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address : 3316 Atlantic Ave, Ste. 301 Virginia Beach, VA 23451
email : info@oceanfrontyoga.com
phone : (757)233-8000
| All of our instructors at Oceanftont Fitness & Yoga have had intensive Yoga training and are qualified to teach beginner to advanced classes. We honor the class and the students who are present. | |
| Owners & Instructors | |
| The Owners of Oceanfront Fitness & Yoga, Connie Weisberg and Melanie Mochel, met each other while taking Yoga in the min 90s. They both became yoga students together at the International Yoga Institute, where they developed a strong bond during their intensive training. Their friendship continued to develop as they worked together in the original Yoga program at Wareing's Gym. The vision and creation of Oceanfront Fitness & Yoga is the result of their passion for wellness and giving the community a place to practice and grow. | |
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Connie earned her senior certification in Zen Raja yoga in 2001; however, she considers herself an a devoted student of Anusara. A devotee of Desiree Rumbaugh, a senior Anusara yoga teacher, Connie believes Anusara changed her life as well as her teaching style. Connie earned many continuing education hours in Anusara yoga and attended many International Conventions and weekend seminars with various masters of yoga including Rodney Yee, Christy Brock, Beryl Bender Birch, Adil Pakavala, Eric Shiffman, Patricia Walden, Mary Dunn, Richard Freeman, Shiva Rea, David Life, Kate Miller, Choudhury Bikram, Jimmy Barkin and others. In 2005, she had the ultimate experience of meeting a true lifetime Master of yoga, Tao Porchon Lynch, whose love and guidance further inspired her teaching style and development as a yogini. Connie also earned her Pre-Natal Yoga Certification in 2005 from Janice Clarfield, of Urban Yoga in Vancouver, Canada. She has successfully guided many women through the birthing process using the breath work of yoga. Other certifications include: Bachelor of Science,Education, East Carolina University; Yoga Teacher, International Yoga Institute, Raja emphasis; Personal Trainer, American College of Sports Medicine; Health Fitness Instructor Certification, Old Dominion University; Fitness Instructor, AFFA; Pre-Natal Yoga Teacher Certification, Urban Yoga; Continuing Education Guidance-Desiree Rumbaugh & Tao Porchon Lynch; and Registered Yoga Teacher,Yoga Alliance. |
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| Yoga & Fitness Instructors | |
| Elizabeth Kocan earned her yoga teaching certification (200 level) from Oceanfront Fitness and Yoga in 2010. She is deeply grateful to her incredible teachers, Connie Weisberg and Melanie Mochel, for passing on their knowledge of yoga as well as for their guidance and support. Elizabeth is the owner of Sunny Skies Yoga, which offers programs to children ages 4-11 in a variety of settings. She holds a Master’s degree in counseling psychology, and worked as an elementary guidance counselor for four years in Chesapeake. After becoming a mother to two amazing children, Elizabeth was inspired by the remarkable impact that yoga had in the lives of children. Her goal became to create a yoga program for children that focused on the development of the whole child. During her classes, Elizabeth strives to increase her student’s self-awareness, build their self-confidence, enhance their mind/body connection as well as encourage them to find balance in their lives. |
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| Marilyn Santiago Upon graduating college with a degree in languages, I decided to travel the world utilizing my skills in languages by living in various cultures around the world. Though the travels have taken me far and wide and have offered me a variety of life long experiences, I find no better joy than filling my free hours with surfing and enjoying nature at it's finest. Being a native of Puerto Rico, I learned early on the beauty of being outside in the sun which is one reason Virginia Beach became my current home a few years back. When I first experienced yoga, it was as familiar to me as riding the waves and my heart was filled with peace. Because of this innate feeling, I soon took up a steady practice and eventually earned my 200 hour certification from Oceanfront Yoga. One day, it is my hope to return to my native Puerto Rico and share my love of yoga in my home country. But in the meantime, the surf and yoga in Virginia Beach are home to me. |
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| Emily Karen Wilson From the first time I was introduced to yoga in early 2006, I knew I had stumbled upon something that I would end up being madly passionate about both for myself and the benefits it creates in my own life, but also for the privelage to be able to teach and share those benefits in the lives of others.
After months of practice, in the Winter in 2007 I began my 200 hour teacher training at My Yoga Spirit. I completed my 200 certification in early 2008 and I continue to keep a regular practice. My rigorous teaching style reflects the practice that I enjoy the most: Alignment in each pose and breath combined with seamless fluid movement in between each asana (yoga pose) is combined in a way so that the whole body is reached in a full body awareness system. I continue to practice with several talented teachers to explore in-depth within the wisdom and benefits the practice of yoga can offer. I aim to share my experience with my students and I consider it a privilege to be able to teach while doing something I love. I am always looking for the next training or workshop in the process of developing as an experienced yogi, with the most recent ones being with Seane Korn’s Master Class and JivaMukti Yoga Teacher Eddie Teboul’s The Art of Adjustments Workshop. These experiences shape who I am as a teacher and impact my classes and teaching style. I aim to offer a teaching style that makes everyone comfortable at his or her own level that will allow for a long and sustainable injury free practice. Visit me online at yogilosophy.com! |
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| Joanne Davlin I have been practicing yoga since 2005. I initially began to practice yoga because I had heard that it was a great workout and was looking to add something to my current exercise routine. After one class, I was hooked! I found that in addition to being a great physical workout, I simply loved the way that my mind felt both during and after practicing. As the stay-at-home mother of 2 teenagers, I was looking for a fulfilling part-time career that would give me both satisfaction and flexibility. After several years of thinking about enrolling in a teacher-training program, I signed up for a 4-month, 200-hour certification program through Yax Yoga Concepts, which I completed in December, 2010. Additionally, last winter I received a 50-hour Vinyasa (flow) certification, also through Yax Yoga Concepts. I am a registered yoga instructor through the Yoga Alliance. Sharing my yoga practice with students brings me much joy! I believe that everyone (both young and not so young) can benefit from even the most simple yoga posture. Yoga, in it's truest sense, joins both the body and mind. Finding a quiet moment on your yoga mat at the end of a yoga session can be one of the most rewarding moments of your life. I look foward to sharing my yoga practice with Members at the Club. I am also available for private lessons if you feel a bit shy. |
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| Kate Tryon Kate’s yogic journey began when she quit her job and moved to Satchidananda Ashram, aka Yogaville, in Buckingham, VA. After spending a month living and working as a Living Yoga Trainee (LYT), Kate realized that yoga would forever be a part of her life and returned to Virginia Beach wanting to continue her studies. Kate studied for her 200 hour yoga teacher certification under the guidance of Connie Weisberg at Oceanfront Yoga. In March of 2010, Kate returned to Yogaville to obtain her Laughing Yoga certification with Bharata Wingham. Recognizing the healing power of yoga, Kate strives to be the guide that moves others through their life-long yogic journey. Join Kate for Core Yoga! |
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| Rachel Woolard Rachel had her first yoga experience when she was 16. After a few practices, she was hooked. She quickly realized yoga wasn't just a way of staying fit, but a way of life. She studied at Frog Lotus Yoga Studio in North Adams, Massachusetts under the guiding care of Jennifer Yarro, where she received her 200 hour teacher certification. Since then, she has attended a therapeutic yoga workshop with Mukunda Stiles, founder and author of Structural Yoga Therapy. She expanded her education to Prenatal yoga after studying in Richmond, VA with Leslie Little from OmMama LLC. Rachel enjoys sharing the gift of yoga with everyone willing and considers it a privilege to bring peace and happiness into the lives of others. |
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