Click on the names below to meet the members of our Fitness team!
All of our instructors hold national certifications in their area of expertise.
Interested in teaching a fitness class for Campus Recreation? Email fitness@scu.edu for more information or students, see our employment page.
Alyssa will be joining our team this fall and her bio will be updated soon.
"Yoga is the relationship that is built between the body, the mind and the breath. Yoga is creating space free
from obstacles in your own body to live. Yoga is freedom and release. I am here to help others find this
release so that they can comfortably and competently move their bodies through life."
Yoga has been a part of my life for over 15 years, and my practice has helped me grow stronger, more
flexible, and fearless, both on and off the mat. Yoga inspires me to live each moment more mindfully.
With an extensive background in Pilates, cycling, swimming and Les Mills core programs. I always thought
yoga would be boring and easy. After my first class I found it was NOT as easy as I imagined, but the true
surprise was the sense of peace and joy I found.
My 200-hour Vinyasa Flow training with William (Bill) Osmer at school of Ayurvedaology registered under the
yoga alliances. In addition I completed 300 hours of advanced training focused on yoga and ayurveda . I will
always be a student of the practice and am deeply grateful for the loving wisdom my teachers have shared
with me.
In my classes, I love to combine creative sequencing, designing yoga for your dosha, a spirit of playfulness
and a dose of inspiration to help you deepen your practice. I seek to help others thrive in life by nurturing
body, mind and soul with yoga, and my hope is that you step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished, and
balanced.
Finally, I can tell you my classes are powerful, playful, and heartfelt! In fact, my favorite place is anywhere
people gather to sweat, breathe, and break boundaries together.
Iwona’s yoga journey began with Hot Yoga Flow and Vinyasa. After a few classes, when she stayed on the mat to the end, she knew she was hooked, and that she had found her passion on the mat. She became a RYT 200 Yoga Alliance Certified teacher in June 2019 and has been teaching since. In her supportive teaching environment, Iwona focuses on mastering form, understanding how to breathe, helping build confidence in the postures in order to enjoy yoga. Her classes are perfect for all levels. She is also a passionate fitness instructor and holds several certifications issued by Les Mills International, as well as NASM Personal Trainer certification.
Jerrica's martial arts journey began at teenage years in Tae Kwon Do, then by Choi Kwan Do in her thirties. Her passion for martial arts was reignited during pandemic, restarting her training in various cardio martial arts workouts in the Bay Area. She became a certified instructor in 2022 and has been a YMCA combat instructor a year after. She wants to give back to the community, help members to learn basic martial arts technique, to utilize full body movements to improve energy, power & agility. She welcomes all ages in her class, coaching individual to learn their body capability, improve their cardiovascular health by unleashing their inner warrior to maximize exercise enjoyment.
Julia is a Brand Ambassador for BollyX. She is also on the Choreo Team with BollyX. Julia holds a Master of Arts degree in Music. She also studied Indian Carnatic music and dance. She is a professional World music dancer, BollyX, BollyX Kids, Zumba, Aqua Zumba, Zumba Kids + Kids Jr. instructor. Julia is a professional multilingual vocalist, multi- instrumentalist, and International Music Competition Gold Medal Award winner at age 16.
Kate is a first-year at SCU from the suburbs of Chicago. In her free time, she likes to hike, go on runs, practice yoga, go to concerts, and bake. She fell in love with yoga because of the ways it supports her physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. To empower others in the same way, she received her 50-hour Yoga Sculpt Teacher Certification earlier this year.
Lily is a first year at SCU! She is from Northern California and has been a recreational cyclist for 10 years, including road and mountain biking. During her junior year of high school, she joined a mountain biking team, but realized that she loved the cycling community more than the competitive atmosphere. In her senior year, she had the honor of being selected as an ambassador for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) Girls Riding Together (GRiT) program. She spent a year devoting her time to introducing female-identifying students to mountain biking. This past summer, she went on a road cycling adventure to the French Alps to climb 5 of the most famous Tour de France mountain stages. She wants to make this class a fun and welcoming place for everyone of all levels. Feel free to follow her instagram account (@lily_spin) for information and updates about class.
Nadia is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and an experienced 500-hour registered yoga teacher (e-RYT 500). She enjoys combining her knowledge of strength training with yoga to design programs that help students transform their energy levels, boost their confidence and strength, and live happier, healthier lives. Her main goals with her yoga practice and strength routine are to increase her vertical leap and swing power to defeat her opponents in volleyball, to feel like a ninja when she practices handstands and other arm balances, and to feel balanced and at peace with herself and the world around her.
Sheyda will be joining our team this fall and her bio will be updated soon.