MEET THE TEAM
Lindsey Hanahan, CLMA, RSMT, NCPT, RAS
Owner, MOVE Studios
Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA), Registered Somatic Movement Therapist (RSMT), National Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT), and a Redcord Activcore Specialist (RAS®)
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Lindsey spent 6 years on staff in the physical medicine department at Denver Injury, a multi-disciplinary clinic specializing in complex injury rehab, where she collaborated with physical therapists and doctors on patient care. Her original Pilates training was done privately with Donna McLean Studios, followed by completing the Polestar® Pilates training program and working at Polestar Denver.
She was honored to be accepted for the Balanced Body Faculty training with the gifted Nora St. John and is excited to be a Balanced Body Educator for Pilates, CoreAlign and MOTR. She received her original CoreAlign instructor training locally from Carrie Lamb, DPT and Balanced Body Educator for CoreAlign, and continues her studies regularly. She has also completed her Redcord suspension training for rehab and fitness and is a Redcord Activcore Specialist. Her continuing education work includes courses in lumbar stabilization (with Mark Commerford and Paul Hodges), thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), Aston Patterning, Pathokinesiology of the Upper and Lower Extremities with Lise Stolze, Advanced Gait and Rotational Sports with Dav Cohen, PNF Patterning and Upper Body Stability/Mobility with Irene Dowd, and Pfilates (pelvic floor plyometrics) with Bruce Crawford, MD. She has also participated in both in person and online dissections through Anatomy Trains and the Institute for Anatomical Enlightenment in Colorado Springs.
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Since studying the Pfilates work, Lindsey has delved into the endless links between pelvic floor dysfunction and movement dysfunction. She was part of the Lumbo-Pelvic Pain group at Presbyterian/St. Lukes hospital in Denver founded by urologist Nel Gerig, MD, teaches regular Pfilates courses to help those with common pelvic floor weaknesses to quickly regain that muscular function, and privately with others who struggle with over-active pelvic floors. Her unique combination of Bartenieff Fundamentals and Pilates training has proven to be a dynamic and effective tool when educating clients in this area.
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Most recently, along with her husband Tom Geissler, Lindsey created the Tweener™ Bar and Tweener™ Bar PLUS, both of which work on the CoreAlign® and FUSE ladder to improve the biomechanics for people of any size using the equipment, and increase the range of possibilities on that equipment with the addition of variable resistance.
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Lindsey relocated to Denver in 2001 from New York City, where she was a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, director and producer. She has taught dance in the US, Canada and China and has choreographed regionally and in Denver where she received the Marlowe Award for her work on Next Stage Theater’s productions of Chess and Assassins. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, and former Chair of AEA’s Denver Area Liaison Committee.
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As a student athlete, Lindsey’s sport of choice was track and field. As an adult, she is an avid tennis player and loves working with individual and team athletes including younger athletes looking to improve their overall movement and improve their competitive skills.
Betsy Walker, NCPT, CRTS
National Certified Pilates Teacher, CoreAlign Instructor, OOV Instructor, Z-HealthTrainer, Neuro-movement specialist
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In addition to being a Balanced Body-trained comprehensive Pilates instructor and a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, Betsy is a passionate CoreAlign instructor, a certified OOV level 3 instructor, and a Z-Health Trainer (R & I-Phase).
Betsy began life as an athlete, competing as an NCAA Div.1 downhill ski racer for the University of Wyoming where she graduated from the business school. She also went on to race two seasons on the U.S. Women’s Pro tour. Consequences from a back injury she sustained while competing in her early 20’s led to her interest in using targeted brain-body exercise, ultimately leading to completion of her Z-Health Neuro-centric training. In her 40’s, a series of personal health challenges were the impetus to learn about and integrate aromatherapy and other natural wellness strategies into her life and practice.
She began diversifying her skillset to include the use of essential oils to address the emotional and nervous system through training with the Natural Therapies Board and is recognized as a Certified Raindrop Technique Specialist (CRTS). She is also a Certified Aroma Freedom Practitioner.
With this diverse background in both movement and neuro-centric training, Betsy is passionate about helping students and clients eliminate pain, improve joint strength, function, and flexibility and live active healthy lifestyles. Her neuro-training techniques include sensory activation of the body’s visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems as well as calming (or “down-regulating”) the nervous system through improved breathing and more efficient movement practices. Betsy also offers Raindrop Technique, Aroma Freedom Technique, aromatherapy coaching and  MPS Scar Release .
Betsy is a native of Colorado and she and her husband David have raised a blended family of 4 kids, including her youngest, a hockey goalie.  Cheering her on at hockey games is Betsy’s outside-the-studio passion!
Jessica Caine,CMT
Pilates Instructor, Certified Massage Therapist, Ortho Bionomy Practitioner
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Jessica’s first job was working in a chiropractic office where the supportive owner, Jill Hutter, DC, exposed her to the benefits of body work and encouraged her to consider options in the field. She was drawn to massage and attended the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado where she graduated in 2009. She had one brief stint in the “spa” world but knew quickly that the medical massage area was her real calling. She’s worked with chiropractic offices, osteopaths and dentists and developed specialties in reflexology and TMJ along the way, always choosing to work with offices who took a more holistic approach to their medical models.
But in time, she began to recognize the limitations in traditional massage. She did what she could for her clients, but frequently they returned to her repeatedly for the same “fixes”. When she met Lindsey Hanahan and was introduced to Pilates and movement therapy, the bigger picture of movement patterning came into focus. Jessica started experiencing some amazing changes in her own body when she started learning Pilates. She saw a way for people to actually resolve their issues and evolve into more functional humans, and it led her to complete her Balanced Body Comprehensive Pilates Instructor Training with Lindsey as her principal instructor and mentor.
Always looking for more ways to learn and expand her understanding of movement, Jessica completed her studies at the Rocky Mountain Ortho-Bionomy Center, a remarkable touch therapy which she finds is a beautiful compliment to both her massage practice and her Pilates teaching, speeding up the time-frame for people to recover functional movement patterns. She is excited to be teaching Pilates and helping MOVE clients to experience the improved body connections, organization, flexibility and strength she has discovered herself with this work.
Kit Matthews, NCPT
National Certified Pilates Teacher, Student Physical Therapy Assistant, TRX Qualified, Trigger Point Physical Therapy Certified
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With her extensive experience as a dancer, athlete, and professional Pilates educator, Kit brings energy, enthusiasm and her endless thirst for knowledge to her clients and classes at MOVE.
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Kit grew up in the professional ballet world, and always loved biomechanics and movement. From her ballet career she was left with back and hip injuries, and she turned to Pilates to help her realign and rehab her own body. In 2006, Kit earned her Pilates Mat certification with Linda Farrell of LindaFit Pilates and her apparatus certification through Pilates Academy International (PAI) at Pilates on Fifth in New York City. In addition, she certified in CARDIOLATES®, became a Barre Above Master Trainer, an educator of TRX for Club Pilates, and a National Senior Master Trainer for Club Pilates.
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Kit’s teaching style reflects her roots as a dancer, a marathon runner, and an IRONMAN athlete. She pushes and challenges her clients to fulfill their fitness potential while maintaining a fun and encouraging environment. She has worked with a wide range of clients including Pilates students from beginners to advanced, professional football and baseball players, and professional dancers.
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Currently, Kit is working toward her Physical Therapist Assistant degree and licensure, and is a Certifying Master Trainer for Pilates Academy International (PAI)/Pilates on Fifth throughout the western United States. She is excited to bring her knowledge, expertise and joy to the MOVE Studios family.
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Sonya Nguyen, MA, LPCC, 500YTT, Pilates, AAT
Certified Pilates Instructor, Yoga Teacher/Therapist, Dance/Movement Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate, Auricular Acupuncture Technician
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Sonya lives for embracing embodied wonder, healing empowerment and radical transformation. As an integrative somatic dance/movement therapist, they support clients to move beyond compensatory neuromuscular patterns to address chronic pain and trauma.
Sonya started practicing hatha yoga in 2006. Initially drawn to the dynamic and disciplined form of Ashtanga Yoga, they studied with Toni Mar, Susan Taylor, and Tim Miller. Amidst a 500-hour yoga teacher training, they experienced two traumatic brain injuries and a car accident that left them with debilitating pain and drastically reduced mobility. Sonya turned to Yin Yoga, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, somatics and Pilates to regain a sense of strength, balance, alignment and connection.
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Pilates helped them cultivate a healthy spine and centered core like never before. This inspired Sonya to continue training through MiraCosta College's Pilates Instructor program and found Pilates teachers who offered more effective, comprehensive guidance in movement education/training than several of the physical therapists with whom they had worked. They learned from teachers who shared therapeutic techniques with classical Pilates: Ashley Davis (BASI Pilates), Rene Fox-Moore (Fletcher Pilates) and they interned with Vanessa Storie of Pilates V Oceanside.
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Sonya guides clients with emphasis on structural integrity and clarity in movement efficiency to reduce excess tension. They love working with clients to deepen self-knowledge through explorations of the Pilates method.
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