Yoga with Melissa

By Dr. Melissa West

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What's Yoga with Melissa about?

Every Friday morning Dr. Melissa West releases a one hour free yoga class for you to enjoy. She is a yoga instructor who helps people to surrender to peace in their lives by connecting to the vital energy within their body through breath, cultivating optimal functional movement by harnessing the power of gravity and increase overall mobility by creating more suppleness in the spine.

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Intro to 5 Element Theory Y...

08.25.2023

This is the first class in a 5-class series that will introduce you to 5 - element theory in 1 hour yin yoga classes. We will begin by describing what 5 element theory is. From there we will go into ...

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08.25.2023 Intro to 5 Element Theory Yin Yoga Water Element \| YWM 665 This is the first class in a 5-class series that will introduce you to 5 - element theory in 1 hour yin yoga classes. We will begin by describing what 5 element theory is. From there we will go into ...
08.17.2023 Yoga Nidra to Soothe Chronic Pain \| Yoga with Melissa 664 This transformative Yoga Nidra practice designed to soothe chronic pain. In this session, I offer an alternative approach that doesn't involve suppressing or denying your suffering, nor does it require you to reach some elevated spiritual state. Instead, I invite ...
08.17.2023 Powerful Full Body Self Connection Yin Yang Yoga \| YWM 663 Welcome to a powerful Yin Yang Yoga class, focused on cultivating full-body self-connection. This practice combines elements of strength and surrender, offering a balanced experience for your body and mind. We begin with 30 minutes of yin yoga and Butterfly ...
07.07.2023 Nurture a Peaceful Heart Full Body Yin Yang Yoga \| YWM 662 In this yin yang yoga class to nurture a peaceful heart, we will dedicate the first 30 minutes to gentle and intentional yin postures to cultivate tranquility and inner peace. Beginning with wide-legged child’s pose, we will surrender to the ...
06.30.2023 Blissful Heart Effortless Full Body Restorative Yoga \| Yoga with Melissa 661 https://youtu.be/0fhoJOC9BL4 Blissful Heart Effortless Full Body Restorative Yoga is a 60 minute, deeply rejuvenating and heart-centered practice. You will experience a unique blend of restorative yoga poses and inspiring poetry for your heart chakra, your heart organ system, your heart ...
06.23.2023 Yin Yang Yoga for Self Love \| Yoga with Melissa 660 https://youtu.be/n2yeVNgKLWw This 60 minute class begins with a 30 minute yin yoga sequence for your heart meridian to invite in self love followed by a 30 minute qigong inspired hatha yoga full body yoga flow that will leave you feeling ...
06.16.2023 Sacred Yoga Nidra for Insomnia & Rest \| Yoga with Melissa 659 https://youtu.be/9PPXDsEMNEA We all know how difficult it is when you can’t fall asleep or you fall asleep and you can’t stay asleep. Fatigue and exhaustion settle in. Sleep anxiety becomes real. Nobody want to spend their nights tossing and turning. ...
06.09.2023 Yin Yang Yoga to Neutralize Anxiety \| Yoga with Melissa 658 https://youtu.be/qMT0-QIO6u8 Fire element season, summer, is the most expansive, yang, outward focused, with its long, hot, social days. It can ignite the fire of anxiety in our bodies. Throughout this yin yang 60 minute yoga class, we will bring in ...
06.02.2023 Full Body Deep Stretch with Sun Salutations \| YWM 657 https://youtu.be/mKk2m7NBCPc This hatha yoga full body deep stretch will support you in releasing tension and sore muscles at any time of day but is great for mornings. We will support our nervous system in this deep stretching using a technique ...
05.26.2023 Healing Energy Yoga Nidra – YWM 656 Welcome, this guided healing energy yoga nidra meditation is designed to bring deep relaxation and awareness to different parts of your body, supporting your immune system and your body's natural healing abilities. The yoga nidra or non-sleep deep rest will ...
05.21.2023 Yoga for Strength & Flexibility: This 60 minute hatha Yoga for Strong Glutes & Flexible Hips is a great strength and flexibility class to focus on internal and external rotation of your hips as well as build your glute strength. By focusing on the flexibility ...
05.12.2023 Cozey at Home Restorative Yoga – YWM 654 In this restorative yoga practice we will focus on being as cozy as possible to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and allow your body to fully release tension. This restorative yoga class with props, including the furniture from your living space ...
05.07.2023 10 min Full Body Morning Yoga for Positive Energy \| Yoga with Melissa 653 Are you ready to start your day feeling energized and refreshed? This 10-minute morning yoga flow is designed to wake up your body and mind for a great way to start your day. I have been teaching real yoga for ...
05.01.2023 15 min Morning Yoga for Neck & Shoulder Pain Relief \| YWM 652 This 15 minute morning yoga practice will support you in alleviating neck and shoulder pain. It is perfect for those of you, who like me, suffer from chronic neck and shoulder pain. I didn’t even realize how exhausting and energy ...
04.14.2023 10 min Yoga Nidra \| Yoga with Melissa 651 This short 10 minute yoga nidra meditation or NSDR (non-sleep deep rest) is a guided journey of deep relaxation and restoration for your body and mind. In this guided meditation, I will guide you through a body scan and breathing ...
04.08.2023 Calming Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga to Relieve Anxiety – YWM 650 In this 60 minute restorative yoga class we will stimulate the vagus nerve through restorative yoga poses, breathing, sounding, and self massage to relieve anxiety. By stimulating the vagus nerve we will activate your parasympathetic nervous system which is responsible ...
03.31.2023 25 mins Daily Hatha Yoga Routine \| 12 Poses You Should Do Daily \| YWM 649 Are you looking for the perfect daily hatha yoga class that you can do anywhere? For this yoga class you don’t even need a yoga mat and you could do it outside or when you are travelling on vacation. The ...
03.24.2023 45 min Gentle Yoga to Relieve Acute Back Pain \| YWM 648 Our back becomes tight and painful with injury but also in response to stress and tension. When we are tight with fear, anxiety, and stress, we try to control our lives and our body tenses. When we put a lot ...
03.17.2023 40 min Yin Yoga Full Body Deep Stretch Beginner \| YWM 647 This 30-minute Yin Yoga Full Body Deep Stretch Beginner class is just what you need to find balance in our hustle culture. Unlike most forms of yoga, yin yoga focuses on the deeper connective tissues in your hips, pelvis, and ...
03.10.2023 Yin Yang Yoga for Neck & Shoulder Pain Relief – 30 mins \| YWM 646 Welcome to a 30-minute Yin Yang Yoga class for Neck & Shoulder Pain Relief! If you're dealing with neck and shoulder pain, this class will help. My intention is to help you release tension, increase mobility, and find relief from ...
03.10.2023 30 min Restorative Yoga for Immune System \| YWM 645 This 30 minute restorative yoga class is designed specifically to boost your immune system. In this class, we will focus on yoga poses that help increase your internal resistance and immunity so that you can remain healthy and vibrant. We ...
02.25.2023 Essential Daily Dozen Full Body Yoga – 60 min \| YWM 644 Are you ready for an hour of rejuvenating, invigorating, and soul-nurturing hatha yoga poses that you should do daily? This class is packed with the top twelve yoga poses you should do every day to transform your mind and body. ...
02.20.2023 Healing Rainforest Yoga Nidra in Tofino \| YWM 643 This healing yoga nidra combines the best of yoga nidra and forest bathing and was filmed and recorded on the Rainforest Trail in Pacific Rim National Park in Tofino. Yoga nidra calms your thinking mind, improves your sleep, improves your ...
02.10.2023 Ocean Healing Yoga Nidra: Soothe Your Body & Mind \| YWM 642 This healing yoga nidra combines the best of yoga nidra and forest bathing by an ocean and was filmed and recorded on the Wild Pacific Trail in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. Yoga nidra calms your thinking mind, improves your sleep, ...
02.03.2023 Vagus Nerve Yoga Nidra to Calm Your Nervous System \| YWM 641 Join me for this calming yoga nidra. I wrote this original script to target and activate your vagus nerve. Your vagus nerve is part of your autonomic nervous system. It plays a role in regulating your body’s internal environment, including ...
01.20.2023 12 Poses You Should Do Every Day in 30 minutes – Wrist Free YWM 639 You guys LOVED the first 45 minute Daily Hatha Yoga Routine 12 Poses You Should Do Daily \| Yoga with Melissa 479. It has over 40K views and I hear from so many of you that you put it into ...
01.13.2023 Vagus Nerve Morning Yoga \| Yoga with Melissa 638 In this vagus nerve yoga class for morning we will become familiar with our vagus nerve and the vagal brake through breathing. This will allow our nervous systems to move flexibly through our day, to meet the demands of our ...
01.09.2023 30 min Yin Yoga for Urinary Bladder Meridian \| Energy Reserves & Purification – YWM 637 30 min Yin Yoga for Urinary Bladder Meridian \| Energy Reserves & Purification This 30 minute yin yoga for your urinary bladder meridian will support you in building your energy reserves and purifying your body of toxins. Your urinary bladder ...
12.22.2022 Restorative Yoga for Winter Solstice \| Yoga with Melissa 636 Winter solstice occurs between December 20 and 22nd in the Northern hemisphere and June the 20 and 22nd in the Southern hemisphere. It represents the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Here we sink into the depths ...
12.10.2022 Yoga for Divine Masculine Warrior Archetype \| Yoga with Melissa 635 In this 30 minute hatha yoga class Melissa West will connect you to the warrior archetype as part of her Masculine and Feminine Polarity Series. Regardless of our gender we all have masculine and feminine energy within us. The masculine ...
12.03.2022 Womb Wisdom Restorative Flow \| Yoga with Melissa 634 This restorative yoga class combines restorative yoga postures including reclined bound angle pose and simple, easy reclined flowing yoga poses to connect with our divine feminine energy and in particular our womb wisdom. Regardless of whether you have a womb ...
12.01.2022 Yoga for Wounded Masculine Emotions \| Yoga with Melissa 633 Regardless of our gender we all have masculine and feminine energy within us. The masculine and feminine energies within us create polarity within us. When they are in balance and harmony we feel better! Throughout this series, we will bring ...
11.19.2022 Healing Yoga Nidra for the Divine Feminine \| Yoga with Melissa 632 The push to hustle and grind is burning out the Divine feminine energy. We know our inner feminine is imbalanced when we experience ourselves pushing to be more productive and trying to make things happen. This leaves the feminine feeling ...
11.12.2022 Inner Divine Masculine Restorative Yoga \| Yoga with Melissa 631 Regardless of our gender we all have masculine and feminine energy within us. The masculine and feminine energies within us create polarity within us. When they are in balance and harmony we feel better! Throughout this series we will bring ...
10.28.2022 Surrender Into Sacred Space Yoga Nidra – YWM 630 This gorgeous yoga nidra meditation will support you in surrendering into sacred space. It is a beautiful yoga nidra meditation that you can practice to start your day so that you inhabit your day with devotion and sacred attention. You ...
08.04.2022 15 min Yoga Qigong Fusion to Wake Up Grateful – YWM 628 This 15 minute Morning Qigong Yoga Fusion reminds us that we can wake up each morning and that we do not have to earn love or acceptance. We do not have to receive from anybody else. We are already receiving ...
07.27.2022 Allowing Inner Joy Yin Yoga \| Yoga with Melissa 626 Allowing Inner Joy Yin Yoga In this 30 minute yin yoga class we will open your heart to allow inner joy by pulling and pressurizing the tissues of the heart and small intestine meridians. This yin yoga class is a ...
07.27.2022 Yoga Nidra for Inner Joy \| YWM 625 Yoga Nidra for Inner Joy Inner joy is a spontaneous upwelling that arises when we are rested, and our minds are quiet and spacious. Through yoga nidra we can sink deeply into our unconditional hearts and become absorbed by our ...
07.27.2022 10 min Morning Yoga to Leave You Full of Joy \| YWM 624 10 min Morning Yoga In July I will support our members in sympathetic joy with our monthly calendars, daily yoga connection, and live yin class on sympathetic joy. We have something super special coming up in August so be sure ...
07.05.2022 Radiating Joy Sunrise Morning Yoga Qigong Fusion YWM 623 Morning Yoga Qigong Fusion In July I will support our members in sympathetic joy with our monthly calendars, daily yoga connection, and live yin class on sympathetic joy. We have something super special coming up in August so be sure ...
06.19.2022 30 min Yin Yoga for a Compassionate Heart \| Yoga with Melissa 622 Yin Yoga This 30 min yin yoga will open your heart and pressurize the tissues of your heart meridian to create the conditions for compassion and self compassion to naturally arise within you. This 30 minute yin yoga class will ...
05.20.2022 Non Sleep Deep Rest for Beginners (NSDR) \| Yoga with Melissa 621 Non Sleep Deep Rest for Beginners In this non sleep deep rest I will gently guide you through a body scan to help you relax, reduce stress and fall asleep more easily. Non-sleep deep rest, or yoga nidra, is the ...
05.15.2022 Vagus Nerve Qigong Exercises for Emotional Regulation Vagus Nerve Qigong Exercises for Emotional Regulation 1. SHAKE THE TREE 2. PALMS MASSAGE at HEART 3. SWIMMING DRAGON Shake the Tree - Releases sympathetic activation, that feeling of anxiety or anger, the need to fight or flee which will ...
05.13.2022 10 min Morning Qigong Yoga Flow for Beginners \| Yoga with Melissa 620 10 min Morning Qigong This beginner qigong yoga fusion flow will combine some of the best yoga and qigong from a standing position. No props are needed, not even a yoga mat. The sequence will begin with knocking on the ...
05.06.2022 10 min Morning Mudra Flow to Trust Your Radiant Light \| YWM 619 10 min Morning Mudra Flow This moving mudra series along with guided meditation and affirmations for your day will support you in self trust, trusting your inner guidance, finding freedom, harmony, balance, connecting with your inner truth, centering and grounding ...
05.04.2022 Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga \| Yoga with Melissa 618 Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga The pathway of the vagus nerve runs from the brainstem through the neck, throat, lungs, heart and digestive system. This restorative yoga class for the vagus nerve will focus on regulating your vagus nerve so that ...
04.22.2022 Yin Yoga Grace \| Full 30 min Class with Long Holds Yoga with Melissa 617 Yin Yoga Grace This 30 minute full yin yoga class with props will support you in cultivating grace with long holds. The focus will be on hips and hip openers with the support of props and lots of modifications. This ...
04.15.2022 Oceanside Yoga Nidra This oceanside yoga nidra is a sacred and spiritual practice that is always available to carry you over the troubled waters of your life. In this oceanside yoga nidra, I will lead you in a guided meditation ...
04.08.2022 Overflowing with Abundance Qigong Yoga Fusion \| Yoga with Melissa 615 Qigong Yoga Fusion This hatha yoga qigong fusion class will combine hatha yoga with fountain pose from qigong. Starting in mountain pose, moving to tree pose. We will focus on the kinds of abundance that you want to draw into ...
04.01.2022 Morning Energy Boost for Focus and Relaxation Morning Energy Boost In this short yoga class we will create an energy boost for focus and relaxation. By starting with centering we will gather the energy in stillness, connect with the energy of the earth and breathe into the ...

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