Thank you for your interest in yoga, health and well-being!

In teaching yoga, I offer a safe and sacred space for self inquiry and exploration.  I provide my students with the tools to skillfully cultivate tone, strength and flexibility of both body and mind.

As a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certified in the Kripalu tradition, I have been a student of yoga for over a decade.  My classes blend a combination of Hatha Vinyasa and Kripalu yoga styles. Further, my personal practice and teaching style are influenced strongly by my time studying with Robyn Wexler (Yoga Yard, Beijing ), Mimi Kuo (Yoga Yard, Beijing ), Donna Farhi (author of Bringing Yoga to Life; Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit; The Breathing Book, and Teaching Yoga), and with the knowledgeable teachers at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (www.kripalu.org), where I completed my yoga teacher certification in 2006.  I am a member of the Kripalu Yoga Teacher's Association (KYTA) and am a registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance (www.yogaalliance.org).

I have shared my love for yoga in both the US and in China, teaching to diverse audiences in group classes and private sessions. I have also assisted at numerous of Donna Farhi's workshops and intensives, including in Beijing, China (2009), Pittsburgh, PA (2010), and Washington, D.C. (2010).

In addition to being a committed yoga student and teacher, I am also a full-time dual degree doctoral student at Penn State University's Departments of Geography and Women's Studies.

To get in touch regarding the benefits of private yoga sessions, email me at: myrockyoga@gmail.com.

Namaste,
Melissa Rock
Founder & Yoga Instructor