Get Healthy Chicago : Healthy Children, Healthy Lifestyles

our act volunteers

NICOLE URIBARRI

Nicole, a native of Miami, Fla., joined the Exhale team in January of 2008. She moved to Chicago in the winter of 2006 to pursue a career in dance. Nicole was a scholarship trainee at the Lou Conte Dance Studio for two years. In the fall of 2006, she performed at the Civic Opera House for the Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of "Salome". In the fall of 2007, she was a company apprentice with Hedwig Dances; a Chicago based Modern Dance Company. Previously, she was a member of the Dance Repertory Theater in Tallahassee, Fla., where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance with honors from Florida State University. Her training includes intensives with the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, the Orlando Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre. She is a graduate of Miami's New World School of the Arts, where she earned both the Dean's and Ballet Merit Awards, the high school's highest annual honors in dance achievement and classical ballet. Nicole is currently a dancer with the Leopold Group, and she is also an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer. When she's not at exhale, she's probably performing with the Leopold Group around Chicago, extolling the virtues of Luon fabric, or feeling guilty about buying too much tea. Nicole serves as exhale Chicago's Mind Body Manager.

CHRIS NASSIVERA

In 2000 Chris mentioned to a friend she needed to find a low impact work out to combat the effects of 15 years of long distance running. Her friend brought her to her first Bikram Yoga class in Denver’s Cherry Creek where she signed up for the “60 Day Challenge”
and has been practicing and teaching yoga ever since. Chris has both 200-hour Hot Yoga and Power Yoga certifications from CorePower in Denver, a 200-hour Budakon
certification with Cameron Shayne in Los Angeles, and is certified in Pre-Natal Yoga.
Chris has been teaching for Corepower since 2005. Since moving to Chicago in 2007 Chris decided to leave her outside sales job and works full time as a manager, teacher, and leader of the Hot Power Fusion Teacher training for CorePower Yoga. Outside of yoga, Chris enjoys running, skiing, hiking,
and cooking. Chris is constantly inspired by her students, and is excited to be part of their journey.

Rebecca Christy, L.Ac.

Rebecca Christy, L.Ac. is a licensed Acupuncturist and certified Pilates Instructor. She earned her Master’s
of Science in Oriental Medicine as well as a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition at Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in 2007. She is also a certified Pilates instructor through Power Pilates and has been teaching
since 2004. Rebecca completed the Advanced training in Acupuncture Program in Beijing, China is 2007 and volunteered as an acupuncturist thru the Bumi Sehat Birthing Center in Bali, Indonesia.
Rebecca is thrilled to work with "Get Healthy Chicago” to help others find and achieve their personal health and wellness goals. She hopes to encourage and inspire Chicagoans through Chinese Medicine, Movement, Nutrition, and Personal Reflection to get healthy!
When not working, studying, exercising, or volunteering; Rebecca enjoys the simple pleasures of: drinking
tea, exploring this wonderful city, expanding creative outlets, and spending time with her animals.

KATIE MORSE

Katie Morse is the owner and trainer of KTFitness, LLC. She is a national certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, as a personal enhancement specialist. She graduated with a BA from DePauw University in 2007,
with a major in Athletic Training. She has always been involved in athletics. She played collegiate soccer all 4 years at DePauw, as well as completed two marathons. Her passion for fitness and health have carried over into the real world and motivates her to create programs that are catered to the individual or group, and help educate and
motivate her clients to live healthier lives.

LEIGH KNIBBS

For the past 25 years, Leigh has traveled the world as a United Airlines flight attendant taking different yoga classes along the way. Having a passion and dedication for the art of yoga, Leigh decided to take it to the next level and completed her Hot Power Fusion teacher training certification with Corepower Yoga. Integrating her love for the dance of vinyasa, the strength of power and the stillness and meditation with breath, body and soul, Leigh finds that her practice allows her to connect with her spirit and acknowledge the gratitude she has for her life. A wife and mother of four, Leigh is blessed with love and inspiration from family and friends.

alison Alison curtis

Alison's passion for motivating, teaching, and empowering people through movement led her to a career as a fitness trainer and yoga instructor. After taking a part time job as a fitness instructor in college, Alison found herself searching for vessels to deepen her understanding of the human body, movement, and methods of teaching. She became an ACE certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor in 2003. Then, at just the right time, she attended a Yoga class. The gentle, yet invigorating practice inspired Alison to integrate her fervor for fitness with her BA in South Asian Religions. Believing that people live more vibrant, engaged, content lives simply by making time to nurture the mind, body, or spirit, she found that becoming a yoga instructor was the perfect fit. Excited to share movement with the children of Chicago, Alison feels that promoting an active lifestyle at a young age will empower children to use movement as a mode of expression and self-awareness as they grow.