Mellara Gold

Open Doors Yoga - Norwell

Mellara is an author and a well-respected yoga & meditation teacher. Primarily influenced by the studies of hatha yoga, mindfulness and buddhism. She has been teaching mindful yoga and meditation for over two decades.  She has an inspirational style of teaching that incorporates both the physical and spiritual aspects of the practice of yoga. Mellara teaches from the radiance of her own journey through honest self-inquiry and discovery. She was born in Queensland, Australia, and at the age of seventeen moved to Los Angeles to attend the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.  After roles in Don’t Look Back, with Peter Fonda (1996) and Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998), a depleting injury led her to embark on a healing journey, and she began focusing on yoga. At the Center for Yoga and other LA studios, she immersed herself in Hatha, Iyengar, Viniyoga, Ashtanga, and other yoga, including teacher training with Erich Schiffmann and Saul David Raye.  She also enjoys life as a writer and is a regular contributor for OM Yoga & Lifestyle Magazine U.K, Elephant Journal and other lifestyle and spiritual magazines. She has authored two books. A teaching memoir; A Life Worth Living, A Journey Of Self-Discovery Through Mindfulness, Yoga & Living In Awareness. And Living in Awareness: Deepening Our Daily Lives Through Prayer, Ritual, and MeditationMellara enjoys offering an inclusive space for individuals to explore the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of yoga that connects a person deeper into their own faith of choice. Yet if you are someone that is not faith based, or has a spiritual side, you're welcome here too.Please come as you are.Mellara believes that yoga is for every body and hopes to create a supportive community for all of her students.