THE TEAM
PROFESSIONAL SURF COACHES & YOGA TEACHERS
Surf Coaches
In addition to being ISA certified, we proudly have local surf coaches on our team who are also competitive professional surfers. Including the 2019 National Panama champ, Kelvin Gonzalez, and the previous 4 x National champ, Jean Carlos (Oli) Camarena. Oli placed 2nd in the ISA World Surfing Games in 2018 and 2nd in the Pan American Surfing Games in 2022.
At Waluaa not only are you learning to surf with passionate and professional surf coaches, you are helping to support these talented local surfers on their journey too.
Each Waluaa surf coach brings over 10 years of experience surfing in Santa Catalina.
Yoga Teachers
Meet our team of experienced, Yoga Alliance certified teachers. Each of our yoga teachers promises to take you on a journey inward, support you in finding the presence and awareness that will enhance your surf practice, and instill you with tools and techniques that will enhance your quality of life, on and off the mat.
Our yoga teachers are seasoned team members of the Waluaa family. We promise to serve you with teachers who bring a wealth of experience in yoga, meditation and mindfulness.
Each of our Waluaa Yoga Instructors brings over 10 years of yoga experience.
Our Waluaa Promise & Purpose
When we started this company we were living busy and hectic lives tethered to our devices and missing nature. Rarely did we have a moment to embrace a slower more intentional pace of life that we craved. We were determined to create a healthy lifestyle company that would give people like us a chance to slow down, get back to nature, and to find balance.
So in 2015 we curated an all-inclusive surf and yoga retreat in a dreamy, far away surf town in Santa Catalina, Panama. It’s paradise on earth. Santa Catalina’s allure is uncrowded beaches and consistent surf, where slow living is part of everyday life and safety is in the DNA of the town and the country.
Our retreats are accessible and welcoming to all. We provide top-level surf and yoga instruction tailored towards complete beginner to intermediate. Our goal is to have each and every guest feel welcomed, at ease, and cared for every step of the way.
Our business also serves to support the community and help it prosper. We partner with local services and talent to bring our guests an authentic experience while giving back and embracing the town we love so much.
With the perfect blend of adventure and relaxation, healthy locally sourced meals, and the vastness and raw natural beauty that only Santa Catalina can offer, our goal is that our guests feel relaxed, balanced, healthy, happy and one with nature. We can’t wait to welcome you to Waluaa.
Vickie & Sergio