Becca
Zumba Instructor
Becca grew up in a small town and graduated with a class of 60 students. While growing up, she played basketball, softball, and volleyball. She danced ballet for 10 years but had to stop when sports consumed all of her free time. She is attending IUP as a pre-dental major and aspires to be a dentist one day.
Bina
Yoga Instructor
Meditation Instructor
Bina, an alumnus of IUP, is a licensed professional counselor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From 1994 to 2009, she worked as a therapist consultant for Confidential Counseling Services at the Community Guidance Center, Indiana, Pa. Bina has also worked a a temporary faculty member in the IUP Department of Developmental Studies for two years, from Fall 2008 to Spring 2010.
Bina had been wholeheartedly engrossed in spiritual studies for personal spiritual growth since 1979 and has attended several weekend workshops on meditation over the last 10 years. In 1995, Bina was certified to teach yoga by Ma Yogashakti Saraswati, the founder of the Yoga Shakti International Mission, in Koltkata, India. Helping others in reaching their highest potential in life through spirituality has been her number one passion in life. With this goal in mind, Bina started a student organization last summer called the Ascension Meditation Yoga Association (AMYA) at IUP, which is open to the entire IUP community and Indiana community, free of charge. On campus, AMYA meets for yoga and meditation sessions once a week for an hour during the regular Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. If you feel drawn to yoga and meditation for your overall well-being, please attend AYMA sessions, held at IUP’s HUB.
Brittany
Brittany is a nutrition major at IUP. She is certified in HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), Zumba, and Spinning. Brittany has huge passion for both health and fitness. In the past year and a half , she has lost 77 pounds . She achieved this by changing her life, through diet and exercise. She received her first certification in March of 2012. Immediately after receiving her certifications, she started working as a fitness instructor teaching all three classes at Intense Fitness and Tanning. Intense Fitness and Tanning is where she started her weight loss journey. This past summer she taught 6-7 classes per week. “It is an amazing thing helping people reach goals and helping them grow as individuals, and I hope to do the same for you!”
Brock
Brock "Brockoli" is from southern Florida and attended Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa. He loves sports (played football and was a thrower in track while in high school), working out, and having fun. He is currently working on his third session of Shaun T's INSANITY®, and will be your motivator and "assistant coach" as you work out in this life-changing class.
Kristen
Zumba Instructor
Kristen is a junior at IUP studying psychology with a minor in Spanish. She has been dancing, cheerleading, and choreographing for seven years. After taking a year of Zumba classes, she received her license to teach Zumba in August 2011 and has been teaching ever since at Sunflower Yoga Studio and Healthy Habit Fitness Studio.
Lauren
Zumba Instructor
Lauren is from the Erie area and has devoted a large part of her life to dance and exercise. She previoiusly attended Slippery Rock University studying exercise science and will be studying dietetics here at IUP. Lauren teaches Zumba classes at Best Fitness, a local gym in Erie, Pa., and absolutely loves her job. Group fitness allows her to utilize her passion for activity while also motivating and guiding others to do the same. Come join her class!
