Yogaholic at the Zen Den is a community yoga center, offering kids to adults a safe and comfortable environment to practice yoga. Our goal is to inspire confidence in each individual so that they may make better lifestyle choices and exercise their bodies in a fun and safe way.
We will provide adults an alternate environment to the crowded and impersonal gym. We also not only teach the physical form of yoga, but help educate on breathing properly, taking time to exercise and quieting the mind for meditation.
Always Be on your own mat.
Owner:
Diane Corey received her 500 hour Yoga Certificate from Yoga Zone in New York City in 2001. She received a Level I Certificate for Children’s Yoga from Yoga Rocks!, winter 2009. Mrs. Corey is trained to teach Yoga level 1-3, Vinyasa Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Kids, Mommy & Me Yoga and Prenatal Yoga. She has taught privately as well as in studios in NYC and on Long Island for nine years. Diane's style of yoga is fun vinyasa style open to everyone.
Our Instructors:
Doreen Gruber: 13 years AAFA certified-yoga and pilates mat certification. Enthusiascially shares her spirit of yoga with a taste of groove! Teaching a unique power yoga class focusing on core and strenght with a vinyasa flow.
Michelle Watson: Has been teaching yoga for 7 yrs and is recognized by the yoga alliance. Michelles's style is vinyasa(flowing)with focus on alignment(Iyengar) Uniting movement with breath with a clear calm instructional voice.
DesireePalanisamy: Has been teaching special populations and the general public yoga and wellness programs for the past 10 years. She has over a dozen certifications which include various styles of Yoga and Pilates, as well as certifications in Nutritional Counseling and Wellness Coaching. Her yoga background and training includes over 500 hours of extensive training in various styles of yoga which include: Kundalini, Ashtanga, Hatha and Sivananda. Desiree is also currently pursuing her a certification in Anusara Yoga, and her current teaching style embraces all elements of her previous training, with an emphasis on alignment and grace. Some of Desiree's teachers and influences have included: Beryl Bender Birch, Doug Sweson, John Friend and PattabhiJois. Desiree also has a background and degree in social work and was the former owner of Breathe Yoga, Bay Shore's first Yoga and Pilates studio. Desiree'sstyle more or less is a hard and soft eclectic, playful practice, with focus on alignment and grace!--Open for all levels to play. www.desireejoyyoga.com
Jackie Incorvia: Jackie's personal yoga practice which began in 2005 coupled with a growing interest in Eastern philosophy took her to India to 2008 to classical Hatha yoga for four months. Between August and December of 2008, Jackie earned her 200-hour certification at Yoga Teachers Training Institute in Queens, NY. She is currently pursuing her 500-hour certification to deepen her personal practice and her teaching. She is interested in expanding her philosophy knowledge and exploring other systems of traditional Eastern medicine which involve the marriage of mind and body and yield physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits. Jackie teaches both Eclectic Vinyasa and classical Hatha classes, Vinyasa meaning breath-synchronized movement. Her classes aim to move through a creatively-arranged sequence of poses while focusing on and connecting to the breath. Influenced by the Ashtanga yoga system, her style blends other traditions to form a cohesive dynamic class with attention on alignment and with some static holding of poses, which aim to develop strength, flexibility, stamina, concentration, confidence, and empowerment in her students.
