Melissa Cropper

Melissa Cropper, RYT Kripalu, has been practicing movement arts throughout her life. She holds a BA in Art History from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, where she studied and created art including dance and yoga. Her in depth journey into yoga began at Temple University while attending a credit course for Hatha Yoga taught by Noemi Segarra, a faculty member of the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University, and Kripalu certified Instructor. Melissa has completed her 200hr yoga teacher training from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and is nearly finished her 500hr certificate. She has also completed a year long residency program at Kripalu, where she worked as a volunteer and was able to deepen her study of yoga and health. Melissa's Yoga practice and classes are inspired by Kripalu Principles, and Vinyasa Flow, as well as her own personal practice of tapping into the innate wisdom of the body allowing an exploration through movement, dance and music.