melissa shalongo
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      • 2020 Virtual Retreat
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      • 2019 300-hr YTT
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​About Me.

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Hey ya’ll! 
Melissa here...thanks for stopping by!

I’m a 500-hr professional yoga instructor, life coach and astrologer. A Georgia native, I hold bachelor’s degrees in psychology and criminal justice from the University of Georgia. I earned my teaching certifications from the Nosara Yoga Institute of Costa Rica where I credit my teachers Don and Amba Stapleton for my unique, interdisciplinary style of yoga. 
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I have thousands of hours of teaching experience and include among my clients children, seniors, (and everyone in between), athletic organizations and corporations. I am currently registered with Yoga Alliance as a Continuing Education Provider, Children’s Yoga Instructor, and an E-RYT 500.

I spend most of my time leading and developing curriculum for 200 and 300-hr YTT programs and offer private lessons, group classes, workshops and retreats all along the Emerald Coast.
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My Offerings

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Private Instruction​

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i offer private instruction and group classes all along the Emerald Coast. 


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Teacher Training

learn with me!
​i offer 200-hr and 300-hr Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Trainings in Destin, FL.  
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Workshops/Retreats

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i offer fun, engaging yoga workshops and wellness retreats in local and non-local destinations.     
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My Approach 

My approach to yoga asana
is functional, skills-based
and dogma-free!


This allows me to incorporate
a wealth of knowledge 
from other movement modalities,
such as Functional Range Conditioning (
FRC), Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
​and Thomas Hanna Somatics
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I believe truth and authority lies
in an individual's own experience
and consider no movement right or wrong, good or bad, only safe and/or accessible. 


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photo by: Sarah Hickman of Zzare Perspective

Find me at the following studios! 
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A perpetual student, I approach yoga like i approach life - with an insatiable curiosity and an open mind and heart! I teach a PLAYFUL, creative flow where laughter is encouraged and discovery the pinnacle experience. I hold space for the miraculous and meet people where they are. Join me and experience the joyful and sacred practice of yoga for yourself!
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Dragonfly Yoga 
​Tuesdays at 9am
Hot Yoga Om
Tuesdays at 5:30pm
​Thursdays at 8:30am   
  • Home
  • Private Instruction
  • Events
    • Upcoming >
      • 2021 Liberate Your Pelvis Workshop
      • 2020 300-hr YTT
    • Past >
      • 2021 Liberate Your Pelvis Workshop
      • 2020 Virtual Retreat
      • 2020 Modern Yogi Workshop
      • 2019 300-hr YTT
  • About
  • My Bookshelf
  • Blog
  • testimonials