Melissa Byrd
"Turn all of your expectations into appreciation!"
Yoga is: the life jacket that keeps me afloat!
What fuels you? The musicality of the breath and the positive energy surrounding every yoga class that I both teach and take....and chocolate!
My guilty pleasure is Netflix marathons, key lime wine, and cold pizza.
What’s your yoga story? How did you start practicing? My life was consumed with grief after losing my 5 year old son to cancer. I dove in to charity work and other means to help others walking my path. I never took time to help myself. I then lost my mother suddenly and my father had passed years earlier. It was my breaking point. I decided to give Glow a try being I had always been into fitness but wanted a change of scenery from the weight room. Yoga quickly became my anti-depressant. My body felt better, I was surrounded by such an amazing community of people that did not know my pain, that did not pity me, and most importantly, did not judge me. Eventually I made the decision to pursue a yoga teaching career and it was the best decision I have ever made. My mind is clear, my heart is not quite as broken, my light continuosly shines and gets brighter every day.
What’s your favorite thing yoga has taught you? I have learned to live in the moment and that it is ok to be sad, to miss my loved ones, but only briefly. I cannot live there in the past. Each day starts with a purpose. Each day is filled with some sort of grattitude. Each day passes one breath at a time!
When I wake up in the morning I always do these two things: Relentlessly check my social media (it's my morning newspaper) and immediately brush my teeth!es.
If you could have dinner with 3 people who would they be? My son Jensen, my father Dan, and my mother Sue...all gone too soon and all of whom I have so many things to say to.s
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? That receiving is just as important as giving and to allow myself to be open to receive the gifts, love, and grattitude of others.
