OUR TEAM
HEATHER CRAIG
Booty Luv® Fitness Founder
Heather Craig is the founder of Booty Luv® Fitness and Body Luv Fitness LLC, based in Portland, OR. When not teaching wait-listed Booty Luv® Fitness classes in Portland, she leads a variety of group fitness classes, trains clients one on one, leads international Booty Luv® Beach Retreats, teaches Booty Luv® classes at electronic music festivals, and has a blast filming new videos for the online memberships.
Fusion-based movement is her passion and Booty Luv® Fitness is her way of empowering people to be silly, sexy, strong, and stable.
Personal Motto
“Smashing the patriarchy and saving the planet.”
Cause Close To Her Heart
Planned Parenthood, Rainforest Action Network, and Southern Poverty Law Center
Favorite Indulgence
Creme Brulee and Rose all day…
CARINA BOREALIS
Certified Booty Luv® Instructor
Carina Borealis (he/she/they respectively) is Portland’s leading genderqueer fitness instructor. Learning to trust their own body through dedicated movement practice led them to pursue their NASM Personal Training Certification. They also hold instructor certifications in Indoor Cycling, Rowing, Circuit, and Yoga Sculpt. Carina is a kindness enthusiast with a penchant for sass and bringing on the sweat! They strive to cultivate fitness spaces inclusive of every BODY no matter their gender identity, sexuality, color, or size. They learned to luv the body they inhabit with Booty Luv@ Fitness and it brings them joy to extend that same invitation to everybody that enters the studio.
Keep current with all their queer art & fitness escapades via their Instagram @carina.borealis
Personal Motto
"When a Black Trans Woman speaks, Revolution comes out of her mouth."
Cause Close To Their Heart
PNW Kiki Grant, a mutual aid fund supporting BIPOC + Trans/NB members of the ballroom community in Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle
Favorite Indulgence
Pumpin' to terrible EDM pop remixes with a bottle of Rose
BRIANNA GORDON
Certified Booty Luv® Instructor
Brianna (she/her) is so excited to join the Booty Luv™ Instructor Team! With a background in dance, yoga, and fitness, and a passion for dance-able music, she is a natural fit. She brings kindness, knowledge, and a healthy dose of sass to each class. It is her mission to create an environment that is welcoming to EVERY body, and that each person leaves class feeling confident, joyful, and in LUV with themselves.
Personal Motto
"The most vital right is the right to love and be loved." - Emma Goldman
Cause Close To Her Heart
Houselessness, Women's Rights, Anti-Racism, and LGBTQ rights. Check out Rose Haven, Free Hot Soup PDX, Planned Parenthood, and the Urban League of Portland for ways to participate locally.
Favorite Indulgence
A margarita on a sunny beach. And a dance party. Every time.
HEATHER CRAIG
Booty Luv® Fitness Founder
Heather Craig is the founder of Booty Luv® Fitness and Body Luv Fitness LLC, based in Portland, OR. When not teaching wait-listed Booty Luv® Fitness classes in Portland, she leads a variety of group fitness classes, trains clients one on one, leads international Booty Luv® Beach Retreats, teaches Booty Luv® classes at electronic music festivals, and has a blast filming new videos for the online memberships.
Fusion-based movement is her passion and Booty Luv® Fitness is her way of empowering people to be silly, sexy, strong, and stable.
Personal Motto
“Smashing the patriarchy and saving the planet.”
Cause Close To Her Heart
Planned Parenthood, Rainforest Action Network, and Southern Poverty Law Center
Favorite Indulgence
Creme Brulee and Rose all day…
CARINA BOREALIS
Certified Booty Luv® Instructor
Carina Borealis (he/she/they respectively) is Portland’s leading genderqueer fitness instructor. Learning to trust their own body through dedicated movement practice led them to pursue their NASM Personal Training Certification. They also hold instructor certifications in Indoor Cycling, Rowing, Circuit, and Yoga Sculpt. Carina is a kindness enthusiast with a penchant for sass and bringing on the sweat! They strive to cultivate fitness spaces inclusive of every BODY no matter their gender identity, sexuality, color, or size. They learned to luv the body they inhabit with Booty Luv@ Fitness and it brings them joy to extend that same invitation to everybody that enters the studio.
Keep current with all their queer art & fitness escapades via their Instagram @carina.borealis
Personal Motto
"When a Black Trans Woman speaks, Revolution comes out of her mouth."
Cause Close To Their Heart
PNW Kiki Grant, a mutual aid fund supporting BIPOC + Trans/NB members of the ballroom community in Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle
Favorite Indulgence
Pumpin' to terrible EDM pop remixes with a bottle of Rose
BRIANNA GORDON
Certified Booty Luv® Instructor
Brianna (she/her) is so excited to join the Booty Luv™ Instructor Team! With a background in dance, yoga, and fitness, and a passion for dance-able music, she is a natural fit. She brings kindness, knowledge, and a healthy dose of sass to each class. It is her mission to create an environment that is welcoming to EVERY body, and that each person leaves class feeling confident, joyful, and in LUV with themselves.
Personal Motto
"The most vital right is the right to love and be loved." - Emma Goldman
Cause Close To Their Heart
Houselessness, Women's Rights, Anti-Racism, and LGBTQ rights. Check out Rose Haven, Free Hot Soup PDX, Planned Parenthood, and the Urban League of Portland for ways to participate locally.
Favorite Indulgence
A margarita on a sunny beach. And a dance party. Every time.
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