Leila Lutz
Director
Exercise and Lifestyle Coach
Leila began her career at Mosman Fitness First in 2003 where she was lucky enough to work with Donal Carr (CHEK IV, HLC III, Faculty) It was through curing her own illness and working with Donal, learning the C.H.E.K principles that she realised just how much more there is to the body and health than training. Leila’s passion in her work is giving people the tools to listen to their own body and all the messages it sends each and every one of us. She believes that all of us have a perfect blue print of ourselves and that her purpose is to coach clients how to access and express their full potential.
In 2010, Leila realised that she needed to get out of the commercial gym environment and create a place where people could come and truly connect with and learn about themselves. And so the Momentum for Life studio was born. The Momentum for Life team is one of Leila’s proudest achievements. Bringing an amazing group of practitioners together who share the vision to coach people to help themselves was a lifelong dream.
Leila is extremely passionate about bringing the C.H.E.K principles and courses to her clients and the health industry. This has brought her to being the Relationship Manager for Place of CHI, the official affiliate for the C.H.E.K Institute, directed by Donal and Cathy Carr. She is also the head of the C.H.E.K student council for Australia. www.placeofchi.com
Leila continues through her C.H.E.K journey and will complete her Level 3 C.H.E.K Practitioner this year, as well as Level 3 Holistic Lifestyle Coach. She is also a level 1 FMA Strength Coach.
Angus Rickard
Training and Development Manager
Exercise and Lifestyle Coach.
Angus (Gus) Rickard has a true fascination of the human experience and our possibility for change and growth, both
physically and emotionally. This passion and curiosity is reflected in his work with clients and groups through their coaching. His passion for studying the human body is putting him at the forefront of the industry.
Having trained himself in gym since the age of 14 years, Gus had had a long fascination with exercise and began his career as a Personal Trainer in 2003. But this was only the lifting of the envelope of the world of health and exercise. Back and pelvis injuries motivated him to study about rehabilitation and corrective exercise and his desire to learn more and delve into the depths of just what made the human body do what it does encouraged him to study Tai Chi and Qi Kung and began his interest in the C.H.E.K program.
Gus was a Co-Founder of Origin of Energy Gym where he taught workshops on health and exercise, as well as designed and taught group training sessions for three years.
Gus’ passion lies with training athletes for performance and you will often find him in the gym experimenting with exercise protocols or buried in a text book, working out how to get the best response from a muscle or movement pattern. Gus also has an in-depth understanding of the human body and its systems and their effects on exercise outcomes and prescription.
His passion for studying and learning makes Gus an excellent teacher. This has brought him to Momentum for Life to lead our team in the practices of Exercise Coaching. Gus is in charge of all our group programming and qualifying as well as mentoring our staff through the practical side of their careers as personal trainers.
Gus continues to study through the CHEK program and will complete his Level 3 CHEK Practitioner this year. He has also just completed Level 2 of the FMA Strength Conditioning program for which he is honored to be a mentor. For more information go to www.fmastrengthtraining.com and www.placeofchi.com
Joanna Rushton
Food and Holistic Lifestyle Coach
Joanna Rushton is a highly sought after presenter, facilitator and energy coach within the corporate and health industries. She consults to corporate wellness companies designing proactive resilience programs for executives and leaders of today and is considered an authority on best practices for building personal health and resilience in the workplace. She isn’t shy to share the latest research that confronts a decade of misleading health and dietary guidelines while debunking the myths that keep us from the real truth that underpins optimal and sustainable energy levels that keep organizations and their people operating at their full potential.
With 12 years as a chef Jo has developed a deep apperception for organic foods and their innate life force. Her career in the integrative health industry was birthed ten years ago as a personal trainer and competitive body builder, from which she says, “The experience gained as a body builder taught me everything I needed to know about how NOT to train and fuel the body!”
Jo loves preparing and eating fresh seasonal produce using only the best organic and free range locally sourced products. Jo’s magic touch makes every morsel she prepares seriously tasty, filled with ingredients that make the whites of your eyes shine bright.
Jo says… “To be healthy and happy is our birth right and using “Food as Medicine” plays such a crucial part in us experiencing this right. Mother Nature has always provided us with all that we have needed to create or heal and sustain a healthy, vital and joyful lifestyle, we have just forgotten how to connect with her and feed from her offerings with reverence”
The combination of Jo’s passion led her to become a registered C.H.E.K Exercise and Holistic Lifestyle Coach specializing in corrective exercise, rehabilitation and holistic health and lifestyle Planning. Jo’s dedication and commitment to the C.H.E.K approach has lead Jo to become a member of the C.H.E.K Institute teaching faculty, teaching HLC level 1 across Australia
When asked what is the greatest challenge faced in today’s corporate business world Jo replied:
“ A closed heart…I believe organisations and their people are great because of adversity not despite it…but only if they are brave enough to open their heart and evolve on all levels of their being. To thrive or even survive in current times requires a fundamental re-thinking of the meaning and application of the most basic assumptions about personal self-care, management, community and leadership, this can not be done through the mind alone”
Jo also has a multidiciplined private practice in Mosman enabling her to incorporate years of experience and wisdom by facilitating private coaching and working with whole families to change eating habits and improve quality of choice on a budget, she’ll also give you a pantry makeover!
Jo’s inspiring and powerful keynotes, energy coaching and cooking demonstrations confirm she is truly a remarkable change agent, empowering other people to transform their lives, improve personal health, achieve personal goals and make a difference in their life and the lives of those they touch.
Jo is a qualified chef and C.H.E.K Exercise Coach, C.H.E.K Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level III www.chekinstitute.com
Jo’s favourite meal is slow cooked pork belly with roasted leeks, baby carrots, kiffler potatoes and a medley of green beans. And her favourite desert is homemade raw chocolate torte with lashings of raw cream. As you can see, Jo eats plenty of fat! – the good ones every week. Just ask her about that!
To learn more about Jo, go to www.energycoachinginstitute.com
Anthia Koullouros
Naturopath
Anthia graduated from The Australasian College of Natural Therapies in 1994 with Diplomas of Naturopathy, Homeopathy and Botanical Medicine. She also obtained a degree in Health Science from the University of New England in 1999
In 1994, Anthia Koullouros began consulting as a Naturopath, Herbalist & Homeoopath. She opened her very first clinic in Gurner Street Paddington, called Out of the Earth Health & Beauty Clinic. It was named one of Sydney’s best de stress clinics by Sydney Morning Herald. During this period she also worked in various Health food Stores & Pharmacies gaining retail and wholesale experience.
In 2004, Anthia opened OVViO The Organic Lifestyle Store & Naturopathic Clinic now located in Five Ways, Paddington with a huge collection of teas, herbs & spices.
Anthia Koullouros offers her clients and patients a no nonsense, fad free, honest and informative approach to achieving health and happiness and overcoming illness. She is an example of amazing health and vitality and that in itself is the essence to her success!
“It is my passion to educate and inspire as many people as possible, to choose products and take actions that add Health, Peace, Love, Beauty and Truth to their lives and the lives of others. To achieve this I help people sort through their “guff” and get clear about why they are feeling the way they are, what they want to feel and help them overcome the confusion that resides in health, lifestyle and nutrition right now. Education is key, debunking myths and empowering the individual about how to take care of their mind and body every 24 hours.
To find out more about Anthia and OVViO Organics, go to www.ovvioorganics.com.au
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Leigh Roy Houghton
Yoga Teacher
Leigh Roy Houghton has been practicing yoga regularly since 2007 and has trained under Baron Baptiste (Teacher Training Level 1, 2010) and Duncan Peak (Power Yoga 200 hour Teacher Training, 2011) as well as completing workshops with Anusara Yoga founder John Friend (2011) and certified Anusara teachers Mark St Pierre (2009) Betsy Downing (2010) Noah Maze (2010) and Tara Judelle (2011)
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