GYROTONIC San Diego

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About Us

GYROTONIC® San Diego is located in beautiful North Park, San Diego.  Our studio space offers bright light and a peaceful and calm environment for movement and wellness.  We have three Pully-Tower units, an Archway, Jumping-Stretching Board, Leg Extension Unit and GYROTONER®. We offer private, semi-private and group classes in the GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Methods.  Our private and peaceful treatment room offers you a chance to experience our transformative bodywork.

Our Staff:

Kurt M Kikuchi, Studio Owner

Dancing since the age of eleven, movement has always been a part of my life.  There was nothing I wanted to do more. It made me feel alive and it always felt so natural to move and explore what I could do with my body. Unfortunately, dancing professionally wasn’t in the cards, but fortunately, through dance I discovered Pilates and the GYROTONIC® Method.  Discovering these two modalities opened up a world of self-discovery and a professional career I never knew existed.  It fulfilled my need to move while igniting a new passion for learning and teaching.  It began a lifetime educational journey that has included massage therapy school and a certification in Anatomy Train Structural Integration.
As my father would say, “Our family business is helping people.”  He, being a social worker, and my mom and sister both being teachers, I thought I would branch out of the family business and become a dancer.  Little did I know that I too would be destined to be in the ‘family business.’ I am in complete awe of the complexities of the human body and spirit and how movement can heal.  Pilates and the GYROTONIC® Method are more than just exercise and Structural Integration is more than just bodywork, they are the tools that allow a person to heal from the inside out.  The tools that take the individual on a journey and process of self-discovery to better health.  I’d like to think of myself as your movement educator to help you connect to the wisdom that has been passed down to me.  I want to help you develop a practice that makes sense for you and fulfills something deeply personal that goes beyond our physical and emotional limitations.  I want to encourage you to find self-compassion and curiosity.  I want guide you along this journey to develop a friendly relationship with your physical body, intelligent mind and emotional spirit.  I want to inspire you to live a better life through movement and the healing power of touch.
It’s been said that when Michelangelo was 87, he wrote on a sketch “ancora imparo,” meaning “Still, I learn.”  After a lifetime of continual education there is still much, much more for me to learn and there will always be more to explore.  I am committed to continuously improving my education and teaching.  To remain adaptable, to better my craft, to refine the art that is movement as wellness and most importantly, to remain curious.

My Education

GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®

  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Certification
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Certification
  • GYROTONIC® for Dancers
  • GYROTONIC® Level 2
  • GYROTONIC®Jumping Stretching Board
  • GYROTONIC®Archway Level 1
  • GYROTONER®
  • GYROTONIC®Leg Extension Unit

Pilates

  • Long Beach Dance Conditioning Advances in Pilates Technique
  • Synergy Systems Fitness Studio Pilates Certification
  • Comprehensive Smart Spine Education

Holistic Healing

  • Harmonyum Healing System Level 1 & 2
  • Harmonyum Healing System Level 3
  • Naam Yoga Therapies 200-hour Program

Massage Therapy

  • Mueller College of Holistic Studies Massage Therapy Certification
  • Certified Massage Therapist by California Massage Therapy Council

Structural Integration

  • Anatomy Trains: Structure and Function
  • Anatomy Trains in Motion
  • Anatomy Trains Structural Integration
  • Board Certified Structural Integrator

UNIVERSITY

  • University of California, Irvine BA in Dance

For more information about Kurt, please visit dynamicmovementandintegration.com

Sarah Bauer, Certified Trainer

Sarah is a freelance dancer, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® trainer living in San Diego, CA. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from the University of California, Irvine and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Sarah has spent most of her 20’s deep in research with the moving body and in the past 5 years has used the Gyrotonic method as well as other somatic work to heal from chronic pain and return back to dancing. Sarah finds immense joy in coming alongside others through their movement journeys and is fascinated in how we can heal and nourish ourselves through movement and a supportive community.

If your interested in booking a session with Sarah, please email her at sbauergyro@gmail.com

Irene Pulli, Resident Master Trainer

Born in Parma, Italy, Irene Pulli moved to the United States in 1996 in search of a new life. Upon arrival, she began studying Pilates as a client and was captivated by this technique. This was the beginning of her career as a Pilates instructor. In 2001, Irene became certified in the Pilates technique at the Long Beach Dance Conditioning and Movement Academy under the instruction of master teacher Marie-Jose Blom.  During this training she was first introduced to the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®, which soon became her passion.  At this point, she began learning about progression and adaptation in order to meet the biomechanical demands of dance-technical training, rehabilitation, body conditioning and the design of remedial programs.

In 2002, Irene completed her certification in the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and in 2003 she was certified in GYROKINESIS® exercise and the specialized equipment training in the Ladder.  In 2004, Irene was certified in the GYROTONER® and also participated in the GYROTONIC® Applications for Golfers.  By 2004, Irene became a GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer under Master Trainer Lisa Marie Goodwin-Rice.

2005 was an important milestone in her career when she trained with Juliu Horvath, founder and creator of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and GYROKINESIS® exercise.  During this period, she certified in the GYROTONIC® Level 2 and became a GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer.  In 2007, Irene further her expertise by certifying in GYROKINESIS® Level 2 and in GYROTONIC® Application for Lumbar-Pelvic Girdle. In 2011 Irene became a GYROTONIC® Master Trainer and certified in the Archway. In 2012 Irene become a GYROTONER® Master Trainer, in 2013 a Jumping Stretching Board, Archway and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer.

In addition to traveling and giving course in Italy and various cities in the United States, Irene is currently the resident Master Trainer of GYROTONIC® San Diego, located in the heart of North Park, San Diego. Irene is trilingual in Italian, English and Spanish which enables her to communicate with clients from multiple backgrounds. She is an avid dancer specializing in Caribbean dance and folklore, for which she has visited several countries to perform. Her extensive dancing experience gives her a deep and holistic understanding of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® and GYROKINESIS® exercise, and how these can benefit the body’s well-being.

***Please note that Irene Pulli is currently only doing teacher trainings.***