Chris Darmanin - Gyrotonic®

Gyrontonics straight away felt much more natural to me than doing Pilates and more fun. What I hadn't anticipated was just how good the teacher would be! Chris really puts everything into teaching you -expertise, thoroughness, encouragement, positively, and enthusiasm.He never makes me feel bad if I am struggling and seems to know how to bring out the best in me. Chris is a professional dancer so is very body aware. He is a lovely guy and very humble. I highly recommend having him as your trainer!After years of back ache, endless injuries, operations and having twins, my body has struggled to stay healthy. I have done or tried many types of exercise and had various physical therapies over the years but can see that Gyrotonics will be the thing that will finally help me! It has already changed my body, with less aches in my back and neck, an elongated spine and stretched feel, my joints feel like they have been oiled, and my posture has improved and it last for a progressively longer period after the session as the weeks go on!

Loved this class which I took as an hour's taster. I have stiff joints and some injuries but this class made me feel flexible, supple and strong again, in just one hour, after 2 months of no gyms!

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed my first Gyrotonic lesson yesterday Chris. I found it informative and feel it is something I would like to continue with as a way of helping to realign my body, extend my range of movement and allow myself to let go of years of built up inner tension.

I love, love training with Chris at his immaculate, beautiful studio, conveniently located just a couple of blocks from the Marble Arch tube station. I was new to Gyrotonics, not sure what to expect. Every session made me feel so much better -- more limber, stretched out, with more range of motion. Chris helped me open up my back body, and months later, back home in the U.S., I am still more flexible -- able to bend and rotate with much greater range. It's a very pleasurable experience, working with Chris. He's a lovely human, a superb teacher, who meets you where you are. Attentive, one-on-one teaching, with every session different from the last. Can't recommend him and his Gyrotonics training enough -- just do it -- you'll feel the benefits after the first session.

Chris is an excellent Gyrotonic trainer. I have been working with him for 5 months and I have noticed a huge improvement in the quality of my movement and spinal health. He has a keen eye for detail and is great at explaining what is required to improve. He is very motivating.He is also a very nice person, highly professional and the lessons are a pleasure.I thoroughly recommend Chris without any hesitation.

In my short stay in London I had two sessions with Chris. It was great to experience to be taught in a little different approach from my usual instructor back home, and I’m glad it was Chris because he immediately knew what I needed.Will go back to him every time I’ll come back to London.

Chris is an incredibly talented teacher and every week our Gyrotonic session has been a true gift and high point in my week. Learning Gyro with Chris has brought movement, freedom and joy to my body. Chris took the time to understand my constraints, and then brings ingenuity to helping me find and sustain a new range of movement.Chris is gifted as a teacher, he gives energy and conveys his own joy in the practice of Gyrotonic, while being focused and corrective when needed, and he also has a knack for describing in words how a movement should feel that really elevates the quality of my learning.Beyond this, Chris is anchored in a pro-health and pro-wellbeing mindset. He is a great person to know and beyond the Gyro itself has brought genuine interest and good ideas for how I can extend wellbeing in other parts of my life, whether through deep breathing, nutrition, or shifts in mindset.I’m now a year into my training with Chris and I can honestly say he has made a significant and measurable impact on the level of wellbeing in my life, as well as opening the door to the world of Gyrotonic. Thank you!

Meeting Chris was a gift, he taught me the freedom and effortless movement.He helped me to understand that our potentials are endless and that we can overcome our limits just letting go.Every lesson is a new discovery, I will never thank him enough!

A session with Chris is a true gift to your well-being and a real cure to tense muscles. He genuinely cares that you get maximum benefit from the gyrotonics stretches as he continually seeks to tailor the exercises and movements to what your body requires. Super friendly guy too! Highly recommended. :)

Chris introduced to me the world of Gyrotonic. It was an uplifting first session with him. He really knows his stuff and also intuitively targeting just the right areas. Combining the moves with myofascial release which is a great addition. Kind and supportive just what you need on this journey to yourself.After the session I felt lighter and liberated. More self-aware and grounded in my body.Thanks for the experience.