About Melissa ~ Owner, On Core Studio

A lifelong dancer, my professional career was cut short when I sustained a severe back injury. As part of my own rehabilitative process, I experienced the transformative effects of Pilates, Yoga, and GYROTONIC® exercises firsthand. This led to my own continued study and work as a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years. In 2005, I was thrilled to open my own studio, ON CORE – Maui’s first comprehensive Pilates, GYROTONIC® and yoga studio. While I’m a strong proponent of movement as part of the rehabilitative process, I also believe that a body in motion and balance is essential to the prevention of illness and injury and ultimately, to achieving a unified body, mind, and spirit.
 
Over the past fifteen years, I’ve been lucky to work with and be trained by some of the world’s most renowned practitioners, including physical therapist, Jane Chic, Pilates master Madeline Black, Iyengar Yoga instructors Alan and Jaki Nett, and GYROTONIC® master trainer, Keli Fine and founder Juliu Horvath. Additionally, I have a BA in Modern Dance and Psychology from Mills College in California and have completed extensive coursework in kinesiology, spinal and sacral biomechanics, anatomy and physiology.
 
Throughout my many years of teaching, I’ve had the opportunity to work with hundreds of people at all levels – from longtime practitioners to absolute beginners. Sessions at ON CORE are fun but focused, accessible but rigorous. I believe that each person is his or her own best teacher and I work to facilitate your own highest experience. The body is transformed when aligned with the mind and spirit, and ON CORE is a safe, nonjudgmental, and open place to explore this transformation.
 
I look forward to working with you~
Melissa