"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." -Joseph Campbell
Passionate
about sharing the power of yoga and its transformational benefits,
Melody Abella founded a mobile yoga business (abellaYoga) in 2006. abellaYoga
travels to corporate and private clients in Washington, D.C., Alexandria and Arlington, VA to teach vinyasa yoga in homes, offices, hotels and conference centers.
Melody's Yoga Bio -
- Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT) with the Yoga Alliance
- Associate Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Instructor
- Certified to teach prenatal and postnatal yoga
- # of yoga classes taught = 2,000+
- # of yoga hours trained = 1,000+
- # of years teaching yoga full-time = 5+
- # of years studying yoga = 17+
- Currently studying with Sri Dharma Mittra in NYC
- Graduate of the
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Pre-Yoga - Graduating from University of
Delaware ('94 Business Major/MIS Minor), Melody followed the logical post-college step: get an office job! For over 10 years she worked as a marketing professional in the
telecom/technology world of Washington, DC. -i.e. Nextel, MCI, Network Solutions, VeriSign. Needless to say Melody
breathed & lived corporate life, witnessing firsthand how people
individually react to and store stress - physically, mentally and
emotionally.
Today - Now returning to the corporate world but in an abellaYoga
uniform, Melody recognizes every client is in a different place - in
their bodies, lives and hearts. Melody observes, listens and challenges
“all-levels" of yoga students to discover a healthier way of moving,
thinking and being. Whether you are new to yoga or an advanced yogi, you're guaranteed to sweat, breathe and glow after a practice with Melody.
Inspiration - Yoga is an adventurous process of
self-discovery in which faith and curiosity rule vs. fear and status
quo. As a yoga explorer, Melody regularly attends national workshops
and advanced teacher trainings with a variety of master teachers
including her primary teachers, Baron Baptiste and Sri Dharma Mittra. She also finds inspiration in Jivamukti, Ashtanga and Iyengar as well as on her own yoga mat. Melody believes her dedication to her personal, professional and playful growth is key to her clients' yoga journey.
When
not teaching or practicing yoga, Melody can be found running and mountain biking with her husband, reading one of the many books stacked on
her nightstand, blogging (yoga BLOG by abellaYoga) and walking her Treeing Walker Coonhounds (Briggs and Lucy).
To learn more about Melody and yoga, visit the yoga BLOG by abellaYoga.
