Team
Haley Gagliano
Haley is a somatic practitioner whose work spans the full range of embodiment, from functional strength training and high-energy group fitness to breathwork, meditation, and Reiki. Guided by her own healing journey and years of disconnection from her body, she brings a deep understanding of how the nervous system benefits from both activation and restoration. Haley is an Integrative Trauma Practitioner, Group Fitness Instructor, Breath Coach, and Reiki Practitioner, and she integrates these modalities to create classes that support strength, presence, and resilience.
Jason Gant
Jason Gant (he/him) is an EQ and breathwork coach trained through the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI), with advanced degrees in Behavioral Health and Global Management. With international meditation training across Asia and experience as a Behavioral Performance Coach for elite athletes and teams, Jason blends neuroscience, cultural insight, and embodied practice to help people build resilient nervous systems, expand capacity, and lead from a grounded place of peace.
Alison Gill
Alison Gill is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, and Certified Women’s Fitness Specialist with over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry. She has coached clients of all ages and abilities in both group fitness and one-on-one settings and is currently pursuing a Behavior Change Specialization to help clients build sustainable, supportive habits rooted in self-trust and long-term well-being.
Alison brings deep expertise in functional strength training, using a wide range of resistance methods to help clients build strength that directly supports their everyday lives. Her approach is grounded in a strong technical foundation, reinforced by the completion of multiple StrongFirst courses across barbell, kettlebell, and bodyweight training. This diverse training informs her emphasis on proper technique, safety, and thoughtful, progressive programming.
Her coaching is grounded, inclusive, empowering, and focused on helping clients feel capable and at home in their bodies.
Laura Lukos
Laura is a trauma-informed Reiki Master, divination practitioner, and teacher who has been guiding healing and restorative experiences since 2018. She teaches restorative yoga, yoga nidra, ritual, and other embodied practices with a heart-centered focus on nervous system regulation, deep rest, and gentle energetic support.
Her work invites students to slow down, soften the body, and reconnect with inner wisdom through breath, stillness, and compassionate presence. When she’s not on the mat, you’ll find Laura outside, most likely running or camping with her dog and husband.
Meliza Mokrani
Meliza Mokrani is the founder of WORTHY Breath & Body, an infrared-heated movement and breathwork studio created to support the nervous system rather than push it into overdrive. Drawing on over a decade of training in holistic health, somatic practices, and trauma-informed modalities, she designs classes that combine intentional movement, breathwork, and supportive heat to help people build strength, release stress, and come back home to their bodies.
At WORTHY, Meliza’s ethos is simple: every person is inherently worthy of feeling good, experiencing ease in their body, and accessing sustainable well-being. Her work across WORTHY Self-Care Studio, WORTHY Breath & Body, and her transformational coaching reflects this belief, inviting clients into practices that regulate the nervous system, cultivate resilience, and make self-care a non-negotiable part of everyday life.
Alexis Mulhauser
Alexis’s professional background includes a lifelong study and love for the body, including Breema, Ayurveda, yoga, dance, meditation, macrobiotics, and martial arts. In addition to teaching yoga and dance, she is a Certified Massage Therapist at WORTHY Self-Care Studio and maintains a private practice in the East Bay.
She was drawn to Worthy by its intention to offer all people essential tools to support and nourish daily life. At Breath and Body, Alexis aims to be of service by being fully present in herself and modeling that presence, so others can connect to their own instinctive intelligence and innate wisdom that support balance, health, and vitality.
Jordan Nimura
Jordan is a lifelong mover who began dancing at the age of three and has been deeply connected to her body ever since. After spending 14 years in hospitality and wedding planning, she followed her calling into the health and wellness space in 2018.
Since then, she has earned multiple certifications, most recently completing her 500‑hour yoga certification. When she’s not teaching, Jordan loves supporting the community at WORTHY Self-Care Studio, baking something delicious, traveling, and—of course—dancing.
Allegra Poggio
Allegra has a comprehensive Pilates certification through Balanced Body and Fuse Pilates and a 200‑hour yoga certification through Yoga Medicine. She has been teaching Pilates for 15 years and working in marketing and communications for over 20 years.
She believes movement is medicine—and that by connecting to mind, body, and spirit through movement, we stay connected to our souls and to a shared humanity, doing our best to live well and fully every day, individually and in community. Allegra loves taking classes (I Am Power is a favorite!), spending time with family and friends on the trails, cooking and enjoying nutritious meals, and swimming in salt water.
Originally from the Boston area, Allegra is a first‑generation Italian with a strong connection to Liguria, Italy, and a deep love for the Bay Area, where she has lived since 2012. She is a mom of two—and a Labrador, her “first child.”
Mia Rivera
Mia is a personal trainer and holistic health coach dedicated to helping individuals bridge the gap between where they are and who they’re meant to become. With a focus that goes beyond physical transformation, Mia integrates strength training, mindset work, and nervous system awareness to create lasting, sustainable change.
Her approach is rooted in the belief that true fitness starts from within. She works with clients to build not only strength and confidence in their bodies, but also clarity, discipline, and self-trust in their lives. Whether training beginners or high-performing individuals, Mia meets people where they are and challenges them to rise with intention.
Mia’s coaching style is grounded, empowering, and deeply personal—helping clients break through limiting beliefs, reconnect with themselves, and take aligned action toward their goals.
Courtney Ronca
Courtney Ronca (she/her) is a dedicated fitness and yoga instructor who has been guiding students since 2007. With over 1,000 hours of training and multiple certifications, Courtney specializes in trauma-informed, inclusive movement designed to help her students connect deeper to their bodies and themselves.
In addition to her movement background, Courtney is a certified hypnosis practitioner and grief educator. She brings this rich understanding of the mind-body connection into all her classes, infusing her teaching with humor, accessibility, and steady encouragement. Courtney’s goal is to ensure everyone feels welcome and capable exactly as they are.
When she’s not teaching or working out, you can find her reading tarot, dancing, or spending quality time with her cat, Fresca.
Carolyn Roney
Yoga came into my life during a major transformation in 2011, and I knew I wanted to share the practice that had given me so much. I teach yoga, pilates, sculpt, and fitness classes that are strong, creative, and rooted in presence. My hope is that each class gently guides students back to their own magnificence. Worthy feels like a true sanctuary, a haven, a community where mind, body, and spirit are nourished.
Valerie Scott
Valerie’s is a 250 hr certified Yoga instructor & Mat Pilates I. Her teaching weaves intuitive movement, somatic awareness, and breath-work to guide students into deeper embodiment. She invites practitioners to explore the duality between strength and softness, structure and surrender. Whether guiding a gentle flow or a fiery sequence, Valerie creates a space that is nurturing, grounded, and expansive by supporting students in reconnecting with the innate wisdom of their bodies.