Yogyananda (Melissa) Fountain

Yogyananda (Melissa) Fountain, CSYT 700, is a leading Svaroopa® Yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and meditation teacher. She discovered Svaroopa during a weekend at Kripalu in 1997, and has been studying and refining her skills for 22 years. She teaches in her own studio and throughout the Boston area. For the past eight years, she has been traveling the country offering Svaroopa Yoga workshops for Svaroopa Vidya Ashram. Her compassion, humor, and knowledge have inspired countless students to dive into the depths of yoga’s promise to know their own essence as the Self, and to live a fully embodied life.

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