- Welcome to Denise Druce & Yoga Assets
Since donning a pair of leg warmers in 1981, Denise DRUCE has been inspiring people to live healthier, happier lives. Her journey through the fitness industry over four decades has included teaching high impact aerobics, step (on wooden benches!), group resistance training, indoor cycling, and her current passion, yoga. Denise has a Masters Degree in Public Health, is a certified yoga therapist, and a yoga teacher trainer.In 2017, Denise and her best friend formed Yoga Forward, a non profit that “takes yoga where it isn’t”.
With an army of volunteers, they offer yoga classes, and 200-Hour yoga teacher training inside the Utah State Correctional Facility. She inspires her students to find purpose in their pain as a place to serve, and to stand at the “Soft Edge of the Hard Place”…in fitness and in life. Her most recent hard place is thriving amidst Stage 4 cancer, which she lovingly calls her best teacher.Her students will tell you Denise is The Elevator…when you’re around her, you’re going to the next floor!Denise was recently honoured with the prestigious “IDEA World Inspiration Award”, honouring her 40 years in fitness, and her work in the criminal justice system.
Denise and her husband, Michael are empty nesters, living in Salt Lake City with their chocolate lab Bella, and an adorable orange kitty, Miss Peach.Education and Certifications:BS in Health Education from Utah State UniversityMasters of Public Health, (MPH) University of Utah School of Medicine Yoga Alliance E-RYT500 and YACEP Wellness Industry Experience:Owner/Director Yoga Assets Teacher Training (over 900 teachers trained)Co-Founder of Yoga Forward, a non-profit that “takes yoga where it isn’t”Master Trainer for Schwinn CyclingMaster Trainer for YogaFit International 2011-2013University of Utah Yoga Teacher Training, Program Director Lululemon Legacy AmbassadorFeatured trainer in SELF MagazineOwner/Operator of Anatomy Academy Fitness Centers Owner/Operator She and Company Fitness Centers for Women