Movement · Support · Vitality
Personalized GYROTONIC® training and Birth Support in the Monterey Penninsula
The GYROTONIC®
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Essentially strength training for the spine, GYROTONIC® training combines spinal movements with breath, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Total stimulation of the spinal cord inspires a sense of vitality we all crave. Training is highly personalized and tailored to fit your unique goals, applicable to any fitness level.
Birth Support
There is no greater embodiment of vitality than that of a person growing a baby inside their body and giving birth. It is an honor to support your family by resourcing, educating, advocating, and holding grounded space during this transformational, life changing journey.
Meet Kaleena
Kaleena Hurlburt’s work lives at the intersection of movement, birth, and deep listening to the body. A former professional ballet dancer shaped by years on Bay Area stages, she carries the precision, artistry, and intelligence of dance into her work as a GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Trainer.
Her path naturally expanded into the world of birth after her own transformative experiences of pregnancy and home birth, leading her to become a Certified Doula and Childbirth Educator. Whether guiding movement, supporting birth, or teaching families to prepare for one of life’s most profound transitions, Kaleena approaches each role with reverence, curiosity, and care. Her work honors the body not as something to fix, but as a living system to be trusted, supported, and celebrated through every chapter of life.
GYROTONIC® Training
The GYROTONIC® Method is a holistic movement system that builds strength, flexibility, and vitality by originating all movement from the spine. Using specialized equipment that guides the body through circular, flowing patterns, the work supports or challenges the body as needed, creating a full-body experience that feels both strengthening and nourishing.
Suitable for all ages and abilities, GYROTONIC® supports rehabilitation, enhances athletic performance, and deepens body awareness, inspiring a lasting sense of ease, power, and well-being.
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As your doula, my intention is to walk beside you with experience, presence, and respect. I take time to truly know you, your hopes for birth, and the questions or fears you may carry.
Together, we prepare through education, resources, and thoughtful conversation for pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. I provide comfort measures and education about the biomechanics of birth and fitness during your prenatal and postpartum periods. My focus is not only on what happens, but on how you feel throughout your experience. That you are listened to, informed, and respected. And if you need a steady hand to hold, mine will be there.
Choose the level of Birth Support that meets your needs from virtual consultation to comprehensive care that includes personal training in the GYROTONIC® Method.
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Birth Support
Childbirth Education that builds confidence, clarity, and trust in your body
Evidence-based guidance to help you understand birth, your options, and what to expect so you can feel prepared rather than overwhelmed.
Holistic Childbirth Education
Personal, thoughtful preparation for parents and partners
A supportive learning experience that creates space for questions, reflection, and meaningful connections as you prepare for birth together.
Rooted in deep experience in birth support and body awareness
Taught by an experienced childbirth educator and birth doula with a background in movement and anatomy, offering a grounded and respectful approach to birth education
Kaleena is wonderful. She brings so much peace and is truly great at helping you get to know your body and desires for your birth experience.
Alexandra Beleche
Kaleena embodies a powerful mind, body and spirit! These are the qualities we wanted by our side during the birth of our second child. She was nurturing, calm, positive and supportive through it all making it a beautiful and unforgettable moment in our lives!
Cindy & Jim
Kaleena was a wonderful Doula, our family would highly recommend her to anyone! She was deeply present, patient, and attentive throughout our birthing process. She was an excellent support for us and extremely valuable. Kaleena worked as a team with our midwives and helped to keep our family members informed. As first time parents we are so grateful we were able to work with Kaleena. She's amazing!
Steph
Ready to move with Vitality?
“Live your life with Vitality.
Breathe. Move your body. Be Strong. Be Flexible.
Be Powerful.”
Kaleena Opdyke Hurlburt
Certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Trainer
Certified GYROKINESIS® Pre Trainer
Certified Birth and Post Partum Doula
Certified Birth Chemistry® Childbirth Educator
I believe…
I believe that at the core of The GYROTONIC® Method’s principles lies the ultimate inspiration of Vitality...the overall feeling of wellness- of feeling “alive”. It’s the ability to sense the blood running through your veins- to feel the awareness of bringing air into your lungs, and to treat your body with kindness. Having vitality embodies the desire to eat healthier, to add a little more exercise into your routine, and to be curious about the potential you have to feel GOOD.
To take it a step further, the athlete can get stronger or rehab an injury, the dancer can get more flexible and increase turn out, a pregnant person can create space in their constantly changing body, and the person that never exercised much in their life can begin to meet their potential.
Our spines are designed to move. Forward, backwards, sideways, and with rotation. Our spines want to be strong in all of those directions and with the GYROTONIC® Method those skills are learned. The “Wave” or undulating articulation of the spine is inherent in the system and is also a beautiful analogy to represent the ebbs and flows and the surges of labor. It is one of the most complete movements one can do to stimulate the spinal cord… and with the stimulation of the spinal cord, all the systems of the body are addressed inspiring that sense of vitality we desire. If you’d like to learn about how I came to love this modality, or just want to learn a little more about me, click here.
The GYROTONIC® Method
Essentially strength training for the spine, GYROTONIC® training combines spinal movements with breath, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Total stimulation of the spinal cord inspires a sense of vitality we all crave.
“Ultimately, it’s about living with a sense of vitality and freedom. That means feeling strong and joyful in life while living in your body. This methodology teaches us how to do that and that’s what I want to share.” -Kaleena
Doula Services
There is no greater embodiment of vitality than that of a person growing a baby inside their body and giving birth. Comprehensive Doula Packages include personal training with the Pre-Natal Applications of The GYROTONIC® Method, labor and birth support, as well as postpartum in-home support and training.
“Kaleena is wonderful. She brings so much peace and is truly great at helping you get to know your body and desires for your birth experience.”
— Alexandra Beleche