Melissa Harrington

Ask Melissa if she’d rather be doing yoga or …nah, just skip it. The answer will always be yoga. But that was not always the case! Near the end of Melissa’s first-ever yoga class some twenty years ago, the teacher instructed everyone to lay down and do nothing. Nothing! Thinking the teacher was out of material or lazy, she complied, but managed to write a complaint letter in her head during the ten minutes while others nothing-ed in Savasana. Melissa shares this story often because it’s a reminder of how patient this practice is with us…how sweetly it meets us where we are.

Fast forward twenty years and you’ll find Melissa happiest on her mat sharing a practice with other like-hearted souls. She believes that yoga is a way to come home to ourselves (again and again) and that our practice is a mirror for the way we are living our lives. As a teacher, Melissa favors vigorous vinyasa classes with a strong emphasis on proper alignment. Students of any level are welcome if they bring an open mind, a willingness to play and take risks, and promise to laugh at at least one of her jokes!

Melissa has completed numerous yoga teacher trainings, workshops and master classes and her teaching style reflects a synthesis of various traditions. She is also a STOTT Pilates Lead Instructor Trainer and national conference presenter, a NSCA certified personal trainer, TRX trainer, Holistic Health Counselor, and former elementary school teacher. She is crazy about her husband and stepdaughter and big, goofy dog. When not on the mat, you will find her with a book or packing for a trip.