The Sports Academy Team

Andrea is a certified massage therapist she has also earned her Bachelors in Kinesiology. She is a former collegiate basketball player so she understands the importance of investing and taking care of your body. She has a passion for facilitating healing through massage therapy and helping improve her clients overall quality of life and perform to their highest level.

Glennis is a certified massage therapist and has been practicing in the field since 2008. As an intuitive massage therapist, Glennis has a holistic approach to find balance for the mind, body, and spirit. With over a decade of experience, Glennis utilizes education of Eastern and Western therapies and massage techniques to develop a truly unique and personalized plan for each of her clients.

My role in Sport Academy is to help clients move again pain free and optimize longevity. Depending on the needs of the client, I focus on targeting muscles that are used in a specific sport or their daily job. I worked as a Physical therapy aide for 3 years and a massage therapist for 2 years. I learned a lot from working with a physical therapist for so I could learn proper body mechanics, rehabilitation process and how to treat different injuries. I played soccer and wrestled through high school. Right now I enjoy training Brazilian jiu jitsu it’s an awesome sport it challenges me mentally and physically.

Kristina is a licensed Massage Therapist hailing from the San Fernando Valley. With a deep passion for healing the body and a strong connection to health and fitness, Kristina embarked on a journey to become a skilled practitioner in the field of massage therapy. Kristina’s approach to massage therapy is rooted in her deep understanding of the body’s interconnectedness. She believes that true healing goes beyond surface-level relaxation and encompasses a holistic approach that addresses physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Beyond her professional endeavors, Kristina’s values personal growth and is committed to lifelong learning. She actively seeks opportunities to expand her knowledge, staying updated with the latest research and techniques in massage therapy. Additionally, she is a firm believer in giving back to the community and actively engages in philanthropic activities related to health and wellness.

Leilani is a certified Massage Therapist at Sports Academy. She specializes in deep tissue, sports, recovery, and medical massage. Leilani has experience working in a medical/clinical, spa, and sports setting. She has CEU’s in medical cupping, dynamic neuromuscular stability, and dance injuries. Leilani is from a small village in Wahiawa on Oahu, HI. She attended Chaminade University and ended up finishing my BS in Business Administration online during the pandemic. Leilani played Soccer and Judo in high school and was also a Hip-Hop dance teacher in my 20’s. Loved snowboarding, surfing, singing, and playing guitar, piano, and a little bit of trumpet. Her most recent accomplishment is being a mother. 

Nayra is a a certified Massage Therapist and “Wellness Specialist” with a profound dedication to fostering an active and mindful lifestyle through specialized massage and stretch therapy. Her practice is distinguished by a unique ability to combine deep understanding of body mechanics with personalized care. Utilizing Deep Tissue techniques to deliver transformational results for muscle recovery and decreasing pain.

Nayra is from Santa Cruz, California, a small beach town in the Bay Area. She grew up very athletic; studying Teo Kwon Do, soccer, swimming, snowboarding but what stole her heart was dance. She went to a classical Ballet studio and separated from that, a competitive dance studio. She had the opportunity to perform and compete against other studios from across the state. Ranking high as a soloist and with her company, she continued to follow her passion for dance, and moved across the coast to Boston, Massachusetts. There; she studied Modern dance at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. Throughout her career in dance, Nayra had many injuries. Her last injury, left her to make the decision to change her career path to helping others bring awareness to a well rounded recovery routine to create longevity and max performance in their active lifestyle, through different massage and stretching modalities. These days her artistry shines through her paintings!

Jeff is a Certified Massage Therapist who first experienced the value of sports massage as a collegiate track & field athlete. Over the course of his 20 year career in massage, while working with clients from weekend warriors to Olympic champions, Jeff developed a broad bodywork toolkit that empowers his clients to optimize their performance, recovery and wellbeing.