Denise Frost, certified in Pilates and GYROTONIC, has over 20 years experience as a physical therapist in outpatient care, managing spine care, orthopedic conditions and sports injuries. She will be providing expert assessments as well as seeing her clients at the Studio.

Our teachers continue to grow.

Kathy is now certified by Juliu to offer training on all specialized equipment, including the new Archway. 

Lisa Pari completed Juliu's latest GYROKINESIS® format in December in Miami and has taught the new format to Boston BodyWorks teachers.  As always, Juliu continues to refine his exercise system, so Lisa is offering the latest GYROKINESIS® format to all teachers and experienced students.

Steve Erwin is teaching ballet this year at Boston Conservatory.

Kathy attended the yearly Master Trainer meeting in Rome to learn the latest advancements in GYROTONIC and GYROKINESIS.

Kathy taught at the first Power Pilates convention in Dallas, Texas and is a featured presenter at the Power Pilates convention in New York City, August 1 & 2.  Call 212-627-5852 to register.

Kathy is teaching at the Body Control Pilates Association convention in London, England September, 2008.

Kathy Van Patten is the owner and founder of the award-winning Boston BodyWorks Studios located in Boston, MA, a Power Pilates Affiliate Training Center and home to GYROTONIC® Boston. While practicing and teaching Pilates and GYROTONIC® for over 10 years, Kathy has had the privilege to work with hundreds of clients, each with different goals and starting points.  Her client-focused approach has earned praise from clients and peers, who voted her ‘Best Pilates Studio’ and ‘Best Pilates Instructor’ in Boston Magazine. Kathy’s approach to Pilates is based on her studies of the best current practice of Pilates, where she is certified through five different programs: The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning (Romana Kryzanowska), Power Pilates®, Stott Pilates®, Polestar®, and The Method-Pilates®. Kathy is a Power Pilates senior teacher training and a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer.

Kathy has a B.S. in Education from New York University, and has been teaching and studying dance for over 40 years. She has taught ballet at the Robert Joffrey Ballet School, Syracuse University, and Boston Ballet, and has taught Pilates and GYROTONIC® as an adjunct professor at The Boston Conservatory and Emerson College.

A frequent presenter at fitness conferences, Kathy has helped hundreds of people attain their Pilates, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® certifications through her teaching and coaching.  Email Kathy at: kathy@bostonbodyworksstudios.com

Shannon Egleson received her BA in Dance & Psychology from Sarah Lawrence college and subsequently moved to New York, where she received her Pilates certification from Power Pilates, studying directly with Master teacher Bob Liekens. Shannon’s modern dance background and passion for teaching makes Pilates a perfect fit. She is an enthusiastic and committed instructor. After teaching for Power Pilates in New York since 2005, Shannon is please to be back in her hometown of Boston and part of the Boston BodyWorks team.

Stephen Erwin is a graduate from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and the Nutmeg Conservatory in Connecticut. He has performed with Ballet Met, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet South, Ballet Quad Cities, Northern Ballet Theater, and Momix. Stephen is trained in Power Pilates and is certified in Gyrotonic, Gyrokinesis, and all of the Gyrotonic specialized equipment.Steve is a runner and Tri-athlete, and has been working at Boston Bodyworks Studio since 2004.  He is married to Meghan and is the proud father of a daughter.

Phoebe Finch is a senior Power Pilates teacher and is an apprentice in GYROTONIC. She has been working at BodyWorks Studios since 2003. Phoebe received her mat certification through the PhysicalMind Institute in April 2001 and her Power Pilates mat and comprehensive certifications in 2003. Phoebe is an energetic, enthusiastic and patient instructor who enjoys working with clients of all levels and capabilities.

Kachina has a background in dance and holds a BFA in Dance/Theater from Emerson College. Her passion for movement led her to pilates, and more recently GYROTONIC. She became a certified Power Pilates teacher in 2006 and a certified GYROTONIC teacher in 2008. Kachina did both her pilates and GYROTONIC training at BodyWorks Studio with Kathy Van Patten. She joined the studio as an teacher in 2005.

Martha graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College and has been choreographing and teaching internationally for the past 20 years. She has taught, choreographed and performed in Taiwan, Germany, the former Czechoslovakia, France, and Russia as well as New York City and presently in Boston, MA. Past commissions include: Configuration Ballet Ensemble, New Lines, Ping Dong, Taiwan; Éspace Créations, Paris, France; the Lancaster Opera Company; The New Experimental Theater, Magnitogorsk, Russia; and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Martha has received two grants from the International Theater Institute, a "New Forms" Award by the New England Foundation for the Arts, and was a 1997 recipient of a Fellowship Award from the Somerville Arts Council.

Martha teaches Modern Dance technique and is a renowned certified instructor of the Pilates ® Method of Body Conditioning and GYROTONIC. Martha has taught at the Boston Conservatory and at the Roy Hart Theatre in Malerargues, France.

Lisa has been teaching movement for over fifteen years. She was introduced to GYROTONIC as rehabilitation after a total hip dislocation in rehearsal. Her clients include professional dancers, gymnasts, athletes, weekend warriors and people with severe orthopedic injuries. Her group classes are energizing, fun and informative. Lisa has studied with Juliu Horvath, including Level 2 GYROTONIC; she has completed Paul Horvath’s workshops on the rehabilitation applications of GYROTONIC and has trained with master trainers Kathy Van Patten, Magali Messac, Juergen Bamberger, Leda Franklin and Sebastian Plettenberg. Lisa is certified to teach on all GYROTONIC specialized equipment.

Lisa is a professional dancer/choreographer and has performed throughout Europe and the US. She was an original member of London based Alex Buxton Dance Company. Lisa has appeared in many music videos and commercials, and has created works for theatre, industrial and concert stages.

Since moving to the United States early in 1999, she has been performing as a member of Impulse Dance Company, and as a freelance artist. She has created original choreography for Impulse Dance, Bristol Ballet, Indiana Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet CDE, Dance Theatre Suitcase, Harvard University Mainly Jazz Dance Co., Wellesley College Dance Company, and Dean Dance Company. Lisa gives master-classes throughout the USA and Europe and is currently on faculty at Boston Ballet and Boston BodyWorks Studios.

Ashley Richardson is a senior GYROTONIC Instructor who is also certified in all the specialized equipment. Ashley owns Gateway Ballet in Boston's South End where she provides ballet instruction in the Balanchine technique. Ashley's clients include children, athletes, dancers, and senior citizens. She works closely with Physical therapists for rehabilitative purposes. Ashley has been with Boston BodyWorks Studios since 2005.

Kristina trained in classical ballet and is a certified teacher through the Royal Academy of Dance. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Kinesiology from Texas Women's University, where she was introduced to Pilates. Kristina was certified in 1996 through the PhysicalMind Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico and taught for 5 years in Dallas, Austin and Atlanta. Kristina completed her certification in GYROTONIC® in 2001 and has been teaching at BodyWorks Studios™ since September 1999.

As a teaching Center for Pilates and GYROTONIC®, Boston BodyWorks Studios coaches and supports apprentice teachers through the months after their training.  These apprentice teachers have completed their training and sometimes available for private sessions at a reduced rate.

BodyWorks Studios is committed to bringing the finest Pilates and GYROTONIC® teachers to Boston. We have established long-term relationships with a number of experienced teachers and are pleased to include them in our adjunct faculty.