Melissa Creighton began practicing yoga in 1995, and on her yogic path has experienced a variety of styles such as Integral, Anusara, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and other hatha-based yoga traditions. She has had the fortunate opportunity of attending trainings, intensives, and workshops taught by world-renowned teaches such as David Swenson, Tim Miller, David Garrigues, Mark Darby, John Friend, and more. The Ashtanga Yoga tradition as taught by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois has become her main passion in recent years through its dynamics, specific breath-emphasis during the entire sequence of positions, and deep introspective nature, and she has been teaching based on this style since 2003. Of this, Melissa says, “The teachings can be found in many books, videos, etc., and although I incorporate these techniques into my classes what I really hope to spread is the joy, passion and those beginning steps toward Self-realization. I just love that as a teacher I get to be a witness as others breathe life into their own practices.” Originally from New York, Melissa recently relocated to Harrisonburg from Charlottesville , where she continues to teach regularly, and wishes to extend her love for this practice to you as well.

Email: mjcreighton@yahoo.com