Alison Mito

Iyengar Certified

started Iyengar yoga in 1978 and has been teaching at SDC since 1993. She has attended two national Iyengar conventions and is working towards Iyengar certification. Alison practiced yoga throughout her two pregnancies and welcomes expectant women to her classes.

Eunice Sakai

Iyengar Certified

Eunice has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 1978, has studied with the Iyengars in India and the US. She has taught yoga since 1985 at SDC and other Honolulu locations. Eunice holds a Master's Degree in Public Health and is a licensed massage therapist.

Evelia Pineda Torres

Iyengar Certified

has been studying yoga intensively since 1998. She is a licensed massage therapist and also teaches yoga at Kaiser Community School and stretch classes at the Honolulu Club.

Gretchen Valentin

Teacher-in-Training

has been teaching at Silent Dance Center since 2005. She currently has Iyengar yoga teacher-in-training status, and is working toward her Introductory Certificate. Gretchen values the Iyengar method for its accessibility to people of all ages and abilities. Gretchen also holds a M.Ed from Lesley University and works for various organizations around Oahu that service young children and their teachers.