Instructors
Core Bodyworks
The studio was established in Marietta GA, by Lisa Browning in 1999. With over 40 years of combined experience in the health and fitness industry, the focus of the studio is to learn and share the study of movement. The Pilates system, many types of Yoga, and Tai Chi form the basis for the classes, private and therapy sessions. Lisa, along with all of the instructors, continue forward thinking approaches to physical change, injury prevention and balance through a mind/body centered system. The staff stays sharp with continuing education courses and associations with professionals and master teachers in these fields.
Lisa Browning
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With a background begun in college, Lisa has been studying the body, and movement for over 30 years. Competitive triathlons and running brought her to massage therapy, Pilates and Yoga. As a massage therapist helping other athletes, she looked for a way to understand and help the body accomplish physical goals and create wellness. She is a certified personal trainer through the National Association of Sports Medicine, trained by a student of Joseph Pilates to teach his Method, and a E-RYT 500 hr. Yoga Alliance recognized instructor. While yoga is integral to her lifestyle; Lisa finds joy in trail running and competing and playing at SUP (stand up paddle boarding). Whether you take her yoga class, Core Functional Training, or are trained personally by Lisa, there will be a strong focus on working on your weaknesses, following a mind, body, spirit approach and “play”. |
Jocelyn Simpson
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Jocelyn has always been a fitness enthusiast, having taught just about everything from aerobics and strength training to aqua to cardio kickboxing, generally with an emphasis on weight loss, fitness, strength and toning. She became drawn toward pilates and tai chi upon discovering that in addition to providing fitness benefits, these disciplines also offered great health and wellness benefits. Jocelyn was trained in the full pilates repertoire at Core Bodyworks. She later became acquainted with the work of Dr. Paul Lam (pictured with her), in his Tai Chi for Health organization. She is now a senior trainer for Dr. Lam. Jocelyn’s goal is to find what works for each individual to help them improve their health and fitness, making it enjoyable at the same time! She holds certifications with AFAA, SCW, The Center for Women's Fitness, the Arthritis Foundation and Dr. Lam’s Tai Chi for Health Institute. She is also pre/postnatal certified. Jocelyn is a member of the Tai Chi for Health Community, the International Yang Family Tai Chi Association and the Programs Committee of the Arthritis Foundation. |
Charlotte Chastain
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Charlotte Chastain has over 30 years experience teaching children-first as a music teacher and now as an elementary school and kids' yoga teacher. She has a Specialist in Early Childhood Dergree, has completed her RYT-200 program with Lisa Browning at Core Bodyworks, and her Get Grounded kids' yoga training with grounded founders Cheryl Crawford, Amy Haysman, and Tiffany Morgan. Charlotte's yoga journey began in 2007 with a Christmas present for three yoga classses, and she feels that her life has been blessed by both her experiences in yoga and the special people she has come to know. Charlotte has a heart-felt passion for teaching children anbd believes yoga offers the perfect balance of fun and play with attention to the breath and mindfulness. |
Lauren Arnett
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Yoga incorporates Lauren’s belief of taking care of the body. Through a desire to improve her overall spiritual and physical health Lauren began her Yoga journey in 1998. Over the past few years she has been able to devote more time to her practice and recently completed her 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher certification at Core Bodyworks. Lauren is continuously growing in her knowledge of Yoga through conferences and workshops and applying what she learns in her personal practice and the classes that she teaches. Lauren is also an active mother of 3 children from ages 5 to 12. |
Monica Wooland Holbrook
Monica took her first yoga class in 2003 to compliment her 18 years of classical ballet training. Yoga became an intergral part of her life in 2009 when she discovered a power vinyasa class at Journeys in Yoga in her hometown oif Tallahassee, Florida. Since then, she has gained inspiration froin various teachers and yoga styles, and completed her RYT-200 program from Core Bodyworks in 2011. Monica's classes are lighthearted and fun, with an emphasis on music, movement and breath.
Shannon Kennedy
In my experience of yoga, the physical challenge of the postures, plus the mental discipline of regulating the breath, take me to my most treasured place: the present. I study and practice yoga to learn to live life one breath, one moment at a time. The ashtanga yoga primary series is a moving meditation. Through that movement mental stillness can be glimpsed. My mother introduced me to yoga when I was a teenager. I took my first ashtanga class in 2005, and recognized it immediately as the missing piece to my life; even in the beginning when I thought I'd die if the teacher said "and take a vinyasa" one more time! I've studied with Manju Jois, David WilIiams, Doug Swenson and Kathryn Budig. I received my 200RYT in 2011. I try to practice and teach yoga with a light heart and from a place of equanimity. My dedicated practice has evolved over seven years. I have a degree in philosophy and love the theory, but it only strengthens my belief that I need only to "practice and all is coming."
