CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS
Our extraordinary instructors are certified experts in their field adapting every class to assure that participants benefit on every levelParkinson Place Center is proud to offer a variety of programs that have been proven to improve motor and non-motor symptoms of all Movement Disorders. Our instructors make every class fun, interactive, and rewarding.
Manny Arce
American Medical Association Recognized; Rock Steady Boxing Certified Parkinson’s Disease Fitness Instructor
ROCK STEADY BOXING
Rock Steady Boxing is a non-contact boxing-inspired fitness program that anyone can participate in no matter what their age or condition.
ABOUT MANNY
Manny was born and raised in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. He moved to Miami, Florida at the age of 12. Manny loves boxing and wants to show people how beautiful and meaningful the combat sport can be.
Manny’s passion is for helping others, showing them there’s always room for improvement, always room to become the best version of yourself in all aspects, and he believes that is worth fighting for!
Please Visit: Title Boxing Club
Xiao-Xuan Yang Dancigers
DANCE FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Dance for Movement Disorders with Sarasota Contemporary Dance uses expressive movement exercises to a live drum beat that can be performed standing or sitting in a chair.
ABOUT XUAN
Xuan was nominated for Best Female Dancer in Australia in 2009 and has performed throughout Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United States with the Australian Dance Theater and Cloudgate 2.
She has danced with and choreographed for Sarasota Contemporary Dance since 2012.
She has had the opportunity to assist and help build the Dance for Movement Disorders program alongside Director of Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Leymis Bolanos Wilmott.
Please Visit: Sarasota Contemporary Dance
Carolyn Brown
A.S.F.A Group: Aerobics, Water Aerobics, Spinning Hydro Ryder American Heart Association: CPR/AED
FUN FITNESS
Fun Fitness is like, pulling out the spatula and lifting our bodies into action! Our movements are fun, energetic and will provide excise for standing and sitting aerobics. Here you can tone, balance and increase endurance while moving to music.
ABOUT CAROLYN
Exercise is a way of life! that is, for 19 years I worked out at the YMCA doing exercises that ranged from Swiming, Spinning, Yoga, Pilates, Weights, and various floor aerobics exercises. I decided that with all this training that I could share the energy with people who wanted to improve their health.
Lynn Burgess
RYT 500, E-RYT 500
GENTLE YOGA
Meditation, breathing and ability based poses that unite body, mind and spirit for a sense of mental and spiritual well-being.
Lynn is the founder and director of Sarasota’s most established studio, Yoga from the Heart. She is registered with Yoga Alliance at the highest possible levels as an RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) 500 and E-RYT 500 instructor. Lynn has trained, graduated, and certified dozens of local instructors. She is known for her inspiration in relating the philosophy of yoga, revealing to her students how yoga can infuse everyday life with meaning and purpose. Lynn has adapted her Gentle Yoga class to assure that everyone can participate no matter what their age or condition.
Please Visit: Yoga from the Heart
Michelle Del Giorno
Owner and head coach/instructor at Epic Martial Arts in Sag Harbor, New York
WARRIOR WORKOUT FOR
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Warrior Workout is a non-contact fighting inspired fitness program that anyone can participate in no matter what their age or condition.
ABOUT MICHELLE
Michelle Del Giorno is the owner and head coach/instructor at Epic Martial Arts in Sag Harbor, New York, home to Rock Steady Boxing Sag Harbor. A 35 year veteran of teaching and training, she specializes in teaching self-defense, martial arts, boxing and kickboxing to men, women and children of all ages. In addition to teaching Martial Arts and Rock Steady Boxing, she is a personal fitness trainer, serving clients in and around the Hamptons, Long Island.
Michelle has a long, successful and competitive career in Sport Karate with many National and World titles. Her greatest accomplishment however is working with her Parkinson’s Warriors. Their relentless courage and determination to fight back is truly inspiring!
Robin Mandel
American Medical Association Recognized; Rock Steady Boxing Certified Parkinson’s Disease Fitness Instructor
DANCING THROUGH THE DECADES
Improve gait and balance, boost your mood, and stimulate cognitive function.
ABOUT ROBIN
Robin Mandel is an International master-level fitness guru from NYC, NY. She holds certificates as a Life coach, Law of Attraction coach, AFFA GF, SCW aquatics, Pre/Postnatal, Parkinson’s, cycling, rebounding, and foam rolling.
Stephanie Lomazov
Certified Speech-Language Pathologist Owner and Founder of Neuro Speech Therapy LLC.
KEEP YOUR BRAIN STRONGER LONGER
A cognitively stimulating class designed to engage your brain with fun activities and helpful tips! Learn strategies to strengthen your language, memory, and cognition.
ABOUT STEPHANIE
Stephanie Lomazov is a bilingual Medical Speech-Language Pathologist and owner of Neuro Speech Therapy LLC in Sarasota, Florida.
Stephanie holds a Clinical Master’s degree from Northwestern University and has practiced in both Chicago and Florida in a variety of medical settings. She is a specialist in working with adults with neurogenic conditions including post-stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, and traumatic brain injury, and helps individuals with their cognition, speech, language, and swallowing. Stephanie is on the Board of Directors for the Aphasia Community Center where she spreads awareness and works with individuals and their families who have aphasia. She has a passion for working with adults and their families and is a firm believer in connecting with others to solve their challenges and improve their communication and quality of life.
Please Visit: Neuro Speech Therapy
Flora Kirwan
AFAA Group Fitness Instructor Aerobics, Conditioning, Spin American Heart Association:CPR/AED
FUN FITNESS
Pam Polowski
CAREGIVERS ONLY CLUB
Renee Dorn
TAI CHI FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Lauren Vines
PEDALING FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Carolyn Brown
A.S.F.A Group: Aerobics, Water Aerobics, Spinning Hydro Ryder American Heart Association: CPR/AED
BRAINS & BALANCE
Stretching muscles can support flexibility, thereby improving movement. A stretch band is used to aide in limbering up the muscles. Weights are used to enhance muscle movement. In addition to muscle movement, we play trivia for laughter and fun. This class supports sitting and standing exercise that can improve your daily movement and test your laughter skills!
ABOUT CAROLYN
Exercise is a way of life! that is, for 19 years I worked out at the YMCA doing exercises that ranged from Swiming, Spinning, Yoga, Pilates, Weights, and various floor aerobics exercises. I decided that with all this training that I could share the energy with people who wanted to improve their health.
Leymis Bolanos Wilmott
Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Sarasota Contemporary Dance and Adjunct Professor of Dance at New College of Florida
DANCE FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS
Expressive movement exercises to live drum beat that can be performed standing or sitting in a chair.
Leymis was the first in the state to receive a certificate in “Dance and Healing” from the University of Florida and has a Master of Fine Arts in Performance/Choreography from Florida State University. Her deep love for education and community building continues as she advocates for dance as a Teaching Artist through the Sarasota Arts Council, Manatee Arts Council and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center. Ms. Wilmott is a certified “Dance for PD” instructor trained by the Mark Morris Dance Group, Brooklyn, NY.
Please Visit: Sarasota Contemporary Dance