About Melissa

Melissa was trained and continues to study the teaching of Srivatsa Ramiswami.  Srivatsa Ramaswami studied with the legendary T. Krisnamacarya, the most influential figure in the field of yoga in the last hundred years and teacher of B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and T.K.V. Desikachar.  Ramaswami studied with T. Krisnamacarya for thirty-three years.

Melissa has also been so lucky to study Anatomy with Paul Grilley and the amazing anatomy teacher Russ Pfieffer.  In addition, Melissa recently completed the wonderful Living Yoga teacher training (Yoga Alliance certified) through Santa Monica Yoga.  Her teachers included Sheri Freidrickson, Nancy Goodstein, Kyra Haglund and Luke Ketterhagen.

In this busy life and age Yoga, Mediation and Pranayama (breathing practice) is a need to do. We need to effect and balance our nervous system. We have too much stress and are put to the test every day! When we meet our yoga mat once a week or more we greatly improve the functioning of our digestive and nervous systems. We bring the body mind and spirit into rhythm and alignment. We can then take action and feel connection and realization in this world. Back problems are also relieved.

Melissa uses music as a therapy in her yoga teaching and practice.  She teaches at The UCLA Family Commons at Santa Monica and at Mini Yogis