- Live on Zoom
- Slow and still
Yin
Long-held, passive floor poses that work into the deep connective tissue. A slow, quiet practice, and the counterbalance to a vigorous one.
Try Yin free
Yin · Ashtanga · Live on Zoom
Elevate your mind, body, and spirit.
Yin and traditional Ashtanga with Melanie, taught live online. Your first class is free.
About Melevate
A quiet place to practice, wherever you are.
Melevate, Melanie and elevate, is a home for the stillness of Yin and the traditional practice of Ashtanga. Classes run live over Zoom, so you can join from your own room, with real-time guidance and the quiet energy of a shared practice.
Yoga is for every-body. Whether you are new to the path or a seasoned practitioner, Melanie meets you exactly where you are.
- Liveon Zoom
- Freefirst class
- $20per class after
Classes
Begin with the stillness of Yin.
And the fire of Ashtanga
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- Live on Zoom
- New to Ashtanga
Guided Ashtanga
Melanie leads the whole room through the traditional sequence together, breath linked to movement.
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- Live on Zoom
- At your own pace
Mysore Ashtanga
The traditional method: the same sequence at your own pace, with Melanie guiding you individually within the group.
Every group class: first one free, then $20. Want to know when classes run? Ask in your message; Melanie answers every one herself.
Your teacher
Fifteen years in, still a student.
Melanie is a full-time yoga teacher and student of Ashtanga. Originally from Chicago, where she spent a decade building a yoga community, she moved to the Miami area to deepen her practice under her teachers, Kino MacGregor and Tim Feldmann.
- 15 years
- of daily practice
- 400+ hours
- of training and continuing education
- 3rd series
- of Ashtanga, in progress
Kino MacGregor & Tim Feldmann
Her teachers. After Assisting School with them, she assisted the 2026 Mysore season at Miami Life Center.
Tim Feldmann
Numerous intensives in asana technique, alignment, philosophy, chanting and pranayama.
David Swenson
A 40-hour Primary Series teacher intensive.
Sharath Jois
Practiced with him on four occasions, during his week-long U.S. tour intensives.
From a student
“After 15 years of practicing yoga, Melanie is the best Ashtanga teacher I've ever had. She is caring and compassionate about all of her students, and professional and thoughtful all the time. Hands-down, the best.”
Pricing
Your first class is free.
Just come breathe. Join a single live class and feel how it sits with you.
First class
Yin, Guided or Mysore
Free
Book a free class- Live over Zoom
- Not sure which? Say so, Melanie will help you choose
- A reply within a day or two, usually
Drop in
Every class after that
$20 per class
Start with the free one- Pay class by class
- Live guidance from Melanie, in real time
- Drop in whenever it suits you
One-on-one & events
Wellness Elevation, Soundscapes
On enquiry
Ask about one-on-one- Somatic work built around you
- Immersive sound and stillness
Questions
Before you unroll the mat.
I've never done yoga. Where do I start?
Right where you are. A Guided Ashtanga class is the easiest way in: it leads you through the sequence so you can learn the system without having to know it first. Your first class is free.
Do I need to be flexible, or already fit?
No. Yoga is for every-body. Whether you are new to the path or a seasoned practitioner, Melanie meets you exactly where you are.
Is the first class really free?
Yes. Your first live class is free, and it's $20 per class after that. There is no membership and no commitment.
Yin or Ashtanga: which one should I choose?
Either. The fire of Ashtanga and the water of Yin are two halves of one whole; begin with whichever calls you. Not sure? Say so in your message and Melanie will help you decide.
Where do classes take place?
Live online over Zoom, so you can practice from anywhere, with real-time guidance and the quiet energy of a shared practice.
More in the full FAQ. Something else? Ask Melanie or write to melevateyoga@gmail.com.