BBU Faculty - Certified Pilates Instructors

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Dawn-Marie Ickes, MPT Studio City CA USA dawnmarie@coreconditioningpt.com

Dawn-Marie Ickes, MPT holds a B.S. in Biology from Loyola Marymount University and a Masters in Physical Therapy from Mount Saint Mary's College. She is PMA gold certified in Pilates and was elected to the first national board of directors for the Pilates Method Alliance in 2001 (a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and maintenance of standards in the Pilates profession). Dawn-Marie has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1996 and has specialized in the areas of pediatrics, prosthetics and woman's health. She is an active member of the APTA and has published a chapter in “Orthopedics”. She has developed and continues to teach educational programs for health care professionals, integrating Pilates and rehabilitation, both nationally and internationally. She currently teaches a comprehensive teacher training program as a faculty member for Balanced Body University under the tutelage of Nora St. John. Core Conditioning recently completed teaching the first Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Course within the Masters of Physical Therapy curriculum at CSUN under the tutelage of Dawn Marie. She has been co-owner of Core Conditioning since its inception in 2003.

'Cari is an amazing Master Pilates instructor. She can teach beginning or advanced students with ease. Her classes are challenging, informative, and fun! I would highly recommend taking this or any of her other classes- she's an absolute gem!

Roger Gonzalez has an encyclopedic knowledge about the history of Pilates. He is a wonderful instructor for students at all levels and his classes are always fantastic!

What a great team!!! '

'Roger and Elizabeth are extremely clear, thorough and passionate teachers. They give modifications for different levels and injuries, etc. I always come out of these weekends feeling like I'll be a better teacher with my clients and classes.'

'Roger is a great instructor. He always makes sure that I understood the exercise before moving on to the next one. Core Conditioning studio was a nice and clean studio and the staff was very helpful with any questions I had. Roger ROCKS!! teaching pilates. When I take Reformer 3, I will have Roger teach me again.'

'I am really enjoying my training through BBU. I have learned so much and becoming more passionate about pilates. I am becoming such a better teacher through this program. So happy to have found it!'

'I appreciate the supportive atmosphere that Core Conditioning provides, it is very nurturing and condusive to learning. I go into the studio to practice and the people are open and helpful, so that I am able to work through anything that we go over during the intensives. '

'Roger Gonzalez Hibner is a consummate teacher - one of the best I've encountered. He is skilled; extraordinarily well trained and embodies what "inspirational teaching" is all about. I have an anxiety disorder and suffer from depression so am more sensitive to pressure situations such as intensive training and all the scrutiny that brings. He made me feel welcome, comfortable and most importantly, ABLE to succeed. Thanks for the great learning opportunity.'

'The course was exceptionally good because it clarified the progression of exercise families from the very beginning to the most difficult and then took us (the students) on a journey of discovery, putting all the pieces of a good pilates session into place. '

'I thought that this course was taught very well, I learned a lot and look forward taking another class from Roger!'

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