Online Yoga School

Steph has over 25 years of experience in yoga and movement. Her understanding of yoga and the human body has been influenced by lifelong dancing and holistic health. She found her life’s purpose in helping people become happier and healthier through her own healing journey. Steph assists her students in knowing the joy and wonderment of integrating the mind and body. She encourages an authentic and life-nurturing practice, one that brings greater consciousness to each moment and every movement of the body with a heavy emphasis on breath. With a masters degree in counseling, Steph brings awareness, acceptance and a down to earth approach to her classes. She completed her 200-hour with Maty Ezraty, her second 200-hour training with Nancy Candea at Yoga Impact in New Jersey and her 300-hour training with Chris Loebsack. Steph is certified in Kundalini Level One. The perpetual student, Steph has studied with Leslie Howard, Travis Eliot, Bryan Kest, Donna Farhi and countless others. She has extensive training in pelvic floor yoga, restorative yoga, yin yoga, power yoga and accessible yoga. Most recently, Steph was certified as a Grand Master of Meditation through Swami Vidyanand. Steph founded Yoga and Ayurveda Center with her husband. They launched Online Yoga School to support their local trainings and have recently launched a virtual yoga studio to accommodate the international community of trainees. When she isn’t on her mat, Steph can be found volunteering, enjoying her husband and children, dancing and cooking. She previously enjoyed serving on the Education Committee of Yoga Alliance and places a strong emphasis on inclusivity in her teacher trainings.

Hello! My name is Melissa, and I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania. My yoga journey began nearly forty years ago as a way to manage severe asthma, at the recommendation of my childhood pulmonologist. What started as a therapeutic practice to support my breath and body has evolved into a lifelong path of transformation, healing, and strength. I completed my 200- and 300-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings through The Yoga and Ayurveda Center in 2020, and hold additional certifications in restorative yoga, chair yoga, yin yoga, and curvy yoga. I am registered with Yoga Alliance as an ERYT-200, RYT-500, and YACEP, and am also certified as a 500-hour Yoga Teacher through the World Yoga Federation. Meditation has always been close to my heart. I earned the designation of Grand Master of Meditation through Meditation Alliance International, studying under Swami Vidyanand. I am honored to serve as an International Ambassador for Meditation Alliance International and as the Ambassador to the United States for TIME Meditation. In addition to yoga and meditation, I am an Usui Reiki Master, attuned in 2016 through 4 Hands Spiritual Healing. I am a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Practitioner, with specializations in Ayurvedic Diet and Nutrition as well as Ayurvedic Herbalism. I’ve completed over 1,100 hours of training through the Yoga Veda Institute; where I am continuing to advance my studies in the field of Ayurveda. My husband and I co-founded Zen with Zegley LLC in 2016. Through our practice, we offer Reiki, yoga and meditation (with and without sound), Ayurvedic consultations, and a variety of holistic workshops. When I’m not working with clients or students, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, cooking, reading, and being outdoors; especially when I can connect with the rhythms of nature.