Dragonfly Yoga Studies 
200-hr  Yoga Teacher Training Program 
​ February - November 2023
Join Laura and Melissa as they join forces to bring you the best yoga teacher training the Emerald Coast has to offer! Their 200-hr foundational program is designed to bring the ancient science of yoga to life through direct experience of the time honored techniques and practices as laid out in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and other sacred texts. 

This 10-month comprehensive training is tailored to both the aspiring teacher and the serious student ready to deepen his or her  understanding of the practice. Throughout the program each student hones his or her own unique expression and style of yoga through intensive personal study, hands-on experience, and practical application. 
"Love and the self are one, and the discovery of either is the realization of both." - Leo Buscaglia

"Yoga is the journey of the Self, through the Self, to the Self" - the Bhagavad Gita

Dragonfly's curriculum was developed to explore Yoga’s vast richness, including: applied anatomy and physiology (as related to asana study), teaching methodology, philosophy, lifestyle, ethics, and principles of becoming and living as a Yoga teacher and lifelong student.

Dedicated participation in the program establishes a solid Yoga foundation which allows students to  harness their inner wisdom, develop their own teaching style, and blossom into a teacher as unique as a fingerprint. Join Laura and Melissa as they guide you step by step along the yogic path of Self-Realization! 
Early Bird Rate runs through December 1st, 2021!! ​
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200-hr  YTT Dates and Costs

Date/Times:  
Launches Feb. 26-27, 2022

Meets one weekend per month for 10 months: 18 hours per weekend

Saturdays from 8am - 5:00pm
Sundays from 8am - 4pm
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​February 26-27
March 26-27
April 23-24 
May 21-22
June 25-26
July 23-24
August 27-28
September 24-25
October 22-23
November 5-6

Costs:
Early Bird Rate: $2,800 (includes deposit)
Available through December 1st: 

After Dec 1st: $3,000 (includes deposit) 

Payment Plan: $3,200 (includes deposit)
​3 installments of $975 + deposit of $300

To reserve your space, submit your application along with your non-refundable $300 deposit. 

Info Dialogue: By appointment. Plan to participate in yoga classes with Laura at the Dragonfly Yoga Studio in FWB as part of your entrance evaluation process. 

Contact: Please call Laura @ 850-244-0184, contact Dragonfly online, or send her a private message on Facebook.  

Each training weekend will be held at Dragonfly Yoga Studio in  downtown FWB!


​184 Brooks St. SE 
Unit 2
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Melissa Shalongo, E-RYT 500, RCYT, YACEP
​Melissa is a 500-hr yoga instructor, new mom, and self-proclaimed “movement optimist". She earned her teaching certifications from the Nosara Yoga Institute of Costa Rica where she credits her teachers Don and Amba Stapleton for her unique, interdisciplinary style of yoga.

​Her approach to asana is FUNctional, skills-based and dogma free, allowing her to incorporate a variety of other movement modalities into her practice, including Functional Range Conditioning (FRC), Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) and Somatic Movement. Fundamental to her teaching is a reverence for all human form and function and a humble deference to the body’s innate intelligence. Melissa’s yoga is a true reflection of her childlike curiosity, compassionate nature, and genuine zest for life. 
A perpetual student, her biggest teacher is her one year old son. Her “movement guru” inspires her to practice in a myriad of playful and adaptive ways serving as a powerful reminder of the value and importance of human creativity, variability and FUN. Motherhood has also sparked a new found interest in developmental movement patterns, motor learning and women’s reproductive health. Her other influences include fellow movement optimists, pain researchers, and “modern” yogis like Todd Hargrove, Greg Lehman, Trina Altman, and Jenni Rawlings, etc. When she’s not playing on the floor with her son, she’s leading and developing curriculum for 200 and 300-hr YTT’s and hosting workshops and retreats.

Meet Our Instructors: 

Laura Tyree,  E-RYT 500  
Laura encourages her students to utilize their yoga practice in a multitude of ways. Many deepen their awareness of self and open fully to their unique beauty and strength, both inner and outer. Her teachings grow and blossom as her life transforms.

Blend these cherished traits with her unique approach to the eight-limb path, mantra meditation, anatomy, and psychology and then one can grasp the full, organic richness of her yogic style. On this journey, she combines hand mudras with asana, linking the breath, mantra, energetic clarity, and spiritual concepts to flow richly into a timeless experience of yoga and the self.
Laura Tyree first trained with Jan Campbell and the rigorous Iyengar Yoga Method in 1986, while recovering from a sports related injury from college. She began teaching in 1990 after meeting teachers Erich Schiffmann and Rodney Yee. Internal awareness, breath, and compassionate purpose lead her to deepen her practice and her studies.
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After many years of practice and study with Rodney, Erich and other dedicated and renowned teachers, she continues to hone her teaching skills and explore her personal growth. Laura opened the Florida doors of Dragonfly Yoga Studies January of 2001, consolidating her training programs into one, 10 month long yoga teacher training course.