Melissa Parsons, RYT, is a certified Svaroopa® yoga teacher and an Embodyment® therapist. Due to an illness at age 15, she began exploring various forms of Hatha yoga and meditation on her journey to health. She also studied Reiki, and more extensively Tai Chi and Chi Gong. Svaroopa® yoga became her path of choice in 2000, after experiencing profound inner openings during a workshop with Rama Berch.
Melissa, who has a Masters Degree in education, worked as a middle school teacher and a yoga teacher in the Boston area as she trained with Rama. She has completed advanced teacher training in pre-natal and deeper yoga, and is continuing her studies in Svaroopa® yoga therapy. Melissa now lives in Hudson, NY and teaches yoga fulltime throughout the Hudson Valley. Her classes combine her enthusiasm for teaching with an abiding love of yoga.
Nicolas Dalton, RYT, is a Certified Svaroopa® yoga teacher and an Embodyment® therapist. He has been teaching yoga since 2001 when he received his certification in Kripalu yoga. He comes to yoga with a background as a spiritual healer, teacher of energy healing, and abstract painter.
Not long after completing his initial yoga teacher training at the behest of a friend and fellow Kripalu yoga teacher, Nicolas took Rama Berch's "Foundations of Svaroopa Yoga" workshop. This five day workshop completely transformed his understanding of his body, his mind, and his Self. Ever since, he has committed fully to Svaroopa® yoga and Embodyment® therapy because of their reliability, safety, and depth.
Both Melissa and Nicolas can be reached at
518-697-0200. Nicolas can also be reached at 845-235-2545 when on
the road.