Jonathan Urla, MFA, has been a leader and innovator in the world of fitness and dance for over 20 years. His athletic training began with self-taught gymnastics, diving and skiing and later progressed to classical and modern dance. After spending ten years as a professional dancer and choreographer, Jonathan returned to sports training competing in triathlons and becoming a certified personal trainer.
    Becoming fully certified in Pilates, studying both at Power Pilates and The Pilates Studio in New York, Jonathan is now recognized in the field as an expert in Classical Pilates. A long time veteran of yoga, Jonathan began to notice a symmetry between the two techniques and futhered his study into their mental and physical disciplines.
     His book on Yogilates titled, Yogilates - Integrating Yoga and Pilates for Complete Fitness, Strength, and Flexibility, was published by Harper Collins in 2002. Since then, it has been translated in German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. He has also produced and starred in six yoga and Pilates workout videos