Nora Heiber

About

One of the founding members of San Francisco GYROTONIC®, Master Trainer, Nora Heiber has been teaching Gyrotonic methodology since 1988. As a Specialized Gyrotonic and GYROKINESIS®  Master Trainer, Nora has provided training to many teachers currently teaching all over the world.

Nora and her husband reside on 20-acres in Penn Valley, CA where they have been offering various teacher trainings, private and group classes, workshops and retreats. Her Gyrotonic studio consists of 3 Pulley-Towers, including an XS, an LEU, JSB, and 2 Ladders, and an outdoor studio for Gyrokinesis. Personal and custom-made retreats are available upon request along with on-site accommodations.

Beyond Gyrotonic, Nora danced with Alonzo King's LINES Ballet for 12 years where she served as a Board Trustee prior to becoming a faculty member of the LINES educational programs. In addition, Nora has served the arts community as a Senior Negotiator for the American Guild of Musical Artists representing dancers, choristers, solo singers, and production staff of the opera and ballet for over 30 years and now supports the community as a certified mediator and certification candidate for Nonviolent Communication (for more information on Nonviolent Communication).

My Qualifications

  • GYROTONIC® Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Apprentice
  • GYROTONIC® Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Leg Extension Unit Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 with Music Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Specialized Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Apprentice
  • GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 1 Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 2 Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Happy Moves Master Trainer
  • GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive Master Trainer
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping Stretching Board Master Trainer

My Training

  • GYROTONIC® Ladder Workshop (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping-Stretching Board Course
  • GYROTONIC® Leg Extension Unit Course
  • GYROTONER® Course- 4 days (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Foundation Course
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Update Course
  • GYROTONIC® Archway (as single course-legacy)
  • Gyrotonic® Level 2 Pre-Training Course (legacy)
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 as a Musical Journey
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for the Shoulder Girdle
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for Osteoporosis
  • GYROTONIC® Applications for Healing and Rejuvenating the Hands and Feet
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping Stretching Board Refresher Course
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping Stretching Board Refresher Course
  • GYROTONIC® Psoas Principles
  • GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer Update Course
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping-Stretching Board Course
  • GYROTONIC® Leg Extension Unit Course
  • GYROTONIC® Level 1 Foundation Course
  • GYROTONIC® Jumping-Stretching Board Course
  • GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer Update Course
  • GYROTONIC® Level 2, Program 1 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Final Certificate Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Foundation Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 2 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Rejuvenation Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Happy Moves Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 2 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 1 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Happy Moves Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 1 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Pre-Training Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Lotus Blossom, Program 2 Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Pre-Training Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Update Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Essentials
  • GYROKINESIS® Level 1 Foundation Course
  • GYROKINESIS® Pre-Trainer Update Course

Teacher Training Course Schedule

Virtual Class Schedule

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“The ultimate aim is to be at home in one’s body, to be at one with the nature of oneself, and to experience exercise as a creative and delightful experience.”
– Juliu Horvath