Our Instructors
Virtual & Onsite
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Mary Ann Coughlin
Stretch, Tone, Tai Chi, health talks, Outdoor walk
Mary Ann is a Physical Therapist and Bay Ridge Center's Health Management Specialist. She has been a consultant and exercise instructor at BRC for more than 15 years and lives in Bay Ridge.
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Nissha Marksman
Zoomba Intro & Zoomba Gold
A native Brooklyn resident, Nissha is energetic and enthusiastic about having fun while working out. She is a licensed Strong Nation & Zumba Gold instructor who enjoys dancing.
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Rachael Marotta
Kwarantine Kitchen, Trips & Travel, Yahtzee & more!
Rachael loves the interactive nature of classes: not teaching but interacting with members. She loves to develop a class based on suggestions, so please reach out with your best ideas! (Pictured, Rachael with her beloved Grandma Joan.)
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Whitney Hamilton
Drawing & Watercolor
Whitney is a working artist in Bay Ridge and has a BFA from Birmingham Southern College and an MFA Pratt Institute. She is also a writer, director and actor with three of her own feature films out on various streaming platforms.
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Jennifer Gibson
Chair Yoga and Yoga Meditation
Jennifer has been a Yoga Instructor since 2005, specializing in Chair Yoga for seniors since 2011. She is passionate about making the practice of yoga accessible to everyone.
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Gail Karpf
Books on the Ridge Book Club (Connects)
Gail is a long-time resident of Bay Ridge. She taught for 40 years (her favorite grade to teach was 7th) and is a avid reader.
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High Priestess Saviii Anxelina
Sound Healing Meditation (Connects)
High Priestess Saviii Anxelina is fascinated by how primal (song) + verbal (language/poetry) sound can design inclusive landscapes for all.
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Kristin Miller
Chair Yoga (Connects)
Kristin Miller is a certified yoga instructor with many years' experience teaching restorative yoga.
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Kathleen Walker
Fun and Fit (Connects)
Kathleen Walker has been an athlete, coach, Physical Education teacher, Supervisor, University adjunct professor, consultant and Hatha Yoga instructor.