Krisna & Robert
Krisna Hanks
Krisna is co-owner of Square 1 Wellness providing Low-Carbohydrate/Ketogenic (LCHF/Keto) nutrition coaching and personalized fitness training to individuals, groups and organizations.
Ms. Hanks holds a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University and completed her MBA in the Executive Program at the University of San Francisco. Most recently she earned the title Coach Practitioner ™ from the Noakes Foundation, a select group of individuals chosen to train in the LCHF/Keto lifestyle. Her extensive health, fitness and wellness certifications are listed below.
Her work includes worksite wellness subject matter expert for the CDC’s Work@Health™ program, development of City of Emeryville Wellness Program as well as supporting companies across the nation in establishing comprehensive wellness initiatives. Author of Finding Lifestyle Sanity: A Survival Guide.
Ms. Hanks and her husband, Robert Surenbroek were the founder/owners of East Bay Pilates in the San Francisco Bay Area for 13 years. During this period they also ran the Pilates’ program for Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA.
Krisna’s health and wellness career is supported by her prior years of experience as a communication specialist/executive coach for Executive Performance Training (EPT), an international company based in The Netherlands. EPT offers communication courses for CEO’s, senior and mid-level executives and management teams, for large and small corporations.
In addition to her corporate career, Ms. Hanks has a broad professional background in dance and theater in Europe and the United States, having worked with renowned choreographers and directors such as Twyla Tharp, Lucinda Childs , Frey Faust, Lisa Marcus and Peter Greenaway, and major companies such as the Dutch National Opera and Aspect Theater London. During this period she was the artistic director of Raw Material Theater Company producing, directing, and choreographing performances throughout Europe and the United States.
Certifications
Dr. Sears Wellness Institute-Health Coach Certification-Adults and Seniors
Nutrition Network Coach Practitioner™ Certification
Nutrition Network LCHF/Keto Professional Nutrition Advisor Certification
Nutrition Network Obesity: Risk and Reversal Certification
Nutrition Network Diabetes Risk and Reversal Certification
National Diabetes Prevention Program-Lifestyle Coach Trainer Certification
Senior Fitness Association-Senior Fitness Instructor Certification
WELCOA, Workplace Wellness University Certification
Romana’s Pilates-Comprehensive Certification
Power Pilates-Mat & Apparatus Certification
Iyengar Yoga-Teacher Trainer Certification
Getting Old Does Not Have to Mean Being Frail.
Krisna Hanks, Health Coach
Robert Surenbroek
Robert is co-owner of Square 1 Wellness providing Low-Carbohydrate/Ketogenic (LCHF/Keto) nutrition coaching and personalized fitness training to individuals, groups and organizations. He is a certified Primal Health Coach and certified Nutrition Network Advisor. His coaching career started in the Netherlands during his swimming and water polo career and continued on as a Personal Trainer and Pilates Teacher Trainer.
Robert’s coaching background includes being a certified snowboard instructor from the Austrian Snowboard Association. His Classical Pilates’ teaching experience includes being a Teacher Trainer for Power Pilates working domestically and internationally. He holds comprehensive certifications from both Romana’s Pilates and Power Pilates.
He and Krisna Hanks were the founder/owners of East Bay Pilates in the San Francisco Bay Area for 13 years. Together they also ran the Pilates’ program from Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA.
In addition to Robert’s vast coaching experience, he brings high-level business and television expertise to Square 1 Wellness. He received his bachelor’s degree in business management from the Amsterdam Economic School and enjoyed a long career as a director of photography for film, video and television, in the USA and Europe. Robert worked for a variety of networks and production companies such as the, BBC, Deutsche Welle, MTV, Reuters and A & E.
Certifications
Primal Health Health Coaching Certification
Nutrition Network Advisor Certification
Austrian Snowboard Association Certification
Power Pilates Comprehensive Certification
Romana’s Pilates Comprehensive Certification
Control Your Food Control Your Health.
Robert Surenbroek, Primal Health Coach