keeping bodies
in motion

Beth Meyers

Beth studied dance at the University of Delaware in 1976. Driven by her passion for dance,  and a longtime dream to provide a venue which offered a diversity of movement systems, Beth created the Movement Center. She has attracted the teaching skills of serious movement artists who share her vision of transmitting their knowledge and experience of movement arts to the residents of the Saint Augustine area.  She is a licensed massage therapist and mother of two children.

Kim Foster

Kim Foster’s relationship with movement as a healing art began with ballet around age four. A lifelong student of dance and yoga, she has also trained in various martial and healing arts including karate, tai chi, reiki, reflexology, and Feldenkrais . Kim also loves to garden, studies herbs and nutrition, and has a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts. When asked what Nia means to her, Kim answers: .

“it’s been a profoundly transformative experience on every level…enriching life greatly…healing trauma on the physical, mental, emotional - you name it level…and I recognize the Nia practice as a tool that assists in becoming more Joyful, accepting, receptive, and aware”

Jennifer “Anandi” Livingston

I was first introduced to yoga in 3rd grade, when a teacher would come to my Montessori school once a week. I was instantly in love.
Later in life, as a senior in high school, I began to deepen my spiritual practice. It inevitably led to becoming a vegetarian and rediscovering yoga. I started the first after school yoga program and taught asana and pranayama to the students and faculty twice a week. Teaching brought me such profound peace as I was able to share my passion for the physical/spiritual union of Yoga with others.

After spending some time in college I realized I wanted to dedicate my life to my practice and I moved to the Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville. There I learned the integral role that nutrition plays in the mind/body link and spent the next two years pursuing the the path of raw living food. I became certified throught he Ekaya Institute of Living Food as a nutritionist, lifestyle coach, fitness trainer, and chef. Shortly afterwards, I studied kids yoga at Karma Kids Yoga in New York City, a world renown childrens studio. It was an honor, a privilege, and a blast to get certification through their program and I am delighted to bring all that I have learned on this journey to Jacksonville and St. Augustine Florida.

You can learn more about my work at my website at: NamasPlayYoga.com

David Avraham

David (Champ) Avraham has been practicing martial arts since 1969 and he has been a practitioner of Oriental Medicine (Shiatsu/Anma-Acupuncture-Herbology-Qi Gong) since 1979. He is also accomplished in Shodo (Japanese brush calligraphy).

David started the study of Tai Chi Chuan in 1976 in Chicago, Illinois studying under many great Tai Chi masters such as Waysun Liao, Wai Lun Choi, and Don Miller.
He is also holds a 4th degree black belt in Kosho Shorei Kempo Jiu Jitsu under Bruce Juchnik and he holds a teacher certificate in DeCadena Arnis de Mano (Philippino stick fighting). He owned and operated martial arts schools and healing clinics in Chicago and in Arizona from 1987-2004.  David currently teaches the 37 posture form of Cheng Man-Ching.

Steve Wyland

Steve Wyland, a retired Washington DC Metropolitan Police Officer, has been practicing Judo for over 30 years. Among his other accomplishments, he was an instructor for the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Judo Club, head coach for the Lubber Run American Judo Academy in Arlington Virginia, women’s self defense instructor for Arlington County, Virginia Recreational Department, and head coach for the Ancient City Judo Club in Saint Augustine. Steve was also the head coach for the St. Augustine YMCA Junior Judo Program in the 90’s. A lifetime member of the United States Judo Association, he is currently the Judo Instructor at the Movement Center and is looking forward to reforming the Ancient City Judo Club, which has been inactive for the past several years.

Fernando Bernall

Fernando Bernall is an athlete with a lifelong training history dating back to his early days in his native Colombia where he played Bola ‘e Trapo, a style of soccer played barefoot with a ball made from cloth, to today’s undertaking of Russian Kettlebells. He has played semi-professional soccer, ran two Chicago marathons and has over 30 years in the martial arts. He is a three time Gold medalist in Tai Chi push-hands competitions at both national and international level and holds a black belt in Korean Hap-Ki-Do.

Fernando is not your ordinary trainer. His idea of a fit body transcends the standards within the fitness industry.  His work is extensively influenced by his understanding of Chinese medicine and acupuncture where the body is viewed as a network of energy pathways running within all connective tissue including the fascia and viscera. In essence, then, Fernando is a holistic trainer. He draws from his knowledge of Eastern disciplines and from his current understanding of exercise physiology, strength training, sports nutrition and herbology, to formulate specific training methods geared to fit the needs of each client.

Fernando is a Board Certified and licensed Acupuncture Physician and practices at Synergy Methods; a certified personal trainer and certified Kettlebell instructor. He is the creator of the SpiralFlow™ Method of Joint Mobiltiy, and DaoNamics™ a bodyweight training system which he teaches at The Movement Center. He is available for seminars and private instruction.

For more on his work visit:
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FernandoBernall.com
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