Team Building
Tanya has a long history in team building beginning with leading and facilitating as an Explorer Scout. This lead to a career in directing Challenge Ropes Courses and facilitating participants in corporate adventure programs, with clientele such as Genetech, Frito Lay, and Mercedes Benz. Building teams through exciting activities has been a theme throughout her life.
Health and Fitness
Tanya started in health and fitness with ballet dancing at 3 years of age and progressed into group fitness instruction at 16. Due to her passion in reaching goals and motivating others, personal training was quick to follow. With an attention to the individual’s needs and abilities she customizes a work out that encorporates technically corrects body alignment whether using yoga, aqua, or weight lifting. Make it fun, make it safe, and make it last is the way she encourages others to reach their goals.
Hypnosis
Tanya used meditation, dream work, drumming, and chanting to deepen her own understanding of connecting to the inside world and discovered the power of positive thinking and working within the here and now. She became a certified hypnotherapist in 2004 with a focus on self-hypnosis. Since then she has worked with clients on overcoming fears, limitations, negative self-talk, and creating effective behavioral change for a richer life. Her technique to finding your inner coach is highly approachable and enjoyable.
Tanya has found a unique way to combine body, mind and spirit to create a well-balanced and meaningful life. Her mission in life is to help others find their way.
Certifications
Challenge Course Manager – Leahy and Associates 1998
Advanced Skills and Standards - Project Adventure 1997
Meyers Briggs Type Indicator Certified
American Council on Exercise - Personal Trainer
National Guild of Hypnotherapy- Certified 2004
American Red Cross - life guarding and first aid
American Heart Association – CPR/AED
Wilderness Medicine Institute Wilderness First Responder
Swift Water Rescue - American Canoe Association
Project Great Outdoors- Head Facilitator, Whitewater Guide trainer
Friends of the River – Whitewater Rafting Guide, trainer
Professional Ski Instructors of America – Level II
Advanced SCUBA – PADI
Education
San Jose State University 1996
--MS Recreation – Administration
--Outstanding Thesis and Outstanding Researcher Awards
California State University Chico 1990
--BS Business Administration - Management
--BA Psychology - Social/ Industrial Organizational Management
--Minor Economics - Labor Relations