Our Teaching Team
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Amanda Vernor
GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer
Romana’s Pilates® Instructor
Real Pilates® Instructor
Yoga Instructor
Founder & OwnerAmanda is the founder and owner of Somaspace. She works privately with adult clients, athletes and professional dancers. She also teaches education courses within the GYROTONIC® and Pilates communities.
Amanda began her teaching career in 2002 and has since achieved specialized training in scoliosis, neurological conditions including MS, Parkinson’s and stroke, plus post-rehab care for breast cancer and joint replacements.
Her commitment to the GYROTONIC® method stems from her own healing journey with spinal stenosis and disc herniation. The process required trusting the method long before the results were certain, and that leap of faith became the foundation of her practice.
She is honored to share this method with her clients and provide them with a systematic path toward deep internal strength and agility.
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Amelia Bachofen
Real Pilates® Instructor
Licensed GYROTONIC® InstructorAmelia's introduction to Pilates began as a student of dance at Texas Christian University.
Pairing her dance practice with Pilates grew her confidence and functional strength, helping her to heal from acute injuries sustained as a dancer. It also helped her recover from a negative body image after years of valuing aesthetics over longevity.
As a dancer and teacher, Amelia leans into her instinct. She believes that every body is capable and meant to be in motion. Amelia’s aim in teaching is to facilitate people feeling free to move and learn, that their daily lives are filled with greater ease in body and mind.
Outside of the studio, Amelia enjoys spending time with her fiancé, dancing, and finding new ways to test her crock pot.
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Christina Mitchell
Licensed GYROTONIC® Instructor
Licensed GYROKINESIS® InstructorChristina Mitchell is a dancer and GYROTONIC® instructor dedicated to helping people find more mobility, strength, and balance through inquisitive and playful movement explorations. She believes that the more embodied one is, the more fully they can live in all aspects of their lives.
She holds a BFA in dance and an MED from the University of Texas at El Paso as well as an MFA in dance from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has had the privilege of teaching dance at El Paso Community College, University of Texas at El Paso, New Mexico State University, and the University of Colorado Boulder.
While obtaining her MFA she fell in love with the GYROTONIC® method and began training in tandem with her university studies.
Throughout her dance career she has valued cross training and somatic methods for injury prevention, longevity, and a deepening of body awareness. She feels privileged to share this body of work with our clients.
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Alexandra Manley
Real Pilates® Instructor
Apprentice GYROTONIC® InstructorAlexandra has worked most of her adult life as a chef and baker, and she is an owner/partner in Austin’s Swedish Hill Bakery.
Her movement journey began with Yoga teacher training in 1997. Many years later, she sought out Pilates to help rehabilitate from neck and shoulder issues related to restaurant kitchen work.
While her initial exposure to Pilates was in a contemporary studio setting, she was eventually exposed to Classical Pilates, and she fell in love with its repertoire, legacy and precision.
Alex became a 3rd generation Classical Pilates Instructor in 2023 and is delighted to share the healing potential of this work with her clients. She is also an apprentice trainer in the GYROTONIC® method.
Outside the studio, Alex practices herbalism and specializes in the bio-regional plants of Texas and the Southwest.
