Melissa Redden

Yoga Instructor & Yoga Therapist

Melissa is a registered Yoga Therapist and Senior Embodiment Yoga Teacher with Mandorla Yoga Institute out of Calgary, AB. She has been teaching yoga in Fort McMurray since 2019 and has practiced as a yoga therapist since 2022. Her focus is on helping individuals find ease and regulation in their bodies in a world that often creates stress and disconnection. 

Melissa is passionate about mental health and wellness and uses yoga therapy, meditation and somatic practices as some of the tools in her toolbox to stay grounded and connected during the inevitable stressors of life. She also has a love for working with prenatal and postpartum individuals and is certified as an Embodied Birth yoga instructor.

Melissa builds her classes to be adaptable and inclusive of all body types and levels of experience. She works from a trauma-focused lens to help everyone feel comfortable in the studio environment and safe to gently (re)connect with their bodies.