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🎂 Celebrating 750 Episodes with Ultimate Restorative Yin
Today’s new class is a 75 minute Restorative Yin for Deepest Nervous System Rest.
It combines long, supported yin holds with coherent breathing, extended exhale practices, and interoceptive awareness to help your system shift into parasympathetic physiology. Research shows these practices increase HRV, strengthen vagal tone, and support regulation for people who feel wired, drained, or overwhelmed.
As part of celebrating 750 episodes, I’d love to hear from you:
Which of the 750 practices has been a turning point for you, and why?
Your reflections help others find the practices that genuinely support rest, regulation, and resilience.
If you want to explore this more deeply, our month long nervous system membership program focuses on building a flexible, adaptable nervous system. We practice shifting between states with clarity, skill, and ease.
Join us here: melissawest.com/membership

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New Playlist: Yoga Support for Fatigue, Inflammation, and Sensitive Systems 💛

Many of you have been asking for practices that support autoimmune conditions, chronic fatigue, long-COVID recovery, and inflammatory cycles. While yoga can’t treat medical conditions, certain approaches can make a meaningful difference in how your body feels day to day.

This new playlist brings together gentle yoga, restorative, yin, and yoga nidra practices that help you:

reduce stress load

conserve energy

soften inflammation patterns

create more steadiness in your nervous system

These practices are supportive for anyone navigating:

chronic fatigue or long-COVID

inflammatory symptoms

burnout and stress cycles

peri- or post-menopausal shifts

highly sensitive nervous systems

autoimmune flare and remission patterns

Autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto’s, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s, psoriasis, celiac, and type 1 diabetes often involve inflammation, fatigue, and nervous system overwhelm. This playlist focuses on the part yoga can support: calming stress physiology and building capacity gently.

I hope this collection helps you feel more grounded, resourced, and supported in your practice.
💛 Click here to explore the playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd...

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New Beginner Yin Yoga Class is Live
Today’s Yin Yoga practice is created to help you settle your mind and restore your nervous system. The slower shapes target the hips and back, two places that store tension when life gets busy.
What you will feel shift:
Your breathing slows


Your body softens


Your mind gets quieter


Stress patterns release


Your system drops into regulation again


This class works well if you are tired, overwhelmed, or craving a reset.
Watch here:
NOURISHING Beginner Yin Yoga to Soothe Stress and Reset Your Nervous System | YWM 749
Join the Membership for full access to the Yin Library:
www.melissawest.com/membership

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Feeling emotionally exhausted or running on empty? This week’s Restorative Yoga + Breathwork class is your invitation to rest deeply and restore your energy. 💫
We’ll move through fully supported poses with the help of a bolster, blankets, and gentle breathing to release tension and reconnect with peace in your nervous system.


🕯️ Practice now: https://youtu.be/9HuePOGC0IY


Join our Membership for full-length classes, courses, and community support ➡️ www.melissawest.com/membership


Explore my book Five Element Yin Yoga ➡️ melissawest.com/book/

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🍁 New Class: Morning Yoga to Start Your Day in the Cozy Autumn & Winter Months ❄️
When the mornings are dark and slow, it’s easy to stay curled up in bed.
This gentle morning yoga practice will help you ease into your day with softness, warmth, and care. We’ll stretch, breathe, and reawaken your energy so you can meet the day feeling grounded and good in your body.
Watch here ➡️ 🌅 https://youtu.be/2HX-dKfKc5U
If you love practicing with the rhythm of the seasons, you’ll feel right at home in our membership community, where each month we align with nature’s element for deep nourishment.
Join here ➡️ www.melissawest.com/membership
And for a deeper dive, my book 5 Element Yin Yoga explores the Metal Element of autumn and Water Element of winter ➡️ melissawest.com/book/

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🌕 Full BEAVER MOON Yoga Nidra for Wednesday, November 5

This week’s Full BEAVER MOON is the final supermoon of the year. It’s a time to pause, gather your inner resources, and prepare for the quiet descent into winter.

Just as the beaver builds its cozy lodge before the cold sets in, we, too, can use this moment to release tension and create space for stillness within.

Join me for a deeply restorative YOGA NIDRA designed to help you clear emotional and mental clutter, rest deeply, and reconnect with your inner sanctuary.

🕯️ Watch now ➡️ https://youtu.be/bqzs_UJoVEs?si=YcUVB...

✨ **For Members:**
You’ll find an exclusive **Yin Yoga & Yoga Nidra for the Beaver Moon** in your library — a 75-minute experience for preparing body, mind, and spirit for the winter season.
Watch here ➡️ www.members.melissawest.com/courses/yin-yoga-works…

Not yet a member? Join us and align your yoga practice with the rhythms of nature 🌿
Join here ➡️ melissawest.com/membership

1 month ago | [YT] | 30

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🌞 New Video! Beginner Pilates to Wake Up & Engage Your Core | YWM 746
I want to thank everyone who shared such thoughtful feedback on the first Pilates class we did together. The response was beautiful and heartfelt. Ra said they appreciated the mindful approach compared to the usual “bang it out” style. Viviana shared that it was super easy to follow with clear explanations. And Donna’s comment made me smile: “You heard my soul prayers, Melissa! Yay! 🌻”


You inspired me to create more accessible, gentle Pilates that builds strength without strain. This new class will help you wake up your spine, engage your core, and start your day feeling grounded and strong.


👉 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/tSbbIVR1tY0


💛 Membership for deeper practice: melissawest.com/membership

1 month ago | [YT] | 40

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Yin Yoga for Tight Hips | Deep Release + Nervous System Reset

If your hips have been feeling tight, tense, or stuck, this new Yin Yoga class will help you soften and create space again. We’ll move slowly through long-held poses, following the 4 Yin principles: choose your edge, soften, be still, and stay awhile.
This practice supports both the physical and energetic release of tension, hydrating fascia, improving mobility, and calming your nervous system.
🧘‍♀️ Watch now: https://youtu.be/sb4dQl6mWMQ
✨ Members: Did you know one of my first ever DVDS from over 18 years ago is available online in our community - it’s called Happy Hips and it is a 70 minute practice www.members.melissawest.com/courses/yoga-for-hips/…

1 month ago | [YT] | 54

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Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or just stretched thin?
This week’s new class is your invitation to pause and soften.
🕯️ Melt Away Stress | Cozy Restorative Yoga
A deeply calming, nervous-system-soothing practice to help you unwind, destress, and find ease again.
Perfect for evenings, low-energy days, or anytime you need to reset.
💫 Watch now → https://youtu.be/KloKQKqBlnc
How are you creating moments of deep calm for yourself this season? 🍂

1 month ago | [YT] | 42

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Feeling overstimulated, tight, or on edge? This week’s new class connects the Root Chakra and Vagus Nerve to bring you back into safety, calm, and ease in your body. Think grounding, nourishing, and deeply regulating.
🧘‍♀️ Watch here: https://youtu.be/7xtOO6d1Ric


✨ Inside my membership, I’ve dedicated an entire month to your vagus nerve and nervous system with practices that restore balance and resilience. Join us here ➡️ melissawest.com/membership

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