Meet Our Team
Our team of world class manual physical therapists, master movement instructors, and body workers inspire embodied knowledge.
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Tracey Vincel, PT, M.Phty, CBBA
FOUNDER & PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Founder of KNOSIS Physiotherapy & Wellness, Tracey Vincel has over 25 years of clinical experience treating and preventing pain. She has a deep interest in the relationship between altered posturo-movement and pain and related disorders. Her practice emphasizes the mind/body connection.
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Monica Vitenson, PT, MSPT, OCS, CCTT
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Monica has been practicing physical therapy for over 25 years. She has an outstanding reputation in the field as a manual therapist and movement re-educator. She specializes in TMJ and cranial cervical dysfunction, in which she is one of only a few New York therapists to hold an advanced certification.
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Caroline Jolly, PT, MSPT
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Caroline brings over 25 years of expertise in physical therapy, with a strong foundation in outpatient orthopedics. A graduate of Columbia University’s prestigious Physical Therapy program, she has honed her skills in treating non-operative, post-operative, and chronic pain patients.
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Liron Bensimon, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Liron has over 22 years of expertise in physical therapy, specializing in temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD), headaches, neck pain, and orthopedic rehabilitation, including spinal cord injury recovery.
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Lukasz Mroz, PT, MSPT, OCS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Lukasz earned his Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Warsaw Medical University in 2011. He has been practicing physical therapy for over a decade and became a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic physical therapy in 2021. His clinical experience includes pre and post-operative outpatient orthopedics and sports rehabilitation.
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Eleanor Chiger, PT, DPT
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Eleanor received her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Columbia University, and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Viola Performance from The Juilliard School. She is passionate about providing thoughtful, holistic, highly individualized care, combining a variety of manual, neuromuscular, and exercise techniques to restore function and mobility.
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Liudmila Lahonda, PT, DPT, OCS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Liudmila blends orthopedic rehabilitation with pelvic health therapy to provide comprehensive, personalized care. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2017, starting her career with a strong focus on orthopedics and manual therapy, starting her career with a strong focus on orthopedics and manual therapy.
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Shannon Gorman, PT, DPT, CSCS
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Shannon earned her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology and Applied Physiology from University of Delaware, whose sports medicine and kinesiology programs are amongst the top five in the US. Shannon went on to earn her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from New York University. She has been a practicing PT for 9 years in NYC, treating…
Wellness Team
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Jenny Long, CPI
PILATES INSTRUCTOR
Jenny is a Polestar Pilates Certified and a Balanced Body Certified Pilates Instructor. She was trained by Master teacher Lesley Powell of Movement’s Afoot, and studied with Kelly Kane at Kinected, who is also located in New York City. Jenny is a licensed Buff Bones Instructor, which is a medically endorsed full-body movement system for Bone and Joint health.
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Molly Phelps, CPI
PILATES INSTRUCTOR
Molly has been teaching Pilates in NYC since 1998. As a young pre-professional ballet dancer, Molly was taught Pilates by her ballet teachers as a way to keep herself conditioned, whether she was injured or correcting muscular imbalances, to achieve perfect form.
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Mariia Shangina, CPI
PILATES INSTRUCTOR
As a senior Pilates instructor, Mariia has a genuine love for movement. Certified by Polestar Pilates, the gold standard in the industry, she focuses on post rehabilitation and athletic performance. She has worked with a diverse client population and has a passion for injury prevention.
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Yuu Fujita, CPI
PILATES INSTRUCTOR
Yuu is a Pilates instructor who focuses on integrating strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination to help clients achieve their maximum potential. She has a BA in Dance and was certified in Pilates in 2001. She has also studied Kinesthetic anatomy, Iyengar Yoga, the Alexander Technique, Yamuna Body Rolling, the Eric Franklin Method, and Thai Body Work to enhance her teaching.
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Oryan Gur
PILATES INSTRUCTOR
Oryan began mapping her path in dance and theater at a young age in Israel, training at the Academy of Contemporary Dance in Haifa and later at Bat Dor Tel Aviv. It was there that she was introduced to Pilates by Sergei Lukin, a former Bolshoi Ballet dancer, sparking her long-term dedication to the practice.
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Eduardo Colon
STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION PRACTITIONER
Eduardo Colon has been practicing integrative bodywork since 1998. His belief in the power of touch therapy stems from his own experiences and his success with clients. Eduardo is a licensed massage therapist and structural integrator in New York and New Jersey with over 2,400 hours of bodywork education in various disciplines.
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Megan Renee Backus, LMT
MASSAGE THERAPIST
Megan's passion for bodywork has led her to develop expertise in many areas. She regularly treats patients who suffer from a wide variety of serious complaints and conditions, ranging from rehab after hip replacement to fibromyalgia to athletic recovery. She is a Certified Practitioner of the Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage®.
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Ayala Hodak
AESTHETICIAN
Ayala Hodak has been passionately practicing holistic skincare since she was trained as a cosmetologist and aromatherapist in Israel. Her expertise is unmatched, as she has dedicated her life to perfecting the art of deep cleaning with lifting massage, lymphatic massage, and aromatherapy.
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Frank Hughes
THAI YOGA
Frank Hughes, a certified Structural Integration practitioner from the Florida School of Massage. With over 30 years of experience in western modalities of healing, Frank has mastered Connective tissue massage, Neuromuscular therapy, Shiatsu, Myofascial release, Cranial sacral therapy, and Trager.
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Agnieszka Szablonska
ENERGY THERAPIST
Agnieszka is a Certified Energy Therapist with 15 years of experience in the wellness field. Founder of “THE ZEN WORLD”, She specialized in the most beautiful Arts of Wellness and Integrative Energy Therapies that she had the privilege to learn from the Masters, Healers and Sages.
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Teddy Kingsbury
MUSICIAN & SOUND MEDITATION INSTRUCTOR
Teddy Kingsbury is a jazz pianist, meditation teacher, and dedicated practitioner of holistic wellness. Committed to addressing the Metacrisis, he explores the potential of the human form through embodied cognition and holonic alignment—integrating mind, body, and nature.