About

Nationality: Japan

Language: Japanese and English

Background: Walnuthill School for the Arts in Boston (Dance major). A full scholatship recepient from Boston Conservatory with B.F.A. in Dance. 

Occupation:

Certified GYROTONIC® Pre-trainer and Certified GYROKINESIS® Pre-trainer

*questions about pre-training dates, please e-mail at: chiemukai@bodyworks.cologne

Past workplace: Body Evolution, NYC (2012-2017)

Movement Studio Malmö, Sweden (2018-2023)

Current workplace: Body Works Cologne, Germany (2023-present)

A little story to tell....

My GYROTONIC® journey started with a very casual conversation with my dancer friend in New York City. She suggested me to join a group tower class with her on the same week when we talked. I was immidiately hooked! It was a new and fresh sensation that I haven't had either through dancing or any other physical activities. I also knew at the moment that 'this is something that I'd love to share with people' I was always interested in learing more about body and movement how they can relate to each other and connect. Since then, I've been pursuing my path as a trainer and also as a student.

My background...

I grew up in a soil of Japan until age of 15. I took a path to spend more time for dancing by entering to Walnuthill School for the Arts in Boston, I learned different variety of dance styles;Jazz, African, Modern, Contemporaly Ballet. My body got to know differet movemnet patterns. However, me having a scoliosis caused many injuries and one severe injury took me down to a major surgery. I couldn't dance for 8 months with two big screws were inside of my foot to connect my ligament. It was -20℃ freezing cold in Boston winter time. I was super depressed and I seriously thought about quitting dance and giving up on the college degree. However, one of the teachers was a certified trainer for Alexander Technique. She has taught me how important to get to know your body and give a time for healing process. After recovering from the surgery, I had no problem with dancing, so I entereted the world of New York City to be a freelance  dancer. I've worked for music videos, performed on stage, danced at museumes....Throught the tough reharsal times wiht busy schedule, my body kept strong with no injury because of GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®.

Why I'd like to teach GYROTONIC® and  GYROKINESIS®...

The reason why I wrote all of this on bio here is because I'd like you to know me as a person before getting into whether getting a session of GYROTONIC® and  GYROKINESIS® or, pre-training with me. I'd like to get to know a person and its body, and see how I can guide through movements with a use of the methods to lead into more potential body. If you're in pain, I'd like to be there to create a safe environment and guide into a pain-free body.There is no perfection, but I can try my best to share my knowledge what I have so far with you, and.... a lot of laughter! I will make you smile:) That's just who I am. My experiecnes in the past created how I wanted to pursue me as a trainer. There are lot to share,and I'd like to be there for you.

Thank you for reading until the end....