Interview: Lawrence Biscontini - 2010 ECA Instructor of the Year

Lawrence Biscontini, M.A.is a Mindful Movement Specialist. He is the recipient of numerous awards: ECA Instructor of the Year Award for Best All Around Male Presenter (2010), Presenter’s Choice Debut Premier ECA Award (2009), Best International Program Chosen for Japan for “Shakti” (2007), Best Corporate Trainer for Xerox Greece (2006), Best Mind-Body Presenter (ECA, 2005), Specialty Presenter of the Year Award (Can Fit Pro, 2004), and Instructor of the Year Awards from IDEA (2004) & ACE (2002). Lawrence has been a Spa Consultant and Trainer for leading international spas including Cavo Tagoo Mykonos, Greece (2008), Canyon Ranch (2007, 2008), and Greenbrier, among others. Lawrence has celebrity clients like cast members of ABC TV’s soap opera “General Hospital,” and appears on news (CNN Headline News) and television (“LIVE! With Regis and Kelly”). He is Contributing Author to industry magazines like AFAA’s American Fitness, IDEA’s Fitness Journal, and Spa Asia. His books include Morning Cardiovascular Workouts, by Human Kinetics and most recently, Running the Show: Excellence in Fitness Customer Service, and Cream Rises: Excellence in Private & Group Education. In the USA, he has created aquatic, yoga, and T’ai Chi programming enjoyed at illustrious fitness chains and spas, including Equinox, 24 Hour Fitness, Gold’s Gym International, Bally, and Golden Door Spas. A percentage of all of his website sales goes to charity. To inspire career wellness development, he has instituted several Biscontini Scholarships for the fitness and spa community and “Yo-Global,” a program to take yoga to the underprivileged. Find Lawrence at www.findlawrence.com. Lawrence, a resident of the world, teaches in English, Spanish, Italian and Greek.