Brian Nunez is more than just a San Jose, CA based personal trainer. With nearly 10 years of experience, he has held thousands of personal training sessions resulting in successful stories. Brian prides himself on his wide range of cliental, consisting of elite high level athletes to everyday people striving to improve their individual fitness level. Through his positive, yet challenging methods, his clients gain the confidence needed to reach their goals. Channeling his passion, innovation, and dedication to fitness, he creates a sense of personal awareness for his clients. Brian is continually challenging their short term and long term goals. He encourages his clientele to live a fitness-oriented lifestyle and push themselves beyond their limits. He believes no two people are... Read the profile >>
Yoga @ Cindy's
Little did Cindy know, that her curiosity purchase of her first Yoga book, 20 Minute Yoga Workouts, back when she was a student in college, was the start of her love affair with Yoga which would eventually lead her to discover the answer to the age-old question: "What do you want to do when you grow up?". Cindy spent the first 2.5 years of her "grown up" life at her first(and hopefully last) corporate job, which she dreaded waking up to go to. It was during this time that she began her daily practice of Yoga. Most days she felt like the only thing dragging her out of bed and to the office was the fact that the Yoga studio she went to was near work and not home. So, if she didn't make the commute to work, it meant no Yoga -- which equaled an unhappy, off-balance, Cindy. Realizing... Read the profile >>
Desiree is our amazing ambassador who can tuck you right into the best shape you could imagine at the Dailey Method Willow Glen. The Dailey Method® is a system of strengthening and stretching all the major muscle groups in the body. It combines ballet barre work, core conditioning, yoga, and orthopedic exercises. The controlled movements are very focused, effective, and safe. Proper alignment is our primary focus. Then each set of exercises is followed by a series of active stretches to develop more sculpted and supple muscles. The entire body and mind is constantly working throughout class. Especially your core - every position we teach we cue how to properly acheive and maintain core engagement. Through this process ones body, posture, and physical awareness will be transformed. Read the profile >>
Downtown Yoga Shala, Yoga @ Cindy's, and Breathe Yoga
Joan Chanpong was first introduced to yoga in 2002. After finding that movement and breath awareness helped calm her mind and body, Joan felt the need to share her knowledge so that others might also reap the benefits of yoga. After receiving her teacher certification from Corepower Yoga, Joan set out with the goal of helping make yoga accessible to students of all levels. She has attended numerous workshops and seminars with influential yoga teachers such as Natasha Rizopoulos, Janet Stone, Seane Corn, John Friend, Kenny Graham and Samantha Shakti Brown. Joan’s willingness to incorporate ideas from a variety of yoga styles and diversify her knowledge and practice helps keep her classes fresh and dynamic. Those who attend Joan’s classes can expect a focus on proper alignment, posture,... Read the profile >>
As a life-long fitness advocate and practitioner, I am grateful for the abundant happiness, joy, and freedom I receive from living a healthy lifestyle. Henry David Thoreau wrote, "Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." I have been blessed with that legacy of great wealth and abundance. With this deep gratitude comes the love and desire to share my joy with others. Any activity that moves our body or soul is freedom. Slow and easy or as fast as I can, running is my fun and my freedom. Marathon winner Julie Isphording said it best for me, "Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and the childlike spirit to have fun along the way. Run often and run long, but never outrun your joy of running". After college and a career in banking and... Read the profile >>
Founder:The Yoga Solution, San Jose; Breathe
Marti was born and raised in Los Altos, California and comes from a family who supports her quest to make a difference in our community. She is one of the lucky yoga business owners who found her true life mission, teaching Yoga. In 1994, she developed The Yoga Solution, a company in San Jose that brings the benefits of Yoga to corporations, local hospitals, birthing centers, chiropractic clinics and recently, Lululemon in San Jose. Known as "the teacher's teacher", she brings her knowledge of Vinyasa Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Yoga Therapeutics to new teachers by mentoring them in her apprenticeship program. Her credentials include, certification from White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, Shiva Rae's Prenatal Yoga Progam in Los Angeles and Yoga Therapy certification from The... Read the profile >>
Misako Matsuoka is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. Misako teaches "Anusara Inspired"TM yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga and Vinyasa Flow Yoga. Misako's first yoga experience was a prenatal yoga class. Relocating to California from an overseas corporate expat assignment in Italy she had no idea where yoga would lead her. Postnatal yoga mom and baby classes followed, then she found the vigor of a "power" yoga class. With the demands of a young child and the workload of an engineer, she was often stressed and sleep deprived. She was mystified why yoga should be so invigorating and uplifting yet calming and relaxing. She had been an avid runner, hiker, skiier, and dancer so she dived into the yoga world. She kept going back and sampled as many of the various... Read the profile >>
We love Pik Chu Wong as a yoga teacher and we love her even more as a community leader. You only have to spend a few minutes with her to recognize her deep love for her students, community, friends and family. Her creativity and innovative ideas shine brightly but modestly through The Yoga Studio in Campbell and the studio's web site. Pik Chu created Om Alliance as a way to unite local yoga studios to better serve the needs of students. Pik Chu has been an unofficial Lululemon ambassador for years. She proudly sports Lululemon gear simply because Lululemon products are comfortable, long lasting and have thoughtful details that put a big smile on her face. I couldn't say it better than Pik Chu when she told us "Lululemon gear is like my second skin, it performs and fits so... Read the profile >>
