About Judy

Judy Santos—Certified Dream Coach® ; Co-Active Coach; Yoga Instructor

Two years ago, Judy decided that life is too grand to live behind the desk in a windowless office. She credits the words of UCLA head coach John Wooden—“Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life”—with prompting the epiphany that started her transformation.Her first step was to become a certified Yoga Teacher in Hatha Yoga RYT 200, a passion that she had previously put aside for the demands of motherhood and career.  She currently teaches beginner’s yoga, with a focus on adults who’ve previously resisted yoga. She wants people to reap the benefits of aligning mind, body, and spirit and start living their life with joy, peace, and a sense of fulfillment.

Her study of the principles of yoga led Judy to discover another passion—coaching. Combined with yoga’s principles, she wants to co-actively coach those who are going through transitions in life to discover their true self and dreams, to stay focused on their goals to get more out of their life, and to empower them to persevere when disabling circumstances arise or when their “gremlins” (those nasty inner voices that play down their self-worth) interfere.

Judy has also added another useful tool to her coaching tool kit.  Judy is now a Certified Dream Coach® trained by Marcia Wieder (Founder of Dream University and America’s Dream Coach).  The Dream Coach® process is a structured program to help you discover your true purpose, and act on important personal and professional dreams.  Are you ready to live the life you’ve imagined?

An avid traveler, Judy has extensively explored North, Central, South America, and Europe.  She speaks fluent Italian, and can pick her way through Spanish and Portuguese. Her English is pretty good, too!  She feels very lucky surrounded by so many loving people and creatures (two dogs and two cats) in her life. Her two precious children are the center of her joy; together, they enjoy discovering California and the world. She enjoys building a community where people trust and rely upon each other and work together.

Judy is a Member International Coaches Federation.