Yoga with Gloria

Great work out Sunday, we moved on to a new level for insanity, a little sore but the good kind!!!

I started doing yoga with Gloria almost a year ago. As someone who had not done yoga formally before, I found her class challenging but refreshing. Each class she would work on different areas of the body (i.e. balance poses, back and shoulders, or core work) that would be integrated into her classes. She does a good job showing moves differently for people with different skills levels and really emphasizes you doing what feels good in your body rather than what a pose should look like.
After a year of doing yoga, i feel alot stronger in my body and greater mental composure. I look forward to my «yoga days» to continue my practice.

Love Yoga with Gloria
I never took yoga before and read prenatal yoga was great exercise for pregnancy, so I did a Unilocal search and found Gloria. I have been taking prenatal yoga privately for 12 weeks and love it. This is my 3^rd pregnancy and I wish I would have done it with the other 2. I have no lower back pain, I feel energized and so peaceful. Gloria is wonderful. She created a workout that suits me and my needs and still makes it different each week. The atmosphere is always peaceful and soothing and she even will make adjustments during workout if I want to work on a specific body part or to accommodate my growing belly. I plan to continue yoga with Gloria when I am able to start a workout routine after baby.

Gloria is a fantastic yoga/​insanity and overall fitness coach. I have been going to Gloria’s Sunday yoga classes for about a year now, and attending her Insanity classes for the last 3 months. I will review both here.
Yoga: Gloria is a very patient and dedicated instructor. We are usually a small group on Sundays, ranging from 6 to 8 yogis. This allows Gloria to walk around the class, paying attention to everyone’s postures, and correcting them if need be. Her classes are truly for everyone: for those new to yoga and those with more experience. Gloria will offer suggestions for modifications as she goes along, ranging from giving more of a challenge for her advanced students to alternative postures for the expectant mother. And you do feel very zen after a class.
Insanity: Insanity is great for those who are looking to take their fitness up a notch: especially when you’ve reached a plateau and can’t seem to shed those last few pounds or get a flatter stomach, no matter how many crunches you do. Yes, it’s gruelling, and you might find yourself cursing during the first few times you try Insanity, but believe me, it gets easier the more often you go. I have a flatter stomach, and a more toned behind thanks to Gloria’s coaching and Insanity. I look better in my clothes and feel more confident as a result.
At $ 10 per class, you really can’t go wrong. Do your body a favor, and give Yoga/​Insanity with Gloria a try!

I had never done yoga but wanted to explore the practice when I found out I was pregnant. I am so happy to have found Gloria to work with for private prenatal sessions. Before our 1^st session, Gloria wanted to make sure she tailored the practice to my needs and asked great questions to ensure I would be happy and to meet my goals.
Since I started with Gloria, I have also taken some group classes and nothing compares. It’s amazing how she can make little adjustments to my body making the session so much more useful. In a large class setting you don’t get the individual attention to maximize your practice. Gloria builds each session according to your energy that day and what you want to focus on. Perfect for the ever changing body of a pregnant woman!
Gloria is friendly, professional, and caring. Everything you’d want in an instructor!

Gloria is an amazing instructor! She is able to run the lesson so that people with any level of experience (including friends of mine with zero experience) are suitably challenged but never over-​exerted. For every position she’ll offer an easier alternative for anyone that needs it. I’ve been going almost a year now. I never really saw myself as a yoga person, but it really is good for the mind, core strength and flexibility. I think what I like most is that Gloria has a friendly little group where everyone knows each other and a gorgeous venue with wooden floors and a high ceiling — which helps with the meditation. Sometimes Gloria will turn off the lights and put on candles towards the end of the lesson or invite us out to dinner.
Gloria is a wonderful woman, and her yoga sessions helps keep me keep balanced during the week. :)

I had never tried yoga before but was always curious, so when Gloria offered a demo class at my workplace, I gave it a chance and after one session, I was hooked. After two months of classes (held on-​site at my workplace in San Jose, can’t beat the convenience), my flexibility and balance have improved greatly, and poses that were initially very challenging are now much easier to do.
Gloria is very attentive and approachable, always willing to help you with your form or spot you when you want to challenge yourself with a difficult pose. She is very good at running a class that is simultaneously suitable for beginners and more advanced yoga practitioners. For example, the sequence of poses may call for a basic pose that is suitable for all levels, but she’ll suggest more advanced variations for those who feel able.
I would definitely recommend Gloria’s class to anyone who is interested in practicing yoga, regardless of their previous experience or physical condition. Her classes are what the student makes of it, relaxing for those looking for a gentle workout, and physically demanding for those who want to push for a challenge.

I had been practicing yoga for 2 years at a studio near my home before I moved to San Jose (I am a resent transplant from Vancouver Canada). Being new in the area I didn’t have a lot of information about the local yoga classes (outside of the local gym).
when my company offered us a corporate yoga class once a week, as part of our «Get Fit» challange, I was very excited to get back into it.
Gloria’s class is fantastc; challanging, mentaly refreshing, and fun. Gloria has great patients and can modify all moves for any skill level. She is very warm and knowledgeable, and she also makes sure everyone stays withing their personal boundaries, so there is no «over doing it» or injuries.
I look forward to our weekly classes and would love to see her in the office more often! I think I can speak for others as well as myself, when i say that i am truly relaxed and refreshed (and sweaty) after our classes.

I have been very pleased with every class that I have had with Gloria. She is extremely professional and pleasant and she is very happy to share all she knows about Yoga. Learning from her has led to a better, more healthy lifestyle for me and I cannot recommend her instruction enough. Thank you Gloria!

Gloria is a great teacher! She tailors the class to individual needs and levels, and is very good at modifications for injuries.
In particular she is very careful about form so you won’t hurt yourself and will get the most out of the practice.
Her classes focus on building strength and endurance.
She changes up the class each time so it is always fresh and she works different areas in each class to build strength and flexibility throughout the body.
While Gloria is very friendly before and after class, I like that she keeps the focus on the yoga practice during class and doesn’t pull away your concentration with chatter.
I come away from her classes calm, focused, refreshed, and energized!

Love her classes!
Right now, the classes are small, so you get a lot of personal attention. Gloria is very flexible (ha ha) and changes the classes to provide variety and modifies her routine to accommodate the needs of the students. She does a mix of hatha and vinyasa yoga, and the routines improve strength, flexibility and balance. She provides blocks — helpful to the not-​so-​flexible — and always brings some mats, too.
She is warm, approachable and funny, but she also has a spiritual side, and we begin and end with breathing and/​or meditation exercises. After a very stressful day, I felt calm and relaxed by the end of her class last night. I like the music she uses — it’s very soothing, and fits with what we do in the class.
I seem to be stuck at beginner in spite of doing yoga for 25 years on and off (mostly off, that’s why I never get beyond beginner, I suppose) I am not flexible and have some knee problems. Gloria suggests modifications for poses that I can’t do, and I always feel challenged by the work-​out and push myself, yet I haven’t been sore yet the next day. What’s up with that???
Cost of classes is about average for the area. You can save some money by buying a multiclass pass.

I’ve taken a few classes with Gloria and found her to be very experienced in her practice. I’m a beginner /​intermediate and have had other instructors that were intimidating, but Gloria is friendly and personable. I really enjoy the class and love how she gives more challenging options for poses. I’ve gotten bored in other classes where we do the same routine repeatedly. Gloria’s class is fun, invigorating and spiritual. The studio looks brand new and is in a good area with lots of parking outside. I will definitely continue taking her classes.