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Yoga Studio in Virginia Beach, VA where we share good health & healing through yoga & meditation with people from every level of wellness and every walk of life.

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Shine On, My Friend

It is our mission to meet you exactly where you are – whether you’re a seasoned yogi or curious seeker – so that you are empowered to prioritize your body, mind, and spirit connection in a way that helps you experience more vibrant health, greater joy, and a deeper sense of peace.

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“If you can breathe, you can do yoga.”

- Krishnamacharya

Shine Yoga Studio VA

You are welcome here. This is a no judgement zone.

Yoga has nothing to do with your flexibility, your size or your experience. Here at Shine, we are all about relieving stress, learning to calm and quiet the mind, increasing strength and connecting to a place of peace, whatever that looks like for you.

Get to know yourself from the inside out!

Be curious, be brave. We’re all in this together! We are here for you, every step of the way. Any questions, give us a call at 757-335-6006, connect on social or hop on over to the Contact Form.

Meet the Shine Family

Kacie-Steinmetz

KACIE STEINMETZ, Owner

My vision for Shine Yoga is to be the kind of studio where everyone feels safe to practice and open themselves up to the kind of healing that comes from self-awareness, stillness together with movement, shared community with other warm and accepting souls. We know that doing yoga has nothing to do with your body type, flexibility, or previous experience. In fact, our previous owner used to often say, “If you can breathe, then you can do yoga.”

Armed with a degree in music theatre and a heart for helping others, I blindly set out into the big world in the late 90’s with very little direction and no plan. I had no idea who I was or what I wanted and my path unfolded very slowly. I took my first yoga class at the Hampton Family YMCA in 2000 and I was hooked! I finally gave in to the burning desire to pursue yoga as a teacher in 2005 when I was pregnant with my son. There are few things that have fit me so well. I love the physical practice of the asanas and the yogic principles of lovingkindness and simplicity and stillness, just for starters.

After a daughter in 2008 and a divorce in 2010, I decided it was time to define who I was and what I really wanted to do with my life! I received my life coach certification in February 2013 and moved to Virginia Beach in July the same year and became a new bride at 38! There are few things that teach you more about yourself than a second marriage. It’s been a huge blessing.

My experience in helping to run a small business varies from a yacht broker to a small site design firm to my own relationship coaching practice! These experiences have prepared me for some of the more challenging aspects of small business ownership. But I am much more at home in a yoga studio! This transition has felt very much like coming to center for me since yoga and meditation have been such a big part of my life for so long.

Matt and I live practically right around the corner from the studio with our four middle and high-school aged children and our two dogs. In a transition to a world geographically 45 minutes from my home but a world away from the culture, I feel so much like I am where I am supposed to be. It is so important to me to share that level of joy and peace with others through the practice of yoga.

Our Team

We have an amazing group of talented instructors who are committed to creating a safe, inviting atmosphere where you can explore, grow and rest through yoga practice.

  • Gretchen Alexandria Allen
    Instructor
    Gretchen Alexandria Allen
  • Jackie Sawyer
    Instructor
    Jackie Sawyer
  • Wren Jernigan
    Instructor
    Wren Jernigan
  • Amy Walton
    Instructor
    Amy Walton
  • Jude Levy
    Instructor
    Jude Levy
  • Cassy Milbourne
    Instructor
    Cassy Milbourne
  • Michelle Moore
    Instructor
    Michelle Moore
  • Satita Cal Guerrero
    Instructor
    Satita Cal Guerrero
  • Marsha Engle
    Instructor
    Marsha Engle
Gretchen Alexandria Allen

Gretchen Alexandria Allen

Instructor

GRETCHEN’S STORY

I started practicing yoga in 1990. As a wife, a stay at home mom of 3 teenagers and attending college full time, I felt the need to participate in an activity that would fulfill my needs on a physical and mental level. Yoga was the best fit plus a yoga studio had just opened near my home.

I can account from experience, the healing powers of yoga as a 16 year cancer survivor. I meditated through chemo and visualized my daily practice which got me through the ordeal. My physician recognized my positive perspective and resilience that came from my practice. My husband witnessed how my practice worked, he started going to yoga with me in 2005 and hasn’t stopped. I may not be able to do the perfect physical poses but mentally and spiritually I’m there.

My Sankalpa is to be teaching and helping individuals that may be going through a trying time regardless of their situation, that they can be present, breathe and heal.

Jackie Sawyer

Jackie Sawyer

Instructor

Jackie’s Story

Jackie sought yoga after a significant illness 42 years ago and she’s been practicing ever since. Originally from England, Jackie came to the States 22 years ago when her husband took a job here. She received her 200-hour teacher training in 2009 and her 300 hour in 2014 – both from Angela Phillips.

New to teaching at Shine, Jackie is a perfect fit for our team of easy-going and compassionate instructors. Having practiced at Shine for three years, it was a natural choice to have Jackie officially join the team.

Jackie and her husband have a small cottage in Kill Devil Hills where they like to occasionally escape and enjoy the great outdoors. They have two daughters and four grandchildren plus three large grand dogs. Jackie’s currently an early childhood special education teacher’s assistant at Kempsville Elementary and when she’s not wondering if we’ll ever be back in school, Jackie loves to play golf, ride her bike and go kayaking.

Wren Jernigan

Wren Jernigan

Instructor

Wren’s Story

Wren started practicing yoga in high school, mostly as a way to stretch after long competitive runs. A developing injury in college began to fizzle her competitive running career; she remembered yoga and adopted it as a more gentle form of fitness to nurse her body back to peak health.

The more she practiced, the more she noticed the craving for peace and comfort that is found only on the mat. In 2018, Wren moved to a new town where she didn’t know anyone. Diving headfirst into yoga, she made it her primary source of mental, physical, and social release.

In early 2021, Wren completed a 200-hour Yoga Alliance teaching certification at a Tahna Studio in Provo, Utah. Tahna, an important Buddhist concept, meaning “thirst, longing, desire” reflects her personal yoga mission regardless of the style of class. She’s passionate about cultivating deep inner connections in all of her classes and fostering an environment for self-discovery and self-care. She truly believes our minds and mats are a place for healing, having seen it first-hand in her own life.

Wren and her husband Nicholas have been in Virginia Beach since June 2021, having moved here after falling in love with the area on a short vacation.

Amy Walton

Amy Walton

Instructor

Amy’s Story

I am a CHY-200 instructor and an RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance. I’m also a multi-certified coach. I know what it’s like to navigate stress having been an only parent who raised two boys while working in both the media and nonprofit arenas. I have been committed to my physical fitness for over three decades and am a huge believer in the numerous benefits of yoga, meditation, and breathwork. I am a regular blogger for the Moravian Board of Cooperative Ministries.

Our yoga mats are sacred spaces where we breathe, move, and be still…. where we are grounded. It’s my intention with every yoga class I teach to share that same sacred space with my students.

Fun facts: I can wiggle my nose, put my leg behind my back, and blow bubbles the size of Texas…. or close to it. 🙂

Jude Levy

Jude Levy

Instructor

Jude’s Story

Jude considers herself forever a student who puts all trust in the Universe. Her love affair with yoga started in her twenties; she’ll never forget her first savasana (final rest) after an active yoga practice. She couldn’t believe how one hour could yield such euphoria.

When times got tough, the yoga mat was where she laid all of her frustrations, disappointments, and challenges. She always looked forward to landing on the mat, and she enjoyed seeing positive changes in her life that weren’t just physical but were most importantly mental.

For five years, Jude had the amazing experience of running and managing a yoga studio. With that came the pleasure of guiding amazing students, training other teachers, and writing her own curriculum. She is currently enrolled in yoga therapy training to further her ability to help those who need it the most.

Jude’s classes offer the exploration of mindful movement, breathing techniques, and yoga philosophy so that you can tap into the inner light that is waiting to shine.

After closing her studio in New York, Jude moved to the Hampton Roads area to be closer to family.

Cassy Milbourne

Cassy Milbourne

Instructor
Cassy's Story
Like many, Cassy faces the challenges of slowing down to focus on good health, but she understands the importance of filling your cup so you can continue to fill others! Wanting to share the best of both worlds when it comes to movement, you can find Cassy spreading the motivation by either pushing people past their “limits” as a Coach at Orangetheory Fitness or inviting you to slow down and connect your mind, body, and breath on the mat as a Yoga Instructor at Shine. Cassy loves to engage and give love and light to people whenever she can, and she has a passion for wellness and spending time outdoors.

She is married to her best friend Charles and they are quite the power couple, always encouraging each other to live and love their hardest. The two of them have been to more countries than they could count, but they still have many more to go and are currently at their third duty station with the Navy but probably not their last.

Cassy is always looking for a way to give back and has a huge heart for the military community. She still sends snail mail constantly, thinks she still needs more house plants, and loves any reason to celebrate.

Michelle Moore

Michelle Moore

Instructor

Michelle's Story
Michelle is very proud to have spent the better part of her life right here in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and here is where her heart has always been!

In 2009, she fell in love with yoga and went on to acquire her 200-hour certification in 2011.  She taught at several studios, including Shine, up until 2019.  The pressures of life in corporate America pulled her away from teaching for a while, but with that lifestyle now behind her, she is eager to return back to the Shine studio.  She is a believer in the power of being still and present and takes pride in ensuring that all practitioners, whether new or seasoned, leave her class feeling that they walk away with just what they need.

Michelle teaches a variety of styles from slow flow to fast, from yin to sound healing, including gong baths.

Welcome back to the family, Michelle!

Satita Cal Guerrero

Satita Cal Guerrero

Instructor
Satita's story
Satita is a certified yoga teacher, stretch therapist, and flexibility coach. She is a mom to two sweet young boys and a furry, four-legged baby. Her style of teaching is based on kindness and self-respect while encouraging you to take on challenges to feel confident on the mat which translates to success in life.
Marsha Engle

Marsha Engle

Instructor
Marsha's Story
Marsha discovered yoga when looking for deeper healing from her own depression and PTSD. Asana became a very important practice for her own well-being, and she wanted to share this with others. After gaining her 200-hour yoga training from Studio Bamboo in 2010, she taught at Bamboo until 2019. She completed the 100-hour Certification in Yoga Therapy for Trauma and PTSD in 2016.

Marsha Engle LCSW, M.Ed., RYT300 is a psychotherapist in private practice In Virginia Beach. She works with teens and adults, and conducts individual and couples therapy. Marsha blends traditional “talk therapy” – Brainspotting and EMDR, Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy, and Polyvagal Theory – along with “less-traditional” interventions – mindfulness training, meditation instruction, and yoga therapy, for healing of mind-body-spirit.

Marsha regularly offers workshops on Mindful Living and is co-author of a school/agency curriculum for social and emotional learning (SEL), Mindfulness, and Movement for Children. Prior to her psychotherapy practice, she was a Special Education Teacher in elementary and secondary schools.

Marsha moved to the courthouse area of Virginia Beach with her husband, Chuck, and 2 miniature dachshunds. She enjoys time with her son and 6-year-old granddaughter. Marsha loves to walk, read, travel, and share time with friends.

We are always looking to welcome new teachers to the Shine yoga fam!

Are you a certified yoga instructor (or future certified yoga instructor) with a passion for helping others? Reach out today to learn more about joining our team.

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Yoga is essentially a practice for your soul, work Yoga is essentially a practice for your soul, working through the medium of your body. ~Tara Fraser

Join us for yoga in the studio all week and at the World Culture Festival this Saturday!
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Choose from Magnolias, Dogwoods or Cherry Blossoms. 

Selection is very limited, so purchase today!
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Be there for others, but never leave yourself behi Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind. ~Dodinsky

Maybe yoga isn’t the way you replenish, but be proactive today to do something kind and loving for yourself. 

🔆 Read a book
🔆 Walk in nature 
🔆 Breathe a deepest breath
🔆 Write a journal entry or short story
🔆 Create art
🔆 Move your body - dance!
🔆 Hug someone you love
We still have some openings for the 2023 Spring OB We still have some openings for the 2023 Spring OBX Yoga Retreat!
 
Join us next weekend for yoga, laughter, community, meditation, arts and crafts, the beach, relaxation - you deserve to get away!
March 3-5 - visit our website and sign up before you can't! 
www.shineyogavabeach.com/spring-yoga-retreat
It’s days like this… a little snack on the bea It’s days like this… a little snack on the beach… the warmest rays of sunshine… a soft breeze from the west… that soothe a weary soul. 

It’s been a long, tiresome, unproductive week. 

And sometimes that happens. But here I am in my happy place. It’ll be time to re-engage soon; but for now, I’ll wiggle my toes in the sand, the sun will be the heaviest thing to rest on my shoulders, and the only thing getting tangled in knots will be my hair from the breeze.

Thank you thank you thank you for the glorious afternoon. What a blessing. 

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Dive Deeper into Yoga🌊 Just Breathe: a healing Dive Deeper into Yoga🌊
Just Breathe: a healing breath workshop Sun, Feb 26 / Outer Banks Yoga Retreat March 3-5 / Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training Begins March 6 - Dive Deeper into YOGA
This Sunday at 5:30p at Shine Breathe with Shawna This Sunday at 5:30p at Shine
Breathe with Shawna

Experience the immense power of your own breath. 

Breathing is intuitive but deep breathing is intentional.  Take yourself on an extraordinary breath journey with us!!

Using a deep breathing technique known as Conscious Connected Breath, this breathwork session is designed to open the inner recesses of the mind for understanding, expansion and release. The transformation can be mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, meditative, psychedelic, difficult, easy, blissful, all the above or none. All that is needed is the ability to suspend judgement and to surrender, allowing the breath to take over, so that the outcome can unfold. By surrendering into the experience, you'll find yourself more open to greater possibilities. You decide the pace and intensity; keep an open mind and drop into the magic and mystery of your breath.
Is it time for a reset?!! Join us March 3-5 on the Is it time for a reset?!!
Join us March 3-5 on the Outer Banks for our first OBX Yoga Retreat!

We give so much of ourselves in our daily lives that it can be difficult to really take a moment just for ourselves. While you can meet some amazing people on retreat, you can also use it as an opportunity to be alone. Wellness travel is all about taking that time for yourself, and is a top reason to go on a retreat!

This weekend will be all about syncing body, mind & breath and finding presence and gratitude.

Highlights: 
Yoga classes Saturday and Sunday mornings
Sound Healing and meditation
Spend time in nature: journaling, reading, napping
Enjoy specially curated activities like mala crafting and mandala creating
Accommodations for 3 Days / 2 Nights 
Breakfast and lunch provided
Wellness services (massage, reiki, coaching, hypnotherapy, psychic  sessions will be offered at additional costs)

Email hello@shineyogavabeach.com for more information or visit our website to register
https://www.shineyogavabeach.com/spring-yoga-retreat-registration/
Morning routines make all the difference! Start y Morning routines make all the difference! 
Start your day with meditation or yoga - or just a simple intention. 
Give today the chance to be a beautiful day!  It is my hope for you that each day is a little more beautiful than the last!
Are you holding your breath right now as you scrol Are you holding your breath right now as you scroll?  There's a name for that - screen apnea. 

Take a deep breath right now! 
Then don't wait to sign up for the Just Breathe: a healing breath workshop! 
Breathing is intuitive but deep breathing is intentional.  Find yourself on a breath journey with us!!
On Valentine's Day, what better way to celebrate l On Valentine's Day, what better way to celebrate love and the good health of your loved one than with the gift of yoga?  For yourself or someone special to you! 

Gift certificates are available!  Order online or make a an appointment to drop by! 
Couples Yoga is on the horizon - purchase a gift certificate for it today and we'll plan dates together! 
Private couples classes and partner classes are available as well!
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There is ONE MORE SPOT OPEN for the Reflexology Wo There is ONE MORE SPOT OPEN for the Reflexology Workshop today at 2p. 
Visit our website to sign up - www.shineyogavabeach.com or link in bio
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Last Chance for Reflexology for Couples, Partners and Friends - Just Breathe: a Healing Breath Workshop - Escape to the OBX Spring Yoga Retreat
This workshop is going to sell out - DO NOT wait t This workshop is going to sell out - DO NOT wait to register. 
It's the best thing you can do for your self and for a friend! 
Don't miss it!

Visit the Facebook event for the link to sign up or go to our website!  Link in bio or copy www.shineyogavabeach.com/schedule
You will never find time for anything. If you wan You will never find time for anything.  If you want time, you must make it. ~Charles Buxton

I hope you'll make time for yoga this week!  And of course, make time to breathe.  Do it now - close your eyes and take a deep breathe and let it go oh-so-slowly. 

Now go put yoga on your calendar!

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Put us on your calendar so you don't forget! 

Be sure to sign up for Reflexology with your Sweetie or your Bestie! $40 per couple
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I still need to pull a card for her, but she’ll be heading back to the studio with me tonight - we’ll pull one and keep you updated! 
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