Rachel
Attending Korinn’s class and reading "The Frontal Lobes Supercharge" changed the way I view difficult situations and gave me the opportunity to take matters into my own hands and mind! I thoroughly enjoyed the reading, exercises and guidance that Korinn’s workshop provided. I would recommend this course to anyone who is ready to take the reins of their destiny.
Caity
I met Korinn at a time where I was emotionally drained and unhappy with myself. I wasn’t active and working out was something extremely foreign to me. When starting classes, I specifically remember only wanting to hit a certain weight on a scale. I took every single evening class and personal training sessions for a few months, and I was happy with the weight I had lost until I suddenly hit a plateau for a month. We began talking about nutrition and I quickly realized that was the missing piece. Not only was it the missing piece for my weightless journey, but it was the missing piece overall. It’s amazing how incredible you can feel when you start fueling your body with the right foods. The power of healing the body from the inside.
I quickly realized that Korinn is the type of person who not only wants to help others reach their goals, but she wants to educate them. That’s what makes her a wonderful teacher! As I said, when I first started my journey it was about the number on the scale. Now it’s about being the healthiest version of myself that I can be.
Korinn was there for me when I needed support and guidance through this lifestyle change (not a diet!). I can’t express enough what she has done to enrich my life, and this short testimonial barely touches the surface. What I can say though is that through her compassion, knowledge, and guidance she’s helped me develop a new love around health & fitness. It’s my hope that I can inspire others with my journey the way that Korinn has inspired me.
Whether you’re taking a Strength Training, HIIT, Pound, Zumba, or any other class, the room is filled with a positive and uplifting energy. This is the fitness family that anyone would want to be apart of!
Diana
I love taking classes with Korinn. She creates fun choreography and provides helpful instruction. Her passion for fitness comes through in a variety of classes and she creates such a friendly and motivating atmosphere. Workout enthusiasts of all ages and levels are made to feel so welcome.
Amy
Korinn is grace personified. I would have been intimidated by her brilliant dancing if she hadn't been such a warm and welcoming person from the very first class. I have learned so much from her and she has rapidly become one of my favorite people on the planet.
Annie
Having studied and taught dance, it was important to me in choosing an exercise class to find a teacher with musicality and dance training. Korinn has that and so much more. She's an amazing teacher because she combines her studious dance technique, performance experience and creative choreographic skills with a knowledge of health, nutrition, fitness and athleticism in all her work. Whether it be in dance, toning, Zumba or other offerings, she consistently finds clever ways to make every hour run smoothly with an array of fabulous musical choices from start to finish, like graceful dance vignettes. But almost more significant than her talents as teacher and dancer is her compassionate character. She genuinely cares about people. Class with Korinn can become an opportunity to build on skills, get in shape, challenge oneself physically and mentally, or experience healing, being gently nurtured by an instructor who is aware of holistic techniques and is fun to follow and emulate. With a smile on her face and willingness to always go the extra mile, Korinn is always conscious of guiding her students toward a healthier mind and body.
Alex
As a student of Korinn's for eight years, she continually and significantly helps me improve my health, fitness and mental mindset. Korinn's integrity and creativity as a teacher and person inspires and has empowered me in my life in a myriad of ways I had not previously imagined. And, it has been so much fun! An exemplary teacher who genuinely cares about the well-being of her students, she encourages each of us to realize our individual goals. Korinn is generous with her time and her expertise in the fields of dance, fitness and nutrition are remarkable. The variety of her choreography, technique and style presents new challenges and opportunities to grow with every dance class I attend. Having attended Zumba classes in Paris, New York, Thailand and Vermont, I have not once encountered an instructor who is a better dancer or has more creative choreography. Korinn's expert instruction is always uplifting to experience. Her amazing dancing is infused with her extraordinary -- and totally infectious -- spirit!
Betcie
I began working with Korinn when I was fifty years old, weighed 220 pounds and could not walk up or down stairs unassisted, due to very limited mobility in my hips and knees from a lack of movement for decades. Working with Korinn over the next two years forever changed the trajectory of my health and fitness. She taught me how and why to eat nutrient-dense whole foods, how to move in a variety of ways (through her well-rounded classes) and how to think through my mental habits and create new options for my future using a specific daily writing practice. I've lost 60 pounds and am fitter, leaner and stronger than I have ever been in my life. Most importantly, I now know that my future will be different!
Sharon
I moved here four years ago from Hampden and searched and searched for a great Zumba class. I couldn’t find a class that I loved until I found Korinn. She has changed my life in more ways then one. I found my forever friends in her class and became the fittest I’ve ever been. Korinn welcomed me into her Zumba family and I have never looked back. I love to dance, sweat and smile. Although it was a love/hate relationship for awhile, I have truly come to love her Power Tone class and the results I've experienced are amazing. Moving into a new community is hard and it can be really difficult to make new friends. I thank Korinn everyday for teaching Zumba, weight training and nutrition to all of us. We really are so lucky.
Hanna
In October of 2008, I learned of a new class with a dance teacher who had just moved back to midcoast Maine. It was something like "Rhumba” and was a fusion of all types of dance I had liked in a previous life, so I thought I would try it. I had a dance background but was completely out of shape and was not doing anything at the time except becoming more depressed, withdrawn and self-loathing. I was in search of something to help me out of my rut.
I will never forget my first Zumba class with Korinn. She was an exceptional teacher and mover and made this new trend in fitness so interesting by giving us routines we could follow and then changing them up once we got too used to the dances. The music was infectious and reminded me of New York City. I kept coming back because she was the most dynamic teacher I had had in years and classes started to grow with more eager dancers and fitness enthusiasts.
At the same time my alcohol addiction could no longer be hidden. It seemed to accelerate and I could barely make it to class sober. By the grace of God I began my road to recovery that December. I dove into a recovery program at full tilt and couldn’t really do anything else but try to function the best I could. Luckily, I had Korinn’s Zumba class at the same time. I felt connected to a wonderful community of women and got to work hard and sweat out all the emotions of the day. I can’t explain how powerful her classes were for my healing those first few years. I can honestly say they helped keep me alive.
The uplifting energy of the group, the dance, music and Korinn keep me coming back almost 10-years later and I still feel the same ecstasy. I am continuously challenged by her choreography and never get bored. I can actually say I am in the best shape of my life at 48-years old. Zumba and all of Korinn’s dance and fitness classes get you out of your head and into a good place where you are connected to your body and spirit and feel joyful and alive. I am forever grateful for Korinn’s talents and commitment to passing on her joy of movement and health.
Trudy
I went to work one morning and through my employee learned of a new exercise class called “Zumba." She explained the class had a lot of dance and hip movements and that the instructor, Korinn, was incredible.
I was curious. I contacted a few friends who I thought might be as interested as I was, and tracked down the instructor, Korinn Mowrey. We attended our very first Zumba class at the then “Trade Winds” in Rockland, Maine. A spark was ignited and I never looked back. Many of us have followed Korinn all over Knox County.
That was many years ago and I have since retired, winter in Florida and still can’t wait to get back to Maine to dance and workout with Korinn through the summer months.
Korinn has now expanded her classes to include PowerTone, Strength Training, Core, Dance2Fit and Dance Fundamentals. She also offers personal training and nutritional counseling with incredible results.
I thank God for Korinn, not only as a health and fitness instructor, but for her kind and caring spirit. I was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness last fall. I will always be grateful for her concern and support, as well as many other members of the class who reached out to me as I battled this illness.
If you want to be healthy and fit, not to mention feel great in spirit, you need to meet Korinn. I am so blessed to have found this amazing, beautiful woman who makes you feel good, inside and out.
Laurie
I met Korinn a little over a year ago. At that time I was depleted emotionally and spiritually. I had suffered many losses in a short period of time and felt lost and numb. I had stopped exercising because of my overwhelming fatigue. I just didn’t know how to help myself. My world had fallen apart and I felt helpless. Never in a million years would I have thought a strength training class would bring me out of the darkness and into the light.
The moment I met Korinn I knew I had met someone truly special. I felt a connection with her I didn’t understand at the time, but somewhere in this fog I knew I needed to trust it and go with it.
I believe in times of need people come into your life to guide you. For me, that person was Korinn. Korinn gave me hope that I could get my life back physically, emotionally and spiritually. Her encouragement, role modeling, positive energy and belief in me were all motivating factors and continue to inspire me to be the best I can be every day.
I now look at life with new meaning. I have the resilience and strength to better meet life’s challenges and believe in myself again. My power is back. I am so grateful and blessed to be on this journey with Korinn by my side, and it has only just begun.