MIRANDA ESMONDE-WHITE

Miranda Esmonde-White is one of America’s greatest advocates and educators of healthy aging. She is best known for her PBS fitness show, Classical Stretch, which has been airing since 1999 and is rated the #1 fitness show on the network, and for creating Essentrics - the technique which Classical Stretch is based on. She has filmed over 300 episodes of Classical Stretch workouts, most of them distributed worldwide on DVD. Following her career as a professional ballerina, Miranda developed Essentrics®, and became a flexibility trainer and consultant to numerous professional and Olympic athletes, celebrities and other notable clients.

Esmonde-White’s bestselling book, Aging Backwards (Harper Collins/Random House) is revolutionizing the way we understand the role fitness plays in slowing down the aging process while keeping our bodies young, attractive, strong and healthy. Based in Montreal, Miranda spends her time developing the technique, writing and training new instructors. She also travels extensively giving lectures, leading weeklong teacher training sessions and hosting fitness retreats.