Melissa Major

Melissa (The Major) found a deep passion for moving her body about a decade ago and has been in motion ever since. She is an avid aerialist (silks and sometimes rope), runner, cyclist, swimmer and has been a practitioner of capoeira, TRX, pilates, bootcamp, kettle bells, and most prominently, yoga. Finally, she decided she needed to bring her passion to the masses. She received her advanced 500-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Certificate at the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yogashala in Rishikesh, India and trained as a Mindful Living Coach at the Steiner Academy in London, UK. She has since taught around the world on multiple cruise ships and at many hotels and resorts. Before that she taught a wide variety of yoga and fitness classes in her hometown of Toronto at Fireflow Yoga, 99 Sudbury, Studio Blue, The Yoga Lounge, Aiyoku, CSI, Collective Studio, Republic, Twist Gallery, Urbancore, and has developed a yoga program where she has taught yoga to teachers and students in the Toronto District School Board. Her other passion and parallel career path is as a theatre and dance creator, running the indie company The Cheshire Unicorn Theatre Co. Melissa's goal as a yoga and fitness teacher is to bring a big smile to the practice and challenge students to reach their maximum potential within a solid framework of technique comprehension and safety.