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Our Staff
FOUNDER
Marilyn Glielmi, Founder and Instructor
Marilyn Glielmi holds a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science and
Cardiac Rehabilitation.
As Owner of Sana Vita Studio, Marilyn is passionate about
working with individuals of all ages and fitness levels to help
them reach their optimal level of function. Marilyn is dedicated
to continually investigating growth, both for herself and for
those she has the opportunity to work with.
With extensive experience in both clinical and fitness settings,
her expertise includes working in cardiac rehab at several
hospitals in Chicago and personal training. She has lectured on
various health and fitness related topics for numerous
corporations in the Chicagoland area. Marilyn enrolled in an
apprenticeship in 2000 and received her Certification in the
Classical Pilates Method. She is strongly committed to the
philosophy passed down by Joseph Pilates and the power and the
depth of the method he originally developed. Marilyn teaches
both Ashtanga and Hatha yoga and believes that yoga brings
qualities of clarity, mindfulness and peace into our lives. She
is committed to empowering women and has worked with eating
disordered women, assisting them in enhancing their body image
and self-esteem, while focusing on internally motivated,
empowering approaches to eating and exercise.
INSTRUCTORS
Annette Gryniewicz, Pilates/Yoga Instructor
Annette has been teaching Pilates for 8 years at several health
facilities in Chicago including The Frog Temple in Bucktown. She
is classically trained in the Pilates method, having apprenticed
with Randi Whitman to complete her certification.
Prior to teaching Pilates and Yoga, Annette sat behind a desk
for long hours holding various job titles, ranging from
accounting to computer technical support. While earning her BA
in sociology from Northeastern Illinois University, Annette
continued to struggle with weight and eating related issues,
having once weighed 190lbs. The road to a healthy body and
outlook has been challenging and could not have been possible
without the mind, body and spiritual connection that Yoga and
Pilates have taught her. Both created the framework for inner
and outer transformation.
Having realized the power of Yoga and Pilates to create and
maintain balance in all aspects of life, Annette now passes on
what she was taught. She also continues to build her education
with weekly workshops on anatomy, nutrition, pain management and
massage. The tools for living life to its fullest are available
to all who recognize that the power is within themselves.
Amy Rashkow, Pilates Instructor
Information coming soon
Ellen Stout , Pilates Instructor
Information coming soon
Jean Kind, Pilates Instructor
Information coming soon
Holly Vasich, Yoga Instructor
Information coming soon
Mary Fazio, Yamuna Body Rolling Instructor
Mary Fazio, is a Licensed Massage Therapist since 1982. She is
Certified as a Trainer and Instructor in Yamuna Body Rolling and
Certified in Yamuna Body Logic. Yamuna Body Logic is a
one-on-one session which creates space in your body for better
movement in everyday activities and a sense of well being.
Effects of Body Logic are longer lasting than massage.
Mary Fazio developed an interest in massage while attending
Southern Illinois University. After obtaining her BS i1981, she
enrolled in the Chicago School of Massage Therapy. She
successfully completed this course of study and began private
practice Massage Therapy in 1982.
In 2002 she completed her training in Yamuna Body Rolling. As
her interest deepened, she became a certified Level I instructor
in Yamuna Body Rolling in 2004.
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