Principle Instructor
Chicago
Yoga Strength
As a dancer, movement has been a huge part of Colleen’s life for as long as she can remember. While pursuing a professional career in dance performance and choreography, Colleen, on a whim, auditioned for a fitness instructor position and quickly realized that her talent in approachable coaching and interest in body mechanics could really serve a purpose in the fitness community. She became a Certified Personal Trainer, began coaching, and hasn’t looked back. Colleen's approach to teaching fitness classes is inspired by her own past experiences of feeling lost, unsure, and purposeless in fitness settings. Colleen prides herself in prioritizing form, alignment, and feeling in an easy to understand type of way. Her goal in every class is to help clients feel informed, supported, and in control of their experience. Colleen hopes to help build confidence surrounding gym-going and weight lifting by encouraging and empowering students to push themselves while coaching an understanding that exercise isn’t a one-size fits all experience. You can expect to feel strong, connected, and intentional in Colleen’s class.
Q: What can we expect on your class playlist?
My class should feel like Perry’s stage at Lollapalooza. All dance music all the time.
Q: Where can we find you outside of class?
You can catch me rollerblading or walking my wiener dogs on the lakefront, taking dance class at Puzzle Box, digging for treasure at the thrift store, getting another tattoo at Brown Brothers, at Radius for a music set on Friday night, and having an Ann Sather’s Cinnamon roll on a Saturday morning.
Q: What's your guilty pleasure?
I love the sound of bagpipes (don't come at me).
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