Meet the OV YOGA Team!

  Lakia is the owner of Ocean View Yoga. She teaches all styles of Yoga, private customized sessions and “Holistic Life” coaching sessions with clients. She is an RYT 500, E-RYT 200, YACEP, certified End-of-Life Doula, skilled herbalist, and Intuitive Healer.  Her teaching style is challenging, yet accessible. By pairing breath with movement, she guides students through creative, flow-based sequences while offering insightful alignment cues and modifications. In her passion for Yoga in Norfolk and the amazing community of loving Yogis around her, she prides herself in creating a safe space for all to enjoy, learn and practice. Lakia looks forward to sharing her love of travel and adventure with participants in upcoming retreats.  

Ray started his Yoga journey in 1984. He has practiced Pilates and Tai Qi for over a decade. His teaching is geared towards  Kundalini, yet he shares many different styles of Yoga with us in the studio as needed.  Ray has studied with renowned Yogis and in Ashrams but is generally too humble for us to hear him talk about it! He is nonetheless a deep source of wisdom, having taught all around the Hampton roads area. As a committed, lifelong teacher and student, you may see him attending and teaching many OV Yoga classes.  Health and wellness is Ray's passion!

Marion started her yoga journey 15 years ago and found her Sanskrit name “Drishti” meaning focused gaze. She brings this focus to her traditional classes. She is a vegan, Reiki master, and active meditation practitioner. Marion loves the body-mind connection of Yoga, spiritual practice and physical discipline of the Asana. 

“Trust in the practice of Yoga, it is working". 

Join Marion in her Basics, Restorative, Multi-level and Multi-level/PLUS Yoga classes!

 Daisy’s love of eastern philosophy and meditation began when she was 13. Yoga and Five Element Theory were introduced into her life when she was 16, as remedies for injuries from a car accident two years prior. Only being able to practice basic poses on and off for many years, Daisy felt her Asana journey had plateaued due to chronic pain. She was thus inspired to become an RYT 200. Understanding individual alignment was pivotal for her to overcome perceived limitations. Daisy teaches Gentle, Multilevel and Yin Yoga classes. Her focus is on bringing kindness to the body through ease and heart-centeredness, that we may also bring more kindness to those around us. 

Yolanda has been a huge part of Yoga in Ocean View for many years and teaches at the studio when she is in town. Yolanda Co-leads retreats, subs classes and brings joy to all she does!!

From Reiki's origins with Mikao Usui, its lineage continues through today's OV Yoga community. Drew is a Reiki Master-Teacher who heartfully shares these traditional teachings. Focusing on the Five Precepts, his emphasis on compassion, humility, and gratitude speaks with quiet strength in his ability to hold space for those around him. The joy he feels in listening is palpable when he shares conversation, often helping others feel very seen and heard. Drew offers many opportunities to experience Reiki, from certification, to community Reiki on the second Saturday of each month. 

"Peace and prosperity! I’m Aminah, a proud Jersey-born native with a passion for guiding others on their journey to wellness. As a massage therapist, Reiki healer, stretch coach, and intimacy doula, I weave together ancient practices and modern techniques to create sacred spaces where healing flows naturally. My purpose is to help you regulate your emotions, embrace your body’s innate ability to heal, and dive deep into your inner world, all with a heart full of love and grace.
When I’m not holding space for transformation, you can find me dancing under the sun, losing myself in the rhythm of house music, or soaking up the beauty of nature. I cherish every moment spent outdoors and the joy of connecting with my loved ones. Welcome Home! Your journey to self-discovery and holistic wellness begins here".

 Sunflower can help you turn your gaze upside down for a new perspective!  Many find their niche in Swing Yoga, adding a fresh element when strengthening the core and cardiovascular system.  The mechanisms of the form, from gravity to the weight of your body, the swing, the ceiling and the Yoga pose itself, all work in unison to bring different dimension for accessing your alignment. 

Shawn started practicing Yoga in 2019. Quickly inspired by Yoga's benefits, he finished his first 200hr training just two years later. Thereafter falling in love with how alignment and precision-based Yoga can be, his teaching style is similar to Vinyasa with a Bishnu Ghosh background. While taking one of his classes, you will hear a lot of alignment principles, so when your body heats up, you will be supported to move through the postures with more comfort and ease.

 Loni is a dharma talk, motivational style Yoga teacher. In her inclusive classes, you may find her sparking your own inspiration within, with mindful movement and intentional breathing. Through poetic themed Yoga flows and accurate dialogue, she assists you with creating a consistent practice that is accessible and aligned with your soul. Experience the catalyzing effect of her beautiful Asana teachings by attending her 50/50 Yang Yin Yoga class, or any class you may find her subbing.

Starting in November of 2024, Loni will be  offering Mini and Me Yoga for parents/guardians and children! Check the calendar to schedule!

 Breathwork is the catalyst that radically changed Shawna’s life several years ago and motivated her to become a student of this work, to share with others. Fueled by her passion to empower from within, her goal is to gently open people up to a higher way of operating. To create the space for others to feel safe, supported and held so that they too can release, discover and heal. She is an Alchemy of Breath Certified Facilitator who focuses on breathwork techniques and journeys in one-on-one and group sessions, in the Hampton Roads area. 

 Join Cara for the rejuvenation of "Yogic Sleep" or Yoga Nidra. Her goal is to guide you into the seam between waking and sleeping,  which many regard as a deeply powerful space to catalyze change in the layered dimensions of the body and consciousness. Whether you're looking for deep relaxation and restoration, to more deeply align an intention with the hidden or known recesses of your being, or just want a break from the noise and bustle of life- Nidra Yoga can be a beautiful method of Pratyahara, or withdraw of the senses. You will also find Cara subbing for classes at the studio.

 Charlotte Armstrong finished her RYT 200 certificate at just 18 years old, and has been a certified Yoga teacher for 10+ years, also incorporating Prenatal teaching as a mother and teacher!  Subbing various classes, she merges her Vinyasa, Power and Ashtanga training. Her focus is on finding stillness while building both mental and physical strength. In her personal Yoga and movement  journey, she discovered how to honor and respect her own body and feels it’s her purpose to share that knowledge with her students. 

Clarissa began dancing at the age of two and competing by age 9. She studied classical ballet, theater dance, tap, and jazz at the American Theatre Dance Workshop. In her high school’s dance company, she performed contemporary works. After attending Paul Taylor’s summer intensive for two years, her love for contemporary dance grew even more. Clarissa continued her training at the esteemed UNCSA to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance. During her time studying for her Master's of Science from Wake Forest University, she started practicing Yoga and earned her RYT 200. When subbing Yoga classes, Clarissa combines her passions of dance and Yoga to make her classes a fun and safe space for all students to learn, grow, and move.

 Jill fell in love with Yoga when she realized how much it had to offer our senior community. As an RYT 500 and E-RYT 200, she subs all styles of Yoga classes. Jill has also expanded her wellness offerings to include sharing Reiki with the OV community. 

Shannon fell in love with Yoga on her journey of living with Multiple Sclerosis. She is passionate about teaching yoga for every body, making Yoga inclusive and accessible to everyone. Shannon is also a registered Children's Yoga teacher, and teaches the monthly Little Yogi's program at the studio, infusing fun and playfulness into her children's Yoga class.