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Melissa's yoga teaching style marries her love of art and yoga in playful and expressive slow flows that are strong, balanced and approachable. Melissa aims to empower every student to explore themselves, to touch in on their unique gifts and to gain the confidence and knowledge to let the practice of yoga charge up their whole being. She says: "I want my students to love yoga as much as I do; I want them to feel for themselves how much it can heal and elevate on and off the mat." Melissa has been practicing yoga since 1999 and teaching since 2012. While studying under internationally acclaimed Raja Yoga Therapist, Ranjitha Sandeep, she received her first certifications through the Yoga Sutra for Life training program. She continued her education by assisting Yoga Sutra for Life's wellness programs and teacher trainings. Additionally, she has attended advanced studies with experts including Sri Dharma Mittra, Meghan Currie, Ryan Leier, Bessel Van Der Kolk and many other thought and movement leaders in the yoga and mindfulness world and through her work at Wanderlust Festivals. Yoga Alliance E-RYT500 & YACEP