SCHEDULE  
Thursdays
6:15p–7:45p

These classes consist of a variety of basic and advanced postures that strengthen and limber the body, including hand balances, deep back/forward bends, and inversions. This class is NOT INTENDED FOR BEGINNERS to YOGA. We recommend at least 6 months of consistent yoga-class attendance, or a year of intermittent yoga-class attendance.

   
 

Melissa Katz

The great sea has set me in motion.
Set me adrift,
And I move as a weed in the river.

The arch of sky
And mightiness of storms
Encompass me,
And I am left
Trembling with joy.

Eskimo Song

I am grateful for the ancient practice of yoga and the opportunity to share my practice with others.

I lead a vinyasa flow practice that breaks down the patterns of moving, holding, and thinking that have developed, sometimes just over the course of a day and sometimes over a lifetime, and prevent us from being fully who we are in each moment. These deeply held patterns limit the mind and can also limit range of motion in the body. Through a vinyasa practice that opens and strengthens both the body and mind, we move through and let go of these self-imposed limitations to come closer to our divine nature and experience ourselves as we truly are.

I teach yoga full-time at multiple yoga studios in Atlanta, including Jai Shanti Yoga, Nirvana Yoga, and Body-n-Balance, as well as several local fitness facilities. I am also the co-director of the Atlanta Yoga Conference, an annual event that will be held for its six year on October 1-3, 2011.

Certifications

  • Pranakriya 500-Hour Professional Level Teacher, with Yoganand Michael Carroll and Jim O'Leary
  • 200-Hour Basic Teacher Training, Peachtree Yoga Center, Graham Fowler and Ursula Nix
  • Pre- and post-natal certification