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Moving from the Inside, Out – Experiencing Anatomy through Movement
Next time your yoga teacher asks you to “rest” in that Down Dog for just a few more breaths, look around you – no two Down Dogs are quite...

Melissa Valentine
Feb 8, 20188 min read


Moving Up to the Next Level: Progression in Yoga
“Remember it is not how deep into a posture you go – what does matter is who you are when you get there” ~Max Strom My students ask me...

Melissa Valentine
Feb 10, 20173 min read


Restorative Retreat
In need of a mini-retreat but no vacation in sight? Take 40 minutes out of your day to try the following restorative sequence for a...

Melissa Valentine
Sep 26, 20164 min read


Putting “Therapy” into Your Yoga
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ~BKS Iyengar I am often asked “What is Yoga Therapy?”...

Melissa Valentine
Aug 23, 20162 min read


Legs-up-the-Wall / Viparita Karani
It is not the load that breaks you down. It is the way you carry it. ~Lou Holtz Legs-up-the-wall is my very favorite pose – so easy...

Melissa Valentine
Jun 8, 20162 min read


Downward-Facing Dog: Adho Mukha Svanasana
Sometimes you have to let life turn you upside-down, to learn how to live, right-side up. For anyone who has ever heard “…allow yourself...

Melissa Valentine
May 6, 20162 min read


Tadasana – Mountain Pose
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela...

Melissa Valentine
Apr 30, 20163 min read


Sukasana – “Easy Pose”
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself” Hermann Hesse This week’s...

Melissa Valentine
Apr 19, 20162 min read
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