Celebrating 30 Years

Magnolia House Class

Fitness & Movement

Our Fitness & Movement classes bring together cardio, strength, and functional movement in a welcoming, energizing environment. Whether you're looking to dance, lift, or move with more ease and less pain, there's something here for every body and every goal.

June 29, 2026

Weight Training | Online 06/29

An invigorating class designed to give proper form and guidance for those wishing to increase their understanding of weight training as a great support for health as well as memory loss.

July 1, 2026

Aerobics | Online 07/01

A great opportunity to laugh, have a good time, and forget about our day-to-day worries!

July 2, 2026

Flexibility & Alignment | Online 07/02

A gentle somatic-inspired movement class about discovering and improving muscle imbalances that can contribute to held tension patterns, discomfort and chronic pain.

July 6, 2026

Dance Sculpt | Online 07/06

Dance and Sculpt is a fun filled class set to the best Funk, Motown and Pop music to get students in the GROOVE!

July 9, 2026

Flexibility & Alignment | Online 07/09

A gentle somatic-inspired movement class about discovering and improving muscle imbalances that can contribute to held tension patterns, discomfort and chronic pain.

July 13, 2026

Weight Training | Onlline 07/13

An invigorating class designed to give proper form and guidance for those wishing to increase their understanding of weight training as a great support for health as well as memory loss.

July 15, 2026

Aerobics | Online 07/15

A great opportunity to laugh, have a good time, and forget about our day-to-day worries!

Instructors

Karin Hoffman, C-IAYT, YTRX 500C, E-RYT 500

Karin is a cancer survivor who emerged from her own struggle through yoga. Her personal understanding of health challenges allows her to teach from a place of compassion. She supports her students in a safe practice, to encourage self-confidence through the expression of movement.

Karin is a certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT. She teaches and has taught Yoga Therapy, Somatics, Dance and Movement Therapy to Oncology Patients at Tower Cancer Research Foundation, Cedars Sinai Wellness, Resilience and Survivorship Program, Cedars Brandman Breast Center, The Foundation for Living Beauty, Center for Radiation, and Healing Odyssey Retreats.

She served 6-years as Stress Management Specialist for UCLA’s Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease, and conducted Yoga Therapy workshops for UCLA’s Integrative Medical Collaborative. Karin is a staff instructor for Loyola Marymount’s Yoga Therapy Rx program, teaching Yoga for the Cardiovascular System.

Michelle Akda

Hi there my name is Michelle and I am a Dance Instructor and Personal Trainer! My career in Group Fitness and Personal Training started in 2011 after taking a Zumba class. I loved it so much I decided to get certified to teach. I was then lucky enough to begin teaching immediately at Gold’s Gym in Hollywood.

Since then, I have taught in some of the best studios in Los Angeles such as Third Street Dance Studio, LA Dancefit and Swerve! I even taught for a week at a resort in St. Maarten! In 2016 I became a Certified Personal Trainer through AFAA and immediately began training private clients here in Los Angeles.

If 2020 has taught us anything it is that we must be flexible, creative and learn to pivot our lives. In early 2020 I moved all of my classes and training clients to Zoom. This pivot allowed me to master the group Zoom HIIT format! Not only am I a skilled instructor, I have learned to program great workouts with very little equipment as well as create an engaging fun atmosphere through the computer screen. I truly believe this is something one cannot teach but is a skill that is cultivated through repetition and practice. In July of 2021, I extended my education by getting certified as an ACE Senior Fitness Specialist and Brain Health Trainer. My desire to help our senior population grow older with grace, strength and mobility is a passion of mine born from the heartbreak of watching my mother deteriorate slowly from diseases of lifestyle. And as I become older, I wish to be an example of aging with as much health and vibrancy as humanly possible!

In addition to all of this, I earned my Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and I am a Certified Life Coach through the Life Mastery Institute. I believe my training as a Therapist and Coach makes me a well rounded Health Practitioner as I care for my client’s wellbeing in a holistic way. I focus on health and wellness rather than a number on a scale or the size of a pair of jeans. I truly believe this focus will create lasting health rather than align with a fad diet or eating program. My goal as a trainer and dance instructor is to become a partner with my students in their journey towards health, healing and happiness!

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