Welcome to the Spa Koru Blog. Here we discuss topics such as company news, events, yoga, fitness and health. Get started with some of the most recent articles below.
Jessie Donnelly
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Jessie Donnelly was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She has been a violinist for the past 19 years, and singer/songwriter for nearly 10 years. During the summer of 2005 and winter of 2006, Jessie spent her time Innkeeping on the small island of Hatteras. After years of dreaming about living in San Diego, [...]
Mike Higgins
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Maintenance Supervisor Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia A beach native, Mike hasn’t traveled too far from his roots. He is Koru’s go-to guy for every maintenance need. Whether one of the girls in the Salon needs a light bulb changed, the fitness director needs help fixing equipment in the fitness center or the owner needs his [...]
Carole Price
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Burn and Firm Instructor Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA Carole moved to Hatteras Island with her husband and two dogs 18 years ago. She loves the beauty of the island and the people. She enjoys artwork, watersports, working out at the gym and teaching the Burn and Firm class at Koru. Her Burn and Firm class [...]
Tara Parks
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Hair Stylist Hometown: Santa Cruz, California Tara is new to the Outer Banks. She moved here from California where she was a licensed hair stylist for the past 18 years. She grew up in Santa Cruz where she studied cosmetology at Wayne’s College of Beauty. Tara enjoys all aspects of being a hairstylist from the [...]
Jennifer M. Williams
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Acupuncturist – MSTCM, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., CMT Hometown: Durham, North Carolina Jennifer Mary Williams has had an interest in Asian philosophy and culture since a young age. Her current doctoral work in Counseling Studies focuses on emotional challenges, addictive behaviors, cognitive changes, stress, families, and teenagers. Jennifer is nationally certified by the National Certification Commission for [...]
Mariah James
Monday, July 11th, 2011Zumba Instructor Hometown: Outer Banks Mariah was born and raised on the Outer Banks. She currently attends College of The Albemarle and plans to graduate at the end of summer 2011 and transfer in the fall. She loves to go kayaking, cycling, and spends a lot of time at the beach. Mariah took dance classes [...]
Terri Mohnal
Monday, July 11th, 2011Cardio Happy Hour Instructor Hometown: Frisco, NC Terri has been living on Hatteras Island for about 10 years. She has been teaching at Koru for the past four years. You can often find Terri in the fitness facility or in our many different yoga classes. For only teaching one class at Koru, Terri is super [...]
Desiree Lewis
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Cosmetologist Hometown: Marshallberg, NC Desiree is from the Southern Outer Banks region, and we are thrilled to have her on board. A licensed Cosmetologist, Desiree trained at the Carteret Community College School of Cosmetology in Morehead City, NC. A true beach girl at heart, you can find Desiree soaking up the sun on the beach, [...]
Drew Scalia
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Personal Trainer Drew graduated with a BS from VCU in Health Education/Sports Medicine. While there, he also worked with the University of Richmond football team in the Sports Medicine department. Drew attended George Mason University for one year of graduate school. While there, he worked with GMU wrestling and baseball teams, and also did some [...]
Wendi Palmer
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Yoga Instructor Wendi has been practicing yoga for the past seven years. Her passion began as a desire to become stronger through exercise then a desire for rehabilitation from sport injuries. Yoga has been the answer for Wendi in all aspects of her life since her first experience. Wendi says that yoga has helped her [...]
