Sonya is a local yoga instructor who comes from a diverse background that includes studying Environmental Engineering at Cornell University, graduating from the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco, 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 providing personal yoga instruction. She has spent the past two decades leading families and local school groups on field trips throughout the Monterey Bay Area hoping to instill a love for science, nature and the environment in all of her students.