Melanie Taylor

My name is Melanie Taylor, a 500 E-RYT I started practicing yoga in 1998 after the birth of my first son in attempts to get back into shape. Little did I know, 18 years, 5 kids and hundreds of teacher training hours later, what an incredible path I had stumbled onto. A free spirit at heart, yoga has obviously always resonated with me, what I couldn't have anticipated was how much it would ground me, connect me to my own spirituality and open my eyes to what I have to share with the world. Teaching is my ultimate jam. I love how much it pushes me to be vulnerable, brave and sincere. I love how it opens my eyes to the human condition, and how humbling it is to be among human beings who make the decision daily to choose self awareness and growth in the face of easier more comfortable options. Trained in the Baptiste Vinyasa tradition, I love teaching hot, sweaty, edgy, vinyasa flow classes. I think our soul craves challenge, adventure and inspiration and so i love to imitate that on our mats. I figure if we can breathe and be vibrantly aware on our mats, we will learn to let it spill over into the places where it matters most.
I've had the privilege of training with many different teachers. Bryan and Jonny Kest, Baron Baptiste, Sean and Karen Conley, Nick Hansinger and Kisma Orbovich. But I am a constant student and have a passion for discovering what inspires me and in turn helping others discover what lights them up and how to live the