The Path
A householder is one who has daily responsibilities to family, friends, work, etc and who is also dedicated to a spiritual unfoldment and expression within daily life. A householder is, in many ways, as Christine Valters Paintner says, a “monk in the world.” The Householder’s…
Yoga Classes
CLASS SCHEDULE Currently, I teach weekly classes at the Taylor Family Y in Cary, NC Schedules Varies.- Yoga Basics, Yoga 1-2, and Yoga 2. Please click to view the complete Y schedule. Teaching Style I teach alignment based hatha yoga in a fluid style infused with a…
Meet Melinda
A writer, yoga instructor, artist, nature lover, and wellness enthusiast my passion lies in creating programs that invite you to experience your relationship with the Divine in subtle, ordinary and sublime ways. I find moments of relaxed breathing, powerful physical strength, soulful connection with…
You are Nature
The saddest part about fall is the disappearance of blueberries. Thankfully, this loss is tempered by the return of hot soup and warm bread. Nature gives and nature takes. And we are a part of that give and take. We are Nature. Which I…
On Flow, Labor, and Crucifixion
Several years ago my family and I went tubing down a clear mountain river in Saluda, NC. I remember noticing, perhaps for the first time, the number of currents in the water. Some hugged the trees growing on the banks. Some meandered in the…
Familiar Grace
Three days into my family’s yearly vacation at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville I noticed I was in the mountains. At the same place we go every summer. The same cabin, the same embracing forest, the same dear friends, the same food cooked with…
