SEASON TWO, EPISODE THREE: "Forever a student" Melisande Turpin on the architecture of teaching: movement, mentorship, and sustainable yoga practice

In this episode, Dana and Eden sit down with Melisande Turpin to explore the evolution of yoga practice and teaching through adaptability, curiosity, and lived experience. Melisande shares her path from early childhood yoga and dance, through Ashtanga training in India, to years of studio ownership, mentorship, and study in functional movement and biomechanics. Together, they discuss progressive sequencing, yoga as a cyclical life-stage practice, and the importance of feedback, authenticity, and staying inspired as both a teacher and a student.

Topics covered:

• Growing up with yoga and movement

• Ashtanga training in India and early teaching years

• Adapting traditional practices for real bodies

• Injury, sustainability, and long-term practice

• Functional movement and biomechanics in yoga

• Progressive sequencing and class design

• Mentorship, authenticity, and teaching voice

• Building a sustainable, diversified yoga career