About Magda

Born in Egypt, Magda’s family migrated to the USA when she was in middle school.
Currently, she lives in Denver, Colorado.
Magda is the owner and instructor at Pharonik Pilates Bungee Fitness. She discovered
Pilates after the birth of her first child. During her first pregnancy, she gained 80 pounds.
After having her child, Magda worked vigorously to lose the weight. She performed all
kinds of exercise activities including running, aerobics, spinning, weight lifting, etc. After
training for about 15 months, Magda discovered Pilates. As she continued to include
Pilates into her exercise regimen, she noticed how much quicker she was able to achieve
her pre-pregnancy weight goal and alleviate back pain. Furthermore, she enjoyed how it
made her feel.
After continuing to study and practice Pilates during her second and third pregnancies,
Magda decided to become a Pilates instructor so that she could share the benefits of
Pilates with others. Magda studied and trained at the Pilates Center of Boulder for over a
year, then obtained her Pilates Certification through the Body Arts and Science
International (BASI) Program, certified by BASI Master Instructor and Faculty Member,
Kristi Cooper-White, founder of Pilates Anytime.
Magda is a third-generation descendent teacher of the Pilates method and has trained
over 8 years with Cara Reeser, a disciple of Kathy Grant, who was a direct protégé of
Joseph Pilates. Magda completed the Kathy Grant Heritage Training Program under Cara
Reeser in 2012 and she completed her Advanced Master’s Program in Pilates from
the renowned Pilates Center of Boulder in May 2016 with Rachel Taylor Segel and Amy
Alpers. [Rachel and Amy trained under Romana Kryzanowska, Joseph Pilates' protege and
inheritor of his studio in NYC].

In addition, Magda is a certified Bungee Fitness instructor trained by the original creators
of the Bungee workout in Thailand.

Magda discovered Garuda in 2015 after meeting James D’Silva at the PMA in
Denver. She further explored it in 2016 at the PMA in Arizona and after
experiencing a session with James on the apparatus, she was completely mesmerized.

In 2017, Magda traveled to London to study with James D’Silva several times.
Now, Magda is the Master Garuda Teacher in the USA and will be working with
James to expand the Garuda Method in the US.