Inspired by the merging of dance and yogic art forms, Melanie loves to bring the fluid intelliegence of flowing prana into her yoga teaching practice. She joined the Prana Flow® teacher study community in 2008. A classically trained dancer with a BA in Dance and Interdisciplinary Visual Art from the Univesity of Washington, Melanie has spent her life in the arts world and continues to explore art, yoga, and dance as converging forms of healing. Nationally certified as a massage therapist, she currently works in the dance field as part of the therapy team for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Melanie also practices and teaches Thai Yoga Massage and foot reflexology. In addition to teaching Prana Flow, Melanie is an AcroYoga® instructor and loves to share the “mettafying” spirit of AcroLove and connect people to the elemental power of play.