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Cape Fear Yoga
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Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Michel Hunt
Michel is the co-owner and director of Cape Fear Yoga and Wellness Center. Her unique classes blend movement and stillness, strength and flexibility, breath and awareness to inspire students to unite body, mind, and heart in the present moment, both on and off the mat.
Although Michel began her yoga journey later in life, she quickly discovered the many benefits of yoga beyond just physical practice. She overcame her initial fear of being unable to do yoga poses and found joy in the stillness and connection between breath and movement. This newfound love for yoga gave her more self-esteem and led her to complete her 200-hour teacher training at Wilmington Yoga, and she is now working towards her 500-hour teacher training.
Michel coaches and does Crossfit and credits the breathwork she learned in yoga for helping her overcome challenges in Crossfit. She enjoys teaching yoga and coaching Crossfit and continually learns from her students and coaches, tying it all together.
At Cape Fear Yoga and Wellness Center, Michel and her team offer a variety of styles and teachers to cater to everyone's unique needs and interests. They welcome students of all levels, and as Michel reminds us, "we were all new once too!"
Carysa Overcash
Carysa has a strong background in fitness and a passion for helping people achieve optimal health. Before joining Cape Fear Fitness in 2009, she had a personal interest in dance and had several years of experience as a cheer coach and tumbling instructor. She understood the value of maintaining good health and brought her knowledge and experience to her work as a spinning instructor, front desk attendant, and personal trainer at Cape Fear Fitness. With her training and experience in administration and team leadership, Carysa became the Manager of Cape Fear Fitness in 2011 and later became an owner of the business that same year.
With her extensive experience and dedication to fitness, Carysa is passionate about helping people feel better about themselves through fitness. Despite years of offering yoga at Cape Fear Fitness, they eventually decided to find a separate studio. Carysa, Michel, and Eric partnered to open Cape Fear Yoga and Wellness Center to meet this need. Carysa and her team at Cape Fear Fitness offer a range of services, including Cape Fear Kids Gymnastics and Fitness Academy, CrossFit programs, Game Changer Strength and Conditioning, and Cape Fear Yoga and Wellness Center. The diverse offerings promote optimal health and wellness in the community.
Eric Lescault
Dr. Eric is one of the founding owners that opened Cape Fear Fitness in 2008 and joined Michel and Carysa as a partner in opening Cape Fear Yoga and Fitness Center. As an orthopedic specialist and surgeon with training and experience in military medicine, Dr. Eric brings a valuable perspective on health and fitness. He is a Member of the American Osteopathic Association, an Associate Member of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, a Member of the American College of Sports Medicine, and a Member of the North Carolina Osteopathic Medical Association.
April Dobrowski
From physically active jobs in my teens and twenties, to a physically sedentary desk job in my professional career, developing degenerative disc issues was no surprise. In 2010, I knew it was time to find something that would help to stabilize and strengthen my core. I signed up for yoga classes through my city parks and recreation department in Seal Beach, CA and found that not only did the movement of this yoga practice help me physically, but the mental and soul connection brought about something I was not expecting, a sense of unity between my mind, body, and soul, with my breath being the conduit between all three. I wanted more and joined Purple Yoga studio in Long Beach, CA where I experienced my first Hot yoga class. The cleansing detoxification of not only my physical body, but the emotional and mental cleansing was indescribable. This is when my true love for Hot yoga began!
In 2015 I left California and moved to Greensboro, NC, to be closer to my family in Henry County Virginia. My husband and I met in Greensboro in September 2016, married in 2017 and made High Point, NC our home. After meeting some of the neighbors and HOA board members at our neighborhood pool one day, I received a call from one of my new friends asking if I would be interested in leading a community yoga class at our club house. As if a divine path had been laid out before me, my local yoga studio, Yoga Mindset School of Yoga and Wellness had just advertised their Fall/Winter Yoga Teacher Training program. I enrolled in the program in the fall of 2018 and graduated in February 2019. I lead our community yoga class once a week for just over a year. The excitement of leading this class lead me to co-lead a Faith and Flow class through our church. Combining prayer and yoga simply makes sense to me. Both classes ended when the pandemic shut down all group gatherings. I am thrilled to be getting back into sharing my love of yoga with community and just as I felt that divine path being laid out for me in 2018, I feel it happening again with this amazing opportunity to share and meet new friends here at Cape Fear Yoga and Wellness.
Beverly Weinstein, E-RYT500, EMY200, YACEP
With over 1600 hours of study and more than 3000 hours of teaching, Beverly has an incredibly strong yogic foundation. The knowledge and expertise she imparts in the studio afford her students a total yoga experience. Her classes focus on achieving a balance between the mental, physical & spiritual components of yoga. ... emphasizing the Hatha (physical), the Pranayama (breathwork) & the Dhyana (meditation). She is a “hands-on” instructor, continually enhancing one's practice while avoiding injury. Beverly has taught all age groups in her own studio ... Ageless Yoga-OKI, for years, having a particular passion for seniors. She teaches yoga as a way of living ... Embracing the mind, body & spirit for all ages.
Bonnie Weiner
Bonnie started yoga in 2010 at her doctor's suggestion to learn how to breathe to repair a lung damaged by pneumonia. After many months of sitting in class doing not much more than breathing, she joined the others, moving through poses to build some strength back. Bonnie discovered the awesome power of yoga in her improved health, stamina, and community of fellow practitioners. She has been blessed to have practiced under 14 different instructors whose backgrounds were varied and allowed her to experience a variety of yoga styles.
Completing her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2023, Bonnie is excited to share her experience and love of the practice with everyone who joins her on the mat. A Hatha style (combining breathing with poses focused on strength, balance, and flexibility) will be the main focus of her classes, as well as an occasional Yin class (with poses held a little longer to target connective tissues) and classes that focus on the proper use and benefits of props.
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Carolyn
Carolyn is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor, health & well-being coach, and sculpt trainer with over a decade of experience. Her classes emphasize building strength, improving balance, and enhancing mobility through smart alignment and purposeful movement. With an empowering, results-driven approach, she helps students develop functional fitness while reducing stress and preventing injury. Known for her inclusive and upbeat energy, Carolyn creates a space where every student can push their limits, feel strong, and leave refreshed and renewed.
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Zoë
For Zoë, yoga is a sacred homecoming—a return to the deep wisdom of the body, the breath, and the spirit. After completing her 200-hour teacher training at Yoga Salt Wilmington in 2021, Zoë began offering classes that weave together movement, stillness, and self-inquiry as pathways to healing and wholeness.
Her classes are rooted in strong, soulful Vinyasa flows that invite students into presence and power. Certified in Yin, Slow Flow, and Somatic movement, Zoë holds space for all parts of the self to be witnessed and welcomed. With a foundation in yogic philosophy, neuroscience, and mindfulness-based psychology, her teaching invites a full-body remembrance—of strength, softness, and sacred connection.
Zoë’s journey has taken her from early beginnings in the fitness industry to travels through India, Thailand, and Costa Rica, and into the study of mindfulness in higher education. Every thread of her life has guided her toward the practice of yoga as a way of living, not just moving.
She is especially devoted to the sacred feminine and the power of women’s circles to awaken collective power and healing. As a facilitator, she offers space for women to come home to themselves and each other in community.
In Zoë’s classes, expect to move, breathe, and return—to your body, your spirit, and your truth!