Spring has sprung in Victoria, BC. I start in front of the Royal BC museum to show you some totem poles. This week has been full with yoga class planning and filming in preparation for our trip to Uceulet for March break. We checked out some vlogging cameras and ended up getting a new camera […]

On Your Feet All Day? Today’s question comes from Jennifer from our membership community. Stay tuned all the way to the end and I will tell you where you can go to get even more tips on how to relieve pain from standing all day. Hi Melissa, I was just wondering if you had suggestions […]

Island Life This week started out with sunshine and optimism as I looked forward to my collaborations this week. I had a fun meeting with Jeff, from  www.acupuncturevictoriabc.com  about planning some videos for you around the traditional Chinese medicine clock. Jeff is going to be sharing some qi gong moves with us in the vlogs. […]

3 Tips for At Work Today’s question comes from Jennifer from our membership community. Stay tuned all the way to the end and I will tell you where you can go to get even more tips on how to relieve pain from standing all day. Hi Melissa, I was just wondering if you had suggestions […]

TRX Hacks for Yoga – Vlog#2 Join me for another week behind the scenes of Namaste Yoga and what happens in the day of the life of a real yogi

Osteoporosis in Femur Bone I recently received my t-scores from a bone density test. My spine is fine -1.7 but my femur score is -2.7. The doctor has recommended Prolia but I am hesitant to put that in my body. I already exercise, don’t smoke and consume little to no caffeine. Any suggestions on ways […]

First Vlog! Welcome my first vlog, which I will share with you every Monday. We were finding that our short behind the scenes and more personal videos were incredibly popular, so I decided to start filming short clips throughout my day to show you some of the ¨day in my life as a yogi¨ In […]

Is Yoga Safe for Osteoporosis? Margaret wants to know: Hi — are the videos on your site safe for someone who has been diagnosed with osteopenia/porosis? Thank you. Dear Margaret, That question ultimately needs to be answered by you and your medical professional. Please visit your doctor and ask your doctor. What movements can I […]

My Six Life Changing Books of 2015 Here is a list of my favourite and more life changing books of 2016. These books will not have you doing more and producing more. In fact, most of these books will have you reflect on doing less. I begin with a book that lets you relax into […]

Melissa’s Morning Routine As I mentioned in a previous blog post on my most favourite life changing books, of 2016, the book that started off my year was Hal Elrod’s Morning Miracle. The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) In that blog post I told you I would share […]