The Kinesia Team

Meet the team committed to helping you enjoy daily activities and sports with greater ease.

Our teachers are certified through Romana’s Pilates and have years of teaching experience. We are committed to teaching you personalized self-care exercises, so you can be at your personal best as you move through life.

Christl Marcontell

Christl is owner and director of Kinesia Pilates, established in 2004. Christl is a 2nd generation Pilates teacher certified by Romana Kryzanowska. She came to Pilates as an aerial-dancer looking for ways to regain core strength post-pregnancy. She has lifelong involvement in contemporary and classical dance, dance theater and circus theater.

Christl uses holistic terminology and imagery to help people form creative and healing connections with their body. She uses specific hands-on guidance and safety spots to help her clients learn more about their bodies and to build their mind-body connections.

As a teacher trainer she draws from her physical arts background to help apprentices understand the technique and dynamic energy of the exercises as taught to her by Romana Kryzanowska.

Christl is also certified with MELT method and uses MELT method to help people get through stuck spots so they can move better.

Certifications

Romana’s Pilates: 1999

MELT 1: 2021

MELT 2: 2022

Jack anderson

Jack Anderson - Bio coming soon!

Stephanie Allison

Born and raised in Hawaii, Stephanie’s early movement life was shaped by the ocean: paddling canoes, open-water racing, kayaking, surfing, weightlifting, running, and beach walks were all part of her daily rhythm.

Pilates instantly stood out to her as the most challenging and technical discipline she had ever encountered, capable of meeting her physically and mentally at every stage of life.

Stephanie began her training with Dorothee Vandewalle and completed her certification with Romana Kryzanowska in New York City.

Her teaching has taken her from Los Angeles to Seattle, Utah to Arizona, and back home to Hawaii, where she taught in a variety outdoor spaces before landing at Kinesia eight years ago.

Stephanie loves working with all bodies and experience levels. She is passionate about helping clients discover they're capable of more than they think—always delivered with emotional intelligence, encouragement, and plenty of laughter.

Certifications
Romana’s Pilates 2000

GAY Marcontell

Gay's journey to Pilates started when her daughter, Christl needed practice clients during her own training.

She discovered an interesting and varied practice that she knew she could use to explore her own body without becoming bored.

As a teacher, Gay's practice always includes elements of body awareness and mindfulness. This is a full-body approach to teaching that Gay feels is essential to living a long and rich life.

Gay is also a flatwater kayak enthusiast:

"Paddling is a terrific therapy for my upper body and the backwaters that I enjoy are good for my soul."

Certifications

Romana’s Pilates 2000

MELT level 1: 2022