If you think you know Jazzercise, think again.  When it comes to dance fitness workouts, Jazzercise is the true original: the first to choreograph exercise moves to music, certify instructors, and foster a community through passion.

As pioneers of the dance fitness movement, our goal is to introduce you to a workout program that makes you feel so good, you stick to it!

And now Jazzercise is available in the UP at First Presbyterian Church & KI Sawyer Heritage Museum!

Sonora (Byrd) Hodges is a compassionate and highly qualified Licensed Massage Therapist with over 2 decades of experience in the Clinical Massage Therapy profession.  Sonora is also a seasoned business owner, a Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Kinesiology Tape Practitioner, Aquatic Therapist, Certified Infant Massage Teacher and an MDHHS Certified Birth Doula.

Sonora combines her training to provide a well-rounded approach addressing acute pain, stress, muscle imbalances, releasing overactive muscle and activating underactive muscle.  Human movement science and postural analysis are her key components in assessing the structure of a person suffering with muscular imbalances, postural related misalignments, repetitive motion work related injury, sports related injury prevention and post injury rehabilitation.

Sonora has accomplished a wide range of career ventures such as providing soothing spa treatments, detox treatments, medical massage therapy in a clinical setting, prenatal and pediatric bodywork, provider at sporting events and working for well known touring musical artists such as Alice Cooper, Kid Rock, Maroon 5, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, NKOTB, Katy Perry, Bret Michels, Steve Miller Band, Gregg Allman and many more!

Sonora is also known in the community as a muralist and brings these artistic techniques into the classroom for Anatomy Art Classes.  Sonora’s demonstrative, creative and enthusiastic teaching style will captivate individuals yearning for a purposeful and powerful health and wellness career.  The LMT career possibilities are vast, unique and rewarding!

Raised right here in Ishpeming, Julie has a deep passion for helping others achieve better health and feel their best.  Her foundation in traditional medicine, combined with years of seeing the gaps and frustrations in today’s healthcare system, inspired her to pursue a different path through functional medicine.  She founded Monarch Functional Medicine to create a more thoughtful, personalized approach to care, one that focuses on finding and addressing the root causes of health concerns while improving the experience for both patients and providers.  When she is not working, Julie loves spending time with her family and enjoying everything the Upper Peninsula has to offer, from lake days and hiking to mountain biking, skiing, and life as a proud soccer mom.

Ryan McNamara is a certified breathwork facilitator living in Hancock.  He offers trauma-informed, consent-based sessions focused on nervous system regulation and somatic release.  His approach creates a grounded, supportive environment where participants are invited to connect with their breath, release what no longer serves them, and come home to their bodies.

Kristine “Unique” McPeak is Creative Wellness Guide and a 2x International Best-Selling author in two collaborative books, “Entangled No More (2022)” and “Shadow Alchemy (2024)”

In 1992, ​Kristine earned her BS in Elementary Education.

Never landing a formal classroom, life became her teacher. Immediately after college, she began studying Reiki Levels 1 and 2, and later became a Certified Laughter Leader. She led therapeutic laughter groups, sharing the health benefits with hundreds of people in a variety of business settings.

Returning to college, earning a Physical Therapist Assistant degree in 2012, her medical degree was a pre-requisite allowing her to study Healing Touch. She progressed through Level 4, a continuing education program for nurses.

When a personal crisis arose, Kristine learned about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Having experienced the effectiveness, she went on to study to become an EFT Practitioner, sharing this tool with hundreds of Healing Touch clients in a private office setting.

In 2019, she furthered her mind-body-spirit knowledge through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, becoming a Health Coach. And has been a student of Rapid Resolution Therapy since 2021. In 2024, after moving to North Dakota, Kristine began studying Quantum Healing.

She has always been drawn to somatic healing techniques. Her love of learning and healing modalities, led Kristine to be studying the Polyvagal Theory since 2024, and has been teaching  5 day online workshops. And has developed a transformative 7 week course, COMING HOME: Deeply Nourishing Your Nervous System, which is offered in spring and fall.

Continuing to develop her skills and knowledge, she weaves these modalities together to guide others 1:1 and in group settings the art of reframing, rewiring,and releasing their self limiting core beliefs. She guides women through abuse, neglect and trauma, and helps them become clear and free from lifelong struggles.

She is currently having a blast writing a series of solo books, ageless allegories, The Miss Adventures of Mr. Lucky Kat Tales. And is looking forward to relocating back to her beloved Upper Peninsula of Michigan for hiking, swimming, building snowmen and epic bonfires!

If you’re feeling stuck, reach out at kristinemcpeak@gmail.com, and join her private community, for women on Facebook, Play in the Quantum with Kristine. You can also book 1:1 sessions with her at https://pensight.com/x/kristineuniquemcpeak.