Leslie J. Hamm

Leslie@PureMovementPortland.com
Leslie J. Hamm has an extensive background in movement and transitioned into a fitness career while living in NYC. During her time at the Lotte Berk Method in Manhattan and Bridgehampton, Leslie was able to study with the founder Lydia Bach as well as Core Fusion founders Elisabeth Halfpapp and Fred DeVito. At Pilates on Fifth, founded by the famous identical twins Kimberly and Katherine Corp, Leslie became certified first as a Stott Pilates instructor and later as an instructor and instructor trainer in both CARDIOLATES® and Pilates with Pilates Academy International. After having children, Leslie continued her education by gaining a Certified Personal Training certificate from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Leslie is happy to be home and working in Maine after years of traveling and living abroad.

Luca I. Richards

Luca@PureMovementPortland.com
Luca I. Richards is a certified and experienced fitness instructor who has worked extensively in Los Angeles and Boston where his vast clientele included some celebrities and public figures. Luca received his Classical Pilates certification with Whole Body Gallery founder Nigel Sampson in Los Angeles, and also worked with Zayna Gold who is credited for helping to bring Pilates to Boston. After years of teaching Yoga and Pilates and then studying under the world famous Power Yoga Master, Baron Baptiste, Luca created Pure Movement Portland's Vinyasa Flow Yoga and Yoga Stretch. Luca also holds certifications in both CARDIOLATES® and Pilates with Pilates Academy International. Luca hopes to empower students to quiet their minds and give energy back to their bodies.

Lori Gower

Lori@PureMovementPortland.com
Lori Gower holds a B.S. in Exercise Science from The University of New England, as well as a certification from The National Strength and Conditioning Association. She has successfully trained people of all ages and sizes and worked with nutrition and supplementation for 7 years. Lori is certified in Pilates and CARDIOLATES® from Pilates Academy International.

Kate Smedal

Kate@PureMovementPortland.com
Kate is a graduate of the University of Maine with a B.S. in Kinesiology and is a certified personal trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. She studied classical ballet at the North Carolina School of the Arts before dancing professionally with the Festival Ballet of Providence, RI. Kate is Certified in CARDIOLATES® and Pilates with Pilates Academy International and BarSculpt from Pure Movement Portland She currently dances with the Portland Ballet where she also serves as substitute ballet instructor.  Kate looks forward to sharing her love of movement and fitness by helping individuals of all ages achieve their personal wellness goals.

Eva Matteson

Eva@PureMovementPortland.com
The daughter of a ballerina with American Ballet Theater, Through her love for the discipline, gracefulness and strength found in ballet exercises, Eva discovered Pilates in the late 1990s and quickly became a fan. In addition to her local Maine celebrity status (as the co-anchor of the Coast Morning show 93.1) Eva holds a certification for teaching Spinning classes, and Pilates Mat through PAI (Pilates Academy International). She wildly enjoys helping others discover the health and body benefits of "scooping those abs" through Pilates!

Jamie Colpoys

Jamie@PureMovementPortland.com
Jamie, originally from Ipswich, Massachusetts where she first fell in love with Yoga and trained with Shay Cooper-Wilson in an Anusara inspired practice. Jamie studied various forms of Yoga including Power Flow in Leesburg, Virginia. Jamie taught Yoga at UMaine for campus recreation and also for the UMaine Ice Hockey team with special attention using Yoga to expedite the healing of injured players. Jamie is also certified in CARDIOLATES(R) through Pilates Academy International.

Phyllis Korsen

Phyllis comes to Pure Movement by way of almost 30 years as an RN. Throughout the Portland area she has 15 years experience personal training and teaching a variety of group fitness classes. Phyllis is Pilates Mat certified through Pilates Academy International. She finds teaching Pilates Mat a totally new direction in health and fitness, very challenging and very exciting.

Phyllis Korsen

Marisa trained intensively at a young age with Balletmet in Columbus, Ohio, and still draws inspiration from the importance that Pre-Professional Program Director Yoko Ichino placed on proper body mechanics. Marisa studied yoga under Peter Clifford of Byron Bay, Australia and is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT). She is a graduate of the College of Charleston and is a Certified Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Marisa is certified in BarSculpt through Pure Movement and is trained in Pilates with Pilates Academy International.