Rochelle is a natural at this work. What I love is that it’s just an extension of her innate curiosity and insight about the inner workings of people, energies and spaces. As a leader, she’s constantly creating ways to help people tune into their true selves. And she does it with simple elegance and fun! Rochelle is wise beyond her years and loves to share resources. I’ve benefitted so much from her suggestions. Books, classes, movements, ideas — she has a bottomless trove of practical resources that have helped me implement more esoteric concepts in a modern real-world way.
Ophira Edut
New York, NY
The AstroTwins
www.astrostyle.com
Rochelle Schieck is a inspiration to all who are blessed to know her. Her relentlessly upbeat spirit elevates the soul. You just want to be in her sunny presence. Drawing effortlessly on her vast knowledge of movement, yoga and dance, as well as cross cultural schools of thought about happiness, pleasure and deepest fulfillment, Rochelle draws out our blissed, healthy, energized best selves. I not only passionately recommend her classes to you, I want to gift them to all seven billion of my neighbors on Planet Earth!
Lisa Bloom
Los Angeles, CA
Attorney, Legal Analyst for CNN, CBS
TV Appearances on Oprah, Dr. Phil, Anderson Cooper 360
www.thebloomfirm.com
Rochelle is not only an inspiring person but also an uplifting, encouraging, and incredibly gifted teacher. Her classes are filled with amazing amounts of energy and joy. She smiles with a grounded awareness and openness as she leads her classes through yoga postures mixed with invigorating dancing and movement. I left every class with a light heart and renewed determination to let my exercise routine focus not only on keeping fit, but aligning my desires and dreams with every movement in my being. I recommend everyone I know to take a class from Rochelle. You are not only going to have the opportunity to have fun, but also to experience what it is like to be in the presence of someone following their destiny and the resonating light that comes from that place of being.
Erin Marsz
www.myspace.com/thehotcakesmusic
www.thehotcakes.com
I was quite blown away from working with Rochelle. I came into our session with no idea what it was going to be like and no expectations. What I got from it was a deep remembering of who I am and that my primary purpose is to be fully present in the full juicy, sensual, wonderfulness of my feminine self. And that this presence is not only enough, its all that there is. Moving forward I am finding myself swaying to the rhythm of some internal knowing as I swivel my hips in subtle infinity symbols waiting in line, standing in the airport, and even undetectably while seated on the subway and at my desk. Our session opened the door to a deep pulsation of my soul that lives somewhere in the bowl of my pelvis and her facilitation allowed me to reconnect with the fact that the source of everything is within me, as it is within every woman. All I can say is WOW.
Kate Northrup Moller
www.katenorthrup.com
Having Rochelle as my Qoya teacher enabled me to accept I actually can dance. I’ve always been the person who says, “I can’t dance”. Rochelle taught that dancing is for the thrill of feeling the movement of the body and has nothing at ALL to do with thinking about what you look like. From that moment on I thought about the physical feeling of the movement and suddenly I was dancing! Being a pianist, I have always felt comfortable behind a piano, but always felt I could offer more if I dared to step out into center stage. Qoya opened me up to myself and the pure, fun of feeling my own movement, so when I took center stage for the first time I related to the audience through music AND movement!! It was truly exhilarating. Thank you Rochelle for opening for me such a fun and vital part of life!
Lucinda Anne Butler
Professional Musician
Currently working on making her own music and on tour with TSO.
Previously toured and played with Moby.
www.lucindaannebutler.com
My shamanic energy healing session with Rochelle was quiet, simple, and subtle – and it created profound energetic movement in my life almost immediately afterward. I’ve done years of intellectual and emotional inner work, and I work with words and cerebral energy for a living, so it was a relief to hear Rochelle say, “Let your brain release; don’t try to figure it out.” Three days later, I was astonished by the two-page list of everything that had already happened to move me toward my desires. If you are ready to clear old energy and receive an influx of new with a graceful and talented healer, book a session with Rochelle.
Jennifer Gandin Le
Austin, TX
jennifergandin.com
Rochelle Schieck’s Qoya class is more than a movement class, it’s an embodiment program. Somehow she has a way of casting a very particular spell that will take me straight into that delicious yogic flow where I am able to forget myself, dance me into the remembering of who I really am and then spit me out in full celebration of the journey.
Dara Gay Cole
Brooklyn, NY
Owner and Founder of Sacred: a hot yoga, movement and play studio
www.sacredbrooklyn.com *Opening Winter 2010
Rochelle lives and breathes a boundless passion for movement. She exudes a magnetic force with this passion that is contagious.
Janine Francolini
Portland, Oregon
Founder and Board President of The Flawless Foundation
www.flawlessfoundation.org
I love Qoya! I wish every woman could do it. Rochelle is an amazing instructor and truly lives her teaching. I love the unique integration of yoga, dance, movement, intention and sheer fun that is woven throughout every class! Rochelle brings refreshing, enlightening insights and shares them to get you motivated, moving, and opening to your true feminine joyful self. I always leave feeling so DELICIOUS in my body, my heart and my SOUL!
Elizabeth Joy Mueller
New York, NY
www.SoulCallingsOnline.com
Qoya is sexy and fun and will leave you in a good mood for the rest of the day…Rochelle’s amazing attitude and spirit is contagious!!!
Teresa
New York, NY
www.burlesquebikinibootcamp.com
You are more than moving your body when you take a class with Rochelle…. you are connecting with with an energy that is deeply spiritual, sensual, loving, brilliant and magical.
Linda Warner
Amsterdam, Netherlands
From the moment that I met Rochelle I was in awe. This is a woman who has travelled all over the globe in search of wisdom and joy. As a result, what I discovered in class was that in her gorgeous body she held the secret to helping me find my joy. Every step brought me closer to myself. I felt as free as when I was a little girl. It was so much fun, I giggled, danced and most of all I remembered how gorgeous and incredible my body is too. This is an experience not to be missed.
Sarah
Toronto, Canada
Qoya with Rochelle is pure brilliance. I’ve been to plenty of exercise classes where I am pushing myself or doing things that cause pain or injury. What I love most is how good her class makes my body feel – the movement is all nourishing and expanding my body. It is about pure expression. I feel in my body and my femininity. I desire more!
Amy Aho
New York, New York
We hosted Rochelle at our sustainable Maui Retreat as a guest last year and now we are looking forward to host her again with her teaching of her being – Qoya. She is a wonderful spirit and it is a pleasure to dive deep with her. Her passion to share her knowledge is rooted in her heart. If you have a chance to dance and learn from her and be in a nurturing and magical place … go for it!
Kutira and Raphael
Maui, Hawaii
Founders of the Kahua Hawaiian Institute and Embodied Spirituality and Sustainability teachings, Owner of the Kahua O’Malio Bamboo Farm Retreat Center “The greenest Spot on Maui.”
www.mauiretreat.com
Rochelle Schieck has been my mentor, my guide, and my role-model for years. I still remember every word she said in my first yoga class and that was 6 years ago!!! There is something special about Rochelle that can’t even be put into words. She is the most inspiring, motivating, booty-shaking mama I know. She knows exactly what to say, and when to say it. Its like she reaches down into your soul and talks to your heart. Six years later, I’m still doing yoga and Rochelle’s words will come into my mind. I’m still inspired by her, and she is 3,000 miles away– that’s how powerful this woman is. I would leap at any opportunity to be around her positivity and love.
Mary Ricars
Yoga Teacher
San Luis Obispo, CA
Rochelle Shieck is truly a gift. I am in awe of the balance Rochelle embodies: radiating feminine goddess energy, savvy entrepreneurial focus, deep and ancient wisdom, laughter, playfulness, unconditional love, and a commitment to following the river of her life work. I opened the restaurant, Sun In Bloom, 9 months ago and struggle with anxiety, depression, and fear. My experience has been a double edged sword, as I also feel joy and fulfillment. When I heard Rochelle was doing Shamanic work, my intuition to do it said Yes! Considering I have not been connected to my breath in nearly a year, I was concerned I’d have trouble opening up to this journey with Rochelle. However, because Rochelle reflects balance and holds a safe space, I was able to connect to my breath and experience all of the remarkable insights we discovered together during our first session. I walked away feeling lighter and even more open to infinite possibilities. I’ve implemented different tools Rochelle shared with me and have felt more effective as a leader and business owner. And, most importantly, I feel less anxious, depressed, and fearful. My energy is renewed and I am focused on creating the life I desire to live!
Thank you for sharing your gift Rochelle!
Aimee Follette
executive chef / owner
Sun In Bloom Restaurant “Home, Hearth, Organic Ecstasy”
460 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.suninbloom.com
@SunInBloom
http://www.facebook.com/AimeeFollette
Rochelle is perhaps the happiest person I’ve ever known. In her class, it is as if a ray of sunshine – or perhaps moonshine – is leading the way every time she teaches. She is a gift to us all.
Liz Gessner
www.cocoalulu.com
Rochelle Schieck’s Qoya is one of the most pleasurable and effective forms of exercise I have ever enjoyed. It serves me physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually, and is so much fun at the same time! I love that it’s designed entirely for women; it is a singular and unparalleled experience to practice this movement within an all-female community. I heartily recommend Qoya without reservation- and in fact, with complete abandon. You simply must try it! It is delectable.
Valerie Killen
New York, NY
Teacher at The Blue School
www.theblueschool.org
Rochelle’s Qoya class is addictive! It’s not just that it’s a great workout—and it is—it’s the sense of joy and self-expression I feel during class and carry into my week. The personal movement ritual that Rochelle choreographed for me is such an amazing way to start my day. I feel strong and supple and womanly and I can’t wait for the next class.
Maya
Detroit, Michigan
www.everydaygoddess.tv
www.mayacameron.tv
Rochelle is a wonderfully spirited, beautiful and generous dance teacher, who will help you feel the most fit, sensual and absolutely totally deliciously female. Her classes are a true delight,a lot of hard work- yet fun, easy going, liberating and very original.
Dora Sion
Geneva, Switzerland
So how do I write about Rochelle? We met over three years ago and there is a light and joy for living in this woman that would stop you in your tracks… I have taken Qoya, had a private movement session and also a shamanic energy healing. My body loved the dance movement. My heart loved meeting other amazing women in class. My mind was inspired. The shamanic session was very powerful in helping me release old energy and feeling renewed with love and light. As the owner of a hair salon in New York City, I get the pleasure of meeting so many beautiful women and am always happy to recommend them and you to work with Rochelle.
Alice McCarney
www.alicehair.com
I love Qoya and am so grateful that I had an opportunity the class while I was visiting NYC. It was so much fun to move by looking inward at what feels good and what lights up my body instead of aligning to some out there vision of how a pose or movement is ‘supposed’ to look. I was thrilled that I worked up a great sweat and felt light and radiant afterward. I could feel how the class was healing both physically and emotionally.
Lisa Blakeborough
Minneapolis, MN
Taking part in Rochelle’s Qoya classes opened me up to experimenting with movement and my body in a way I had not explored before. I have taken dance classes since age 3, been doing yoga for 10 years and have studied Pilates and Nia. However, taking Rochelle’s Qoya classes instilled a new sense of freedom in my body that I had yet to discover despite my extensive meanderings. Rochelle led us through a series of movements, many of them with yoga asanas at their core, infused with more fluidity and grace. She incorporated dance routines to some of the best music you will ever hear in any class in the city or elsewhere. Along with all of the moving and hopping around, she throws in a lesson here and there, or a theme to the particular movement being done at the moment, or even some visual imagery to assist us in fully embracing and incorporating the movement by engaging our mind. I felt free to move my body anyway I wanted and it made me giddy. I pounded the earth with my feet and hands. I screamed and moaned out words and breath into the circle of women who felt open to do the same in my presence. Dripping in sweat by the end, smiling from mouth to heart and zinging from nerve to bone, I just felt damn good at the end of it all. And ready to go back for more.
Becca Kannapell
Occupational Therapist, Dancer, Photographer
New York, NY
Rochelle’s presence and teachings nourish my love for life! She oozes and radiates pleasure, and shares with us everything she’s got on the subject. Most importantly, Rochelle creates a space in each Qoya class where it is easy for us to accept our life as one guided by pleasure. Amazing occurrences result!
Colleen LaSota
acupuncturist
Brooklyn, New York
Rochelle is wonderful, and it’s a treat to spend time with her. Even if she were doing amateur dentistry, I would sign up—-but her shamanic energy work is beneficial in and of itself. I don’t understand what it is or how it works, but Rochelle will speak with you for a few minutes, create sacred space with a very compelling spectacle and in the end your energy around troubling issues will shift. Try it for the spectacle, and then see how you feel.
Nancy Reid
New York, NY
Venture Capital
Rochelle’s Qoya class is exactly the revolution that we have been waiting for. Rochelle has ingeniously combined her incredible knowledge about a woman’s body, mind and spirit, and integrated it into a dynamic sequence which we can all find a way to express. She creatively ignites a transformational and exquisite experience, which is unique to the individual, and yet taps into the life force and wisdom held within every woman. Rochelle delivers the class with compassion, amazing energy, and intuition, and leaves you feeling uplifted and empowered. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to experience this way of being, and I am so excited for other women to share in this inspired community too.
Emma Tryers
Sydney, Australia
Corporate Trainer, Yoga, Reiki and Counseling Therapist
