About

Sonya Padron, Founder of My Healing Yoga

Sonya Padron comes from a diverse background that includes studying Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, running a multicultural environmental education program for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, writing science curricula for the Community Science Workshop Network, teaching kids how to use SCUBA equipment at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and working as a birth doula.

Sonya experimented with yoga in 2001 while experiencing complications with her health and found that the repeated practice of yogic breathing and postures greatly improved her quality of life. After several years of maintaining a dedicated home practice, Sonya decided to pursue a career in helping others through yoga. She graduated from the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco in 2011 and extended her knowledge with programs at Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda and Twin Lakes College of the Healing Arts. Sonya now balances her time caring for her two small kids and teaching yoga.

Qualifications:

  • 2011 Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco, 500 hour Advanced Studies/ Teacher Training Program
  • 2011 Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda, Diploma Program
  • 2010 Twin Lakes College, Birthwise Doula Certification
  • 2006 110-hour Advanced Teacher Training with Kofi Busia
  • 2004 Cornell University, Master’s of Biological & Environmental Engineering
  • 2001 Cornell University, Bachelor’s of Science, Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Experience:

  • 2011 – Present, Teach public Yoga for Moms and Prenatal Yoga classes at Harmony Birth & Family in Campbell.
  • 2011 -2015, Taught Prenatal Yoga classes at Kaiser Santa Clara.
  • 2010-2011, Taught public Level 1-2 classes at Yoga Center Santa Cruz and Galleria Wellness Center in Santa Cruz.
  • 2010-2012, Apprenticed, Yoga for Backcare Classes with Karyn Bristol at Yoga Within in Aptos.
  • 2010-2012, Apprenticed, Prenatal Yoga with Naomi Hiller-Reynolds.
  •  2010, Yoga Anatomy and Teaching Skills Workshop with Roger Cole, Ph.D,
  •  Student of yoga since 2001, studying with Juliet Heizman, Naomi Reynolds, Janet Macleod, Allan Nett, Elise Miller, Victoria Austin, Karyn Bristol, Maya Lev

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