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Living your Yoga with Dr Melissa West

Dr. Melissa Westmelissawest.com
Audio Podcast from Dr Melissa West – Real Yoga for Real People – Includes my weekly Yoga show and short podcasts discussing all things yoga.
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This BEGINNER YOGA is ACTUALLY DOABLE! ✨simple, gentle + easy to follow | YWM 735

This beginner hatha yoga class is actually doable. Designed in my real yoga for real people supportive style, this class invites you to slow down. Don’t worry, this class has only simple movements and an unhurried pace. You’ll find a spaciousness in each posture. You don’t need any previous experience or any props. Expect a kind and confidence-building approach that doesn’t rush or overwhelm. You’ll move through foundational poses that relieve stress and tension, restore your energy, and leave y...

Jul 05, 202539 min

10 minute Yoga Nidra Full Body Scan | Yoga with Melissa 734

10 minute Yoga Nidra Full Body Scan | Yoga with Melissa 734 Membership ➡️ https://www.melissawest.com/membership This 10 minute yoga nidra is a short guided practice that will take you through a full body scan. In this 10-minute Yoga Nidra, I’ll guide you through a deeply restorative body scan to help you feel both grounded and renewed. Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation that supports your nervous system and offers profound rest. It can be especially helpful for insomnia, anxiety, stress, adrenal...

Jun 20, 202513 min

Morning Deep Wake Up Stretch | Yin Yoga | YWM 733

Morning Deep Wake Up Stretch | Yin Yoga | YWM 733 Join our Membership ➡️ https://www.melissawest.com/membership Start your day with deep presence and poetic nourishment in this gentle Yin Yoga practice designed to awaken your body and spirit. Inspired by John O’Donohue’s A Morning Offering, this class invites you to meet the dawn not with urgency, but with reverence. Through long, supported holds and mindful stillness, we soften into the invisible geography of a new beginning, stretching deeply ...

Jun 14, 202533 min

Rest Day Restorative Yoga | Yoga with Melissa 732

Rest Day Restorative Yoga | Yoga with Melissa 732 💛 Join our membership https://melissawest.com/membership This Rest Day Restorative Yoga class is designed to offer a true pause. It is an invitation to take a break from the overstimulation of social media and daily noise, allowing your nervous system to settle in silence. With minimal cues and long holds, this practice creates space for quiet, inward reflection and deep sensory rest. It is a gentle way to reset your energy and reconnect with th...

Jun 07, 202555 min

15 Min Morning Yoga STRETCH to Feel CALM All Day | YWM 731

15 Min Morning Yoga STRETCH to Feel CALM All Day | YWM 731 Join Our Membership ➡️ https://www.melissawest.com/membership Begin your day by gently coming home to yourself. In this 15-minute morning yoga stretch, we move with softness and presence, tuning into the steadiness beneath the surface. As you arrive on your mat, you’ll be guided to attune your body, breath, and energy to a grounded rhythm—one that invites clarity, calm, and centeredness to naturally unfold throughout your day. This is a ...

May 23, 202519 min

Restorative Yoga for Digestion & Deep Nervous System Reset | YWM 730

Restorative Yoga for Digestion & Deep Nervous System Reset | YWM 730 This class is a gentle invitation to return to your body’s natural intelligence. When life feels too fast, too demanding, or too much to process, your digestion often reflects it — through tightness, bloating, or sluggishness. In this practice, we soften the nervous system’s need to control, brace, or push through. You’ll be guided to shift from sympathetic overdrive into the parasympathetic “rest and digest” state — where ...

May 17, 202558 min

Yoga Nidra for Deep Energy Healing | Frequency Repair | YWM 729

Yoga Nidra for Deep Energy Healing | Frequency Repair | YWM 729 Embody Your Energetic Blueprint melissawest.com/embody-your-energetic-blueprint This deeply restorative Yoga Nidra is designed to support energetic healing and frequency repair across all levels of your being—physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and ancestral. Everything you’ve ever experienced leaves an imprint on your body. Over time, these imprints can distort your natural energy flow, creating patterns of pain, fatigue, emoti...

May 09, 202545 min

Calming Yin Yoga Before Bed | Yoga with Melissa 728

Calming Yin Yoga Before Bed | Yoga with Melissa 728 🔗 Sign up here to explore your Human Design Energetic Blueprint this summer: https://melissawest.com/embody-your-energetic-blueprint/ In this calming yin yoga before bed class, we will gently soften the subtle undercurrents of tension and control that often surface at the end of the day. Through slow, nurturing poses and invitations into wonder, surrender, and deep trust, you’ll soothe your nervous system and open to the quiet healing currents...

May 02, 20251 hr 7 min

Gentle Morning Full Body Yoga Stretch for a Grateful Start | YWM 727

🌈 June – Embody Your Energetic Blueprint: a 9-center Human Design Summer Immersion https://melissawest.com/embody-your-energetic-blueprint/ Gratitude as a profound, embodied state that aligns us with the cosmic heart and our multidimensional essence. Gratitude is not just an emotion but a transformative force that connects us to the divine and facilitates our evolution. When we embrace gratitude, we activate a form of prayer that transcends traditional boundaries, leading to a deeper connection...

Apr 26, 202539 min

Yoga Nidra for Cellular Healing | Yoga with Melissa 726

This Yoga Nidra for Cellular Healing is a portal into deep restoration—where your body’s innate wisdom can come forward and remember how to heal. In this guided practice, you’ll be gently attuned to the intelligence of your cells, the rhythm of your breath, and the quiet coherence of your inner field. Through awareness, golden light, and the frequency of stillness, your nervous system softens, your energy recalibrates, and healing becomes a lived experience. ✨ If you’d like to take your rest eve...

Apr 15, 202536 min

Restorative Yoga for Headaches 🤕| Yoga with Melissa 725

Restorative Yoga for Headaches 🤕| Yoga with Melissa 725 If you’re in the middle of a headache or migraine, this class is for you. As someone who experiences them weekly, I know how exhausting and overwhelming they can feel. I also know that most yoga classes marketed for headaches simply aren’t doable when you're actually in it. That’s why I created this minimal-cue restorative yoga class — a quiet, prop-supported practice designed to meet you exactly where you are, without asking anything of y...

Apr 04, 202550 min

30 minuteYoga for Flexibility Slow Flow | Yoga with Melissa 724

In this slow flow yoga class, we explore the connection between physical flexibility and nervous system adaptability—a key to staying steady in times of change. You’ll move through standing postures that mirror the grounding qualities of lying-down poses, bringing a sense of ease and release into your flexibility practice. This dynamic yet soft sequence includes hip openers, shoulder releases, and flowing movements that encourage a free and easy flow in both body and mind. By embracing flexibili...

Mar 24, 202526 min

Yin Yoga for Liver & Gallbladder Meridian | YWM 723

Yin Yoga for Liver & Gallbladder Meridian | YWM 723 🌿Membership ➡️ https://www.melissawest.com/membership Spring is the season of the Wood Element, when the Liver & Gallbladder meridians guide the smooth flow of Qi (energy). When these meridians are in balance, we feel ease, clarity, and emotional flexibility. However, when Qi stagnates, anger, frustration, and irritation can build up. This Yin Yoga practice supports emotional detox for spring, helping you release stuck emotions, restor...

Mar 14, 202557 min

Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep 😴| Yoga with Melissa 722

🌙✨ Download this Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep (Audio Only) & Access Our Full Library: http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 😴💤 Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep | Release Tension & Restore Your Body 😴✨ In times of accelerated awakening and transformation, deep rest is more essential than ever. This Yoga Nidra for Deep Sleep is designed to help you release tension, stagnation, and unprocessed emotions held in the body. As we navigate daily stressors, our nervous system may become overwhelmed, activating s...

Mar 09, 202530 min

50 minute Gentle Morning Full Body Yoga Stretch | YWM 721

👉 Join our membership for guided morning yoga practices that fit your energy level—plus 900+ videos to support you all day long! 🧘‍♀️ ➡️ http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 🔗 Get the Ultrahuman Ring AIR with my special link → http://ultrahuman.com/yogalifestylewithmelissa Discount code: MELISSAWEST10 ✨ Feeling stretched and open? Take your practice deeper with my book, 5 Element Yin Yoga, where you’ll learn how to balance your energy through the wisdom of the five elements! 🌿📖 👉 https://melissawes...

Feb 21, 202551 min

Restorative Yoga for Hips & Low Back | YWM 720

Restorative Yoga for Hips & Low Back | Yoga with Melissa 720 🌿 Ready to take this deeper? Join our membership for a structured journey into nervous system regulation through yoga. ➡️ http://bit.ly/ywmmembership Our hips and lower back hold the energetic tension between flexibility and stability, expansion and support. This restorative yoga practice invites you to explore the deeper psycho-spiritual meaning of these areas through somatic experiencing and Internal Family Systems (IFS), offeri...

Feb 14, 202549 min

10-Minute YOGA NIDRA RESET | Clear the NERVOUS SYSTEM Pathways | YWM 719

Get my Yin Yoga Book 🙏👉https://melissawest.com/book/ 💕Join Our Membership Community 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership This transformative 10-minute yoga nidra is designed to gently clear and renew your energy. Guided by the compassionate and purifying energy of the violet flame, this practice helps release fear, anger, resentment, and guilt while transmuting energies from past traumas, unresolved emotions, and stress into higher vibrations of love, peace, and clarity. Through deep relaxation and ...

Jan 31, 202513 min

Calming Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga | YWM 718

Calming Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga | YWM 718 Get my Yin Yoga Book 🙏👉 💕Join Our Membership Community 💕 This soothing restorative yoga class is designed to gently support your parasympathetic nervous system, focusing on cultivating a healthy balance of ventral vagus and dorsal vagus activation. By the end of the practice, you'll feel deeply relaxed, meditative, and grounded—a state many describe as feeling truly “zenned out.” Calming Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga Sequence Vagus Nerve Reset Re...

Jan 24, 202554 min

Beginner Yin Yoga Full Body Stretch | Yoga with Melissa 717

Beginner Yin Yoga Full Body Stretch | Yoga with Melissa 717 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ In this beginner-friendly full-body yin yoga class, we’ll explore the principles of yin: finding your edge, softening, becoming still, and staying for awhile. This quiet, introspective practice focuses on the deeper layers of the body—connective tissues...

Jan 17, 20251 hr 3 min

Full Moon Yoga Nidra | Wolf Moon January | YWM 716

Full Moon Yoga Nidra | December Cold Moon | YWM 714 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ This Full Moon Wolf Moon Yoga Nidra is designed to support your nervous system and guide you through a transformative practice of clearing and release. The Wolf Moon, named for the howling wolves of winter, symbolizes survival, resilience, and the instinctual n...

Jan 10, 202539 min

☃️Morning Yoga for Winter ❄️| Qigong Yoga Flow | Yoga with Melissa 715

Morning Yoga for Winter | Qigong Yoga Flow | Yoga with Melissa 715 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ This 30-minute morning yoga stretch is designed to help you shake off the sluggish, low-energy that comes with winter’s dark, short days. ❄️ The perfect morning yoga for beginners or seasoned practitioners, this qigong yoga fusion class combines ...

Dec 20, 202435 min

Full Moon Yoga Nidra | December Cold Moon | YWM 714

Full Moon Yoga Nidra | December Cold Moon | YWM 714 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ This yoga nidra is for your deep rest, an internal retreat designed for the colder months of winter. Consider it a time to recharge, nourish yourself and conserve your energy for the inevitable growth that will arrive in spring. This full moon is a perfect time...

Dec 13, 202440 min

Neck & Shoulder Pain Relief | Yoga Qigong Fusion | YWM 713

Neck & Shoulder Pain Relief | Yoga Qigong Fusion | YWM 713 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ Start your day feeling relaxed and pain-free with this gentle yoga and qigong fusion class. Suitable for beginners and anyone looking to relieve neck and shoulder tension, this session focuses on moving your body to improve blood flow, release stagna...

Dec 07, 202435 min

Full Moon Yoga Nidra | November Beaver Moon | YWM 712

💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ Join me for a soothing Full Moon Yoga Nidra as we honor the luminous Full Beaver Moon, the final supermoon of the year, shining larger and brighter in the sky. This unique full moon calls us to gather our inner resources and prepare for the darker winter months, a time of deep rest and gentle reflection. Just as...

Nov 15, 202432 min

Yin Yoga for Sleep | Yoga with Melissa 711

Yin Yoga for Sleep | Yoga with Melissa 711 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ Prepare to ease into rest with this 60-minute yin yoga for sleep class designed by Melissa West. This evening yin yoga for sleep and relaxation invites you into a receptive, passive state to cultivate deep relaxation. With calming 5-minute holds and abundant options, Me...

Nov 08, 20241 hr 6 min

Restorative Yoga for Back Pain Relief | Yoga with Melissa 710

Restorative Yoga for Back Pain Relief | Yoga with Melissa 710 💕Revive & Thrive Incubator 💕http://bit.ly/ywmmembership 📕Get My Yin Yoga Book Here 👉https://melissawest.com/book/ ✨1:1 Abundance Code Readings ✨https://melissawest.com/abundance/ In this restorative yoga class, we’ll gently explore ways to relieve back pain by cultivating patience, compassion, and self-kindness. Using restorative yoga poses for back pain, we’ll focus on accepting our current experience without forcing change, ...

Nov 01, 202453 min

Yoga Nidra Rest as Remedy for Nervous System Exhaustion | Navigate Your Nervous System #6 | YWM 709

Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet 👉 📄 https://melissawest.com/navigate/ In this yoga nidra practice, we will explore the deep restorative power of rest to heal from the exhaustion that comes from chronic stress and overwhelm. This session is designed to address dorsal vagal shutdown, a response in the nervous system where the body "shuts down" to conserve energy after prolonged periods of stress. This shutdown can manifest as profound fatigue, emotional numbness, and a need to withdraw ...

Oct 25, 202433 min

Yoga Nidra for Burnout | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #5 | YWM 708

Yoga Nidra for Burnout Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet 👉 📄 https://melissawest.com/navigate/ Welcome to the second month of our Navigate Your Nervous System Series. This is the fifth class in the series. Burnout occurs when our body gets stuck in the dorsal shutdown freeze response of the nervous system, triggered by prolonged periods of stress and activation. It arises when we push past our limits, exhausting our physical, mental, emotional, and energetic bodies beyond their capacity...

Oct 18, 202435 min

Yoga Nidra for Depression | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #4 | YWM 707

Yoga Nidra for Depression | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #4 | YWM 707 Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet 👉 📄 https://melissawest.com/navigate/ Welcome to the second month of our Navigate Your Nervous System Series. This is the fourth class in the series. This Yoga Nidra for Depression is a compassionate practice designed to support those navigating the weight of depression by fostering gentle connection, self-compassion, and a sense of safety. Drawing from the teachings of Deb Dan...

Oct 04, 202433 min

12 Yoga Poses for Positive STRESS Response | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #3 | YWM 706

12 Yoga Poses for Positive STRESS Response | Navigate Your Nervous System Series #3 | YWM 706 Navigate Your Nervous System Cheat Sheet 👉 📄 https://melissawest.com/navigate/ In the third class of the navigating your nervous system series, we will explore sympathetic activation. Over the last two weeks we have explored the “negative” sides of the “fight and flight” responses of your sympathetic activation. However, in this class we will explore how sympathetic activation can often be employed fo...

Sep 21, 202439 min
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