Gillian Marloth Clark was born and raised in West Los Angeles. This urban girl,
moved back to So Cal for the vibrant lifestyle--sunshine, happy people and
health food -- after living in New York and San Francisco. Gillian earned a
B.F.A. from UCSB and an M.F.A. from The American Conservatory Theatre. She
is a former competitive Ice Skater, for which she began ballet training. Her
movement
Gillian Marloth Clark was born and raised in West Los Angeles. This urban girl,
moved back to So Cal for the vibrant lifestyle--sunshine, happy people and
health food -- after living in New York and San Francisco. Gillian earned a
B.F.A. from UCSB and an M.F.A. from The American Conservatory Theatre. She
is a former competitive Ice Skater, for which she began ballet training. Her
movement studies also include, Jazz, Modern, Laban, and Alexander
Techniques, in addition to 3 years of study with Movement Guru James
Donlon. Gillian has been teaching fitness classes since 1986, and is currently
recognized as one of the top instructors in the U.S. She's been a certified
Personal Trainer through ACE, AFAA, and Cal State Hayward since 1991. She
has been a dedicated student of Kundalini Yoga, under the tutelage of Siri Sat
Nam since 1998, and an avid student of John Friend's Anusara Yoga since
2001. She created Yoga Booty Ballet™ in 1998 from an unforgettable dream
she had one evening, originally developing the class format, concepts and
techniques at CRUNCH. In 1999 Gillian collaborated with friend and partner
Teigh McDonough to produce "YBB" on home video. Together, they opened
SWERVE, a boutique fitness, dance and Yoga Studio in 2001. Since partnering
with fitness company Beach Body in 2002, the Goddess In Training™ Girls
have completed an entire line of products including 17 Yoga Booty Ballet™
DVD's/ videos, a guided meditation audio CD and a series of workout props
including the YBB Squishy Ball. The Yoga Booty Ballet™ line is currently
featured on TV by a national infomercial. Gillian also teaches her own brand
of fitness with her classes, "Booty-Kickin' Sculpt" and "6-Pack Abs." "Weigh 2
Win" is G & T's newest developing brand of workout products designed
specifically for morbidly obese patients of bariatric surgery. Gillian has been
practicing daily meditation since September 2002 and has seen blissful
improvements in her life ever since. She is happily married to artist Andy
Clark and she is the proud step mom of two up and coming Goddesses in
Training: Kimberly and Courtney.
