Living your Yoga with Dr Melissa West
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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May 29, 2026 • 28 mins
Yoga Nidra Quiet Your Mind & Rest Your Body | Yoga with Melissa 764
🌙 If your body is tired but your mind keeps going… this Yoga Nidra is for you.
This practice is an invitation into quiet. You are already whole and complete. You have the inner resource of quiet and rest within you.
In this Yoga Nidra we explore:
✨ quieting mental noise
✨ resting the nervous system
✨ sensing opposites
✨ receiving support
✨ allowing the breath t...
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May 29, 2026 • 20 mins
12 Daily Standing Yoga Poses for Vagus Nerve Regulation & Morning Calm
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Reset your nervous system and find instant morning calm with this daily standing Hatha yoga routine. In today’s prop-free outdoor class, we’ll move through 12 essential standing yoga poses designed for Vagus nerve regulation and somatic release.
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April 24, 2026 • 30 mins
Yoga Nidra for High Functioning Anxiety and Burnout Recovery YWM 762
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Do you feel "tired but wired"? Like you’re constantly "holding it all together" while your nervous system is screaming for a break?
If you identify with high-functioning anxiety or feel on the edge of burnout, your body doesn't just need a nap, it needs a neurological res...
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April 19, 2026 • 49 mins
Stop Stretching Your Shoulders Like This | Yin Yoga for Real Relief
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If your neck and shoulders keep tightening even though you stretch, do yoga, and try to relax… you’re not alone. For years I’ve taught yin yoga classes focused on deeper stretching and long holds, and I found in my own body those same strategies were actually creating more tension and even triggering...
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April 3, 2026 • 50 mins
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If strength training leaves you sore, depleted, or needing days to recover, this class is for you. You can build strength without burning out.
You can get stronger. You can build strength without burning out.
In this 30 minute gentle yoga class, we work with strength in a way your body can actually take in and ...
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March 21, 2026 • 59 mins
Full Body Yin Deep Tissue Release for Pain & Tension YWM 759
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Tension and pain in your body often builds slowly.
Hours at the computer. Tight hips from sitting. Neck and shoulder tension that creeps up into headaches. A jaw that never lets go. Over time your body starts to feel stiff, compressed, and tired.
This ...
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March 13, 2026 • 48 mins
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Spring invites energy in the body to rise and move again after the quiet stillness of winter. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this upward movement is governed by the Wood element and the Liver and Gallbladder meridians. When this energy flows smoothly we experience clarity, creativity, and inspired action. When ...
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March 6, 2026 • 37 mins
Calming Vagus Nerve Yoga Nidra for Tired & Wired Nervous System | YWM 757
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If you feel exhausted but unable to settle…
If your body is tired but your mind is still scanning…
If you feel wired, tense, or overstimulated…
This Yoga Nidra is designed to help your nervous system to downshift into regulation.
This yog...
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February 27, 2026 • 31 mins
Vagus Nerve Restorative Yoga for Brain Fog & Deep Nervous System Reset | YWM 756 | 30 mins
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If you are feeling foggy, mentally tired, or like your thoughts are moving through mud, this restorative yoga practice gives your nervous system the conditions it needs to reset.
In this vagus nerve restorative yoga, we r...
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February 13, 2026 • 38 mins
MORNING Yoga for VAGUS NERVE Regulation | Yoga with Melissa 755
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Start your day with this 30 minute morning yoga practice focused on vagus nerve regulation and nervous system flexibility.
In this vagus nerve yoga class, you will explore how breathing and movement support the vagal brake, the mechanism that help...
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January 23, 2026 • 31 mins
30 min Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest | Yoga with Melissa 754
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This Yoga Nidra for Deep Rest is an invitation to step out of effort and allow your system to settle on its own. The practice is not demanding, guiding you into a state where thinking naturally quiets, your body softens, and vigilance eases without needing to focus, analyze, or try to re...
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January 16, 2026 • 59 mins
Yin Yoga for Tight Hips & Low Back | Slow Release for Tension | YWM 753
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This yin yoga class is designed to gently ease tight hips and lower back through long, supported poses that allow your body to soften rather than brace. We will gradually open the hips from multiple angles and release common holding patterns around the pelvis and spine. Instead of...
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January 9, 2026 • 57 mins
Restorative Yoga for a CALM NERVOUS SYSTEM | Yoga with Melissa 752
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This 60-minute restorative yoga class is designed to calm your nervous system. Through restorative yoga with props we will move your nervous system from sympathetic activation, stress and anxiety to a state of calm. This is restorative yoga for the nervous system, oriented toward p...
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December 28, 2025 • 30 mins
Transitioning into Winter’s Deep Rest Yoga Nidra | Yoga with Melissa 751
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As the light fades and winter draws us inward, this Yoga Nidra supports a deliberate transition into long, deep rest. Winter is a gestation phase, a return to the dark where energy gathers and reorganizes. In nature, hibernation is a biological...
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December 12, 2025 • 83 mins
75-Minute ULTIMATE Restorative YIN for Deepest Nervous System REST 🎂 YWM 750
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This 75 minute Ultimate Restorative Yin for Deepest Nervous System Rest brings together what the research is clear about: long, supported yin shapes plus slow, coherent breathing reliably shift the body into parasympathetic physiology. This is the foundation of a true nerv...
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December 5, 2025 • 38 mins
NOURISHING Beginner Yin Yoga to SOOTHE STRESS & RESET Your NERVOUS SYSTEM | YWM 749
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Welcome to Yoga with Melissa 749! Join me for this NOURISHING Beginner Yin Yoga session designed to SOOTHE STRESS and guide a full RESET** for your NERVOUS SYSTEM. This is a gentle yoga for anxiety practice that helps your body release deep-seated tension.
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November 14, 2025 • 55 mins
Restorative Yoga & Breathwork for when you feel 😩DRAINED 🥱YWM 748
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When you’re feeling emotionally exhausted, overstimulated, or simply too tired to push through another thing, this Restorative Yoga and Breathwork for when you feel drained offers a cozy space to rest deeply and recover your energy. In this 60-minute Melissa West restorati...
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November 7, 2025 • 33 mins
🌅MORNING YOGA to START YOUR DAY in the COZY AUTUMN🍁 & ❄️WINTER months
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Welcome to this morning yoga to start your day with me, Melissa West 🌅 In the darker, shorter days of autumn and winter, it can be hard to get moving. This gentle morning yoga to wake up sequence is designed to help you ease into your day.. Through soft, mindful str...
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October 31, 2025 • 44 mins
30 minute BEGINNER PILATES to Wake Up & Strengthen Your Core |YWM 746
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This beginner morning Pilates class is designed to wake you up and help you connect with your core in a way that feels grounded, kind, and sustainable. My intention is to make Pilates accessible for everyone, whether you’re new to it, rebuilding strength, or looking for a more mindful approach that honors y...
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October 24, 2025 • 72 mins
Yin Yoga for TIGHT HIPS | Yoga with Melissa 745
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Meet the deep tension that gathers in your hips with this yin yoga class. Through long-held, floor-based poses, you’ll explore the principles of Yin Yoga: choosing an appropriate edge, softening, being still, and staying awhile. These four anchors guide your body to relea...
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