, the impossible becomes possible." Jake's goal as an instructor is to guide students to challenge their practice, to bump up against the impossible, and to experience the joy of making the impossible possible.

Colin Kim

For over a decade, Colin Kim has been achieving national recognition as a dynamic, spin, yoga and meditation expert. Residing in Hollywood, California, Colin leads 400+ clients a week through individual and sold-out group formats. Top name celebrities, experienced athletes and eager novices have entrusted themselves to his unique approach. Across sports, Colin's style is a blend of the yogic and meditative manners of Breath, Tantra, Hatha, Kundalini, Ashtanga and Transcendence (Trance). Grounding his students in stillness and guiding them through practice with strength and compassion, he offers a path of discovery, unlocking the depth and potential we are all destined to find within ourselves.

Stephen Weigand

I have been a passionate student of yoga for over nine years. Initially I was attracted to yoga for its athleticism. In addition, I have found myself drawn to its healing and restorative benefits as my body embraced yoga in a deeper way. Personally, I use yoga as a means of challenging and healthy exercise, stress relief, enjoyment, relaxation and centering. In my teaching its my joy to provide these same components to every student I teach. My ass kickin bliss vinyasa flow classes are vigorous and challenging with emphasis on power and athleticism. Whether teaching new students or established ones, I am able to guide people through a class, leaving them feeling stronger, more powerful, open, rejuvenated, balanced and centered each time. I also like to remind my students (as well as myself) that the body has different needs each day. While working hard is a great thing, I like to encourage finding the balance between working too hard and not enough. Recognizing that some days the hardest & wisest thing to do is allow your body many breakschilds pose! I look forward to having you come play, sweat, celebrate, and move your body to some rockin music while getting your ass kicked in to bliss! I am a certified Yoga Alliance instructor, studying with some of the most renowned teachers in the country. I practice yoga 3-4 days a week myself. I am a continual seeker of personal power and self growth. As I continue evolving, I hope to have an inspiring and transformative effect on those around me. I currently teach private and group classes throughout the los angeles area.

Fiona Horne

Fiona's specialties: Spin Instructor/Yoga/Meditation. Certifications: ACHPER (Australian Council of Health and Physical Education and Recreation) Grade 1 Fitness Leader in Aerobics and Cycling, Iyengar Yoga Program Graduate Melbourne, Australia, Body and Soul, Spinning Instructor Training Program. Fiona is living proof of her guiding philosophy You dont get older,you get better! Active in the health and fitness industry for over twenty years in her native Australia and current home of 7 years, West Hollywood, Fiona encourages you not only to train your body but your mind and even your soul too. An advocate of expanding personal horizons at any age, Fiona is a Master Scuba Diver and Skydiver! Her integrated approach to health and fitness harnesses everyones inherent mind/body power producing rapid positive results. Although holistic, Fionas Spin classes are hardcore! Trained personally in spinning instruction by Spin guru Tevia Celli, you know you can expect great music and a great ride with Fiona.

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Sara Ivanhoe

Teaching since 1995, Sara began her in depth study of yoga while receiving a BFA from NYU. She went on to complete teacher trainings with Erich Schiffmann, YogaWorks and John Friend in the Anusara style and graduated from the Yoga Philosophy Program at Loyola Marymount University. She uses this training in her work as Contributing Editor to "Shape," "Health" and "Fit Yoga" magazines. Sara is the instructor of the "Yoga for Dummies," "Crunch Yoga," and "Russell Simmons 'Yoga Live'," DVD's selling over 4.3 million units worldwide. She is currently on Fit TV's "All Star Workouts" and recently appeared on vh1's "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." as well as a new self-produced video series "Yoga On The Edge."

Lori Bregman

Intuitive Healer, inspirational Life-Coach, Doula, & Transformational Body-Worker. Lori Bregman has over twenty years of experience assisting clients transform their lives and getting them onto their own healthy and unique paths. Many of the most famous and influential people in the world have sought out Lori for her life-transforming body work, intuition, enlightening wisdom and spiritual depth. She helps to guide them through lifes ups and downs, assisting her clients in finding clarity within the fog while shifting their energy by giving a different perspective and planting seeds of spirituality, awareness and consciousness in a subtle unique way. Through her own life experiences, education, training, studying and inner work, Lori has been fortunate enough to have studied with and learned from some of the most renowned healers and spiritual teachers. These teachers have shared with her their wisdom from metaphysics, spirituality, intuition, body/mind awareness, chakra healing, herbs/vitamins, aromatherapy oils, and the healing power of foods, doula work, body work, yoga, and energy work to numerous other forms of holistic healing. From all this, Lori has created a unique philosophy for positive living that supports a strong foundation to grow more in alignment with your authentic self.

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Kate Thorson

Kate has been practicing yoga for 15 years, and teaching for 7. She began her yoga journey practicing Ashtanga yoga with teachers Sri Pattabhi Jois, Steven Earth and Brian Kest. Shortly after, she found her teacher, founder her teacher John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga. Kate has traveled and studied extensively with John, and continues to do so. She is an Anusara-Inspired teacher whos classes incorporate the universal Principles of Alignment mixed with the freedom of flow and the love of music. Her playful heart filled classes will teach you how to do your postures with correct alignment, inspire you to know your Self from the inside out, and will make you sweat with a smile!

Nick Pratley

Nicholas Pratley brings a new perspective to the world of indoor cycling after over a decade of experience in health and wellness; offering an active meditation through what is called The Breath Cycle. Its all about connecting to breathe, letting go and allowing the art of cycling to create deep focus, healing and rejuvenation. Voted Best Spin Instructor in Los Angeles by MyFoxLA Nicholas brings great passion, powerful commitment and creates a space for you to create the same in your ride and in your life!

Andrew Abaria

Andrew blends the Ashtanga, Bikram, and Iyengar systems of yoga, into a well rounded flow-based class. With an emphasis in specific and detailed alignment, he teaches challenging yet fun backbends, arm balances, and inversions. His classes also include mantra, meditation, storytelling, and live music with flute and harmonium. Andrew encourages his students to not only cultivate the physicality of a yogi, but the mind and consciousness of one as well. He believes yoga is a path by which we can learn to conquer fear, live in gratitude, and rediscover our true nature. Andrew completed his 200 hour Yoga Works certification in 2009 with Annie Carpenter and Sonya Cottle, and has another 200 hours registered with Yoga Alliance under the guidance of Raghunath Cappo. A native of Beaverton, OR, Andrew graduated from USC with two undergraduate degrees, Communication and Music Industry. Out of the yoga studio, Andrew is an active musician and performer.