
Melissa is a yoga teacher and Clinical Exercise Physiologist who blends the wisdom of yoga practice with the science of corrective exercise and nutrition. Melissa believes mindfulness is the key to happiness and brings that philosophy into her yoga classes, workshops, and writing.
All posts by Melissa Nordin
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Wellness
Melissa Nordin | August 21, 2018Yoga and Cancer – How Yoga Can Help You Cope With Your Diagnosis
How are yoga and cancer related? Cancer is a scary reality. But yoga can help! Here's how yoga can help you or your loved ones cope with a cancer diagnosis.
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Yoga
Melissa Nordin | May 24, 2018Follow These 4 Tips to Create a Home Yoga Practice For Yourself
Having a home yoga practice is an excellent way to cultivate a consistent yoga practice on your terms. Follow these 4 tips to start a yoga practice at home!
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Yoga
Melissa Nordin | April 11, 2018These Are the 3 Pro Tips You Need to Stick Balancing Poses
Balancing poses in yoga are challenging but they're not beyond your ability! These pro tips will help you stick any balancing yoga pose.
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Lifestyle
Melissa Nordin | November 5, 2017A Letter From Your Yoga Mat That Will Fill Your Heart
If your yoga mat could talk, it wouldn’t lecture. It wouldn’t yell. It wouldn’t be disappointed. Your yoga mat wrote you a letter and it'll fill your heart.
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Lifestyle
Melissa Nordin | July 2, 2015How to Create a Personal Manifesto and Accomplish Your Goals
Create a Personal Manifesto and Accomplish Your Goals. What is a Manifesto? A manifesto is your credo; it is your personal mission or vision statement. This is your declaration of self: your goals, aspirations, dreams, and visions for your future.
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Yoga
Melissa Nordin | June 20, 20155 Ways to Refresh Your Warrior 2 Pose
Want to refresh your Warrior 2 pose? Here are five Warrior 2 Pose variations to try the next time you unroll your mat. Enjoy yogis!
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Yoga
Melissa Nordin | March 20, 2015Making Yoga Work For You: 5 Modified Yoga Poses To Deepen Your Practice
Yoga props are not just for inflexible folks; blocks, straps, and bolsters help advance your yoga practice. Props help smooth out the places where our practice becomes more difficult due to our unique bones, connective tissue, and joints. Our joints and their range of motion will eventually improve with correct use.