Melissa Shah, C-IAYT, MPH, is a certified yoga therapist, public health leader, and the founder of Find Your Breath—an online sanctuary, virtual practice library, and mentorship platform dedicated to making yoga therapy truly collaborative, accessible, and inclusive. Grounded in the Viniyoga tradition and her lifelong ancestral relationship with Yoga and Ayurveda, Melissa integrates movement, breathing, and traditional sound with modern clinical and public health frameworks. She is also the author of an upcoming book dedicated to mantra as a therapeutic practice, releasing next year.
About Melissa Shah:
Melissa Shah (she/they), founder of Find Your Breath, is a first-gen Indian-American yoga therapist, community builder, and public health advocate. Their work is rooted in a holistic and social justice oriented approach to the healing arts, supporting people of all ages globally through 1:1 yoga therapy and mentorship, therapeutic classes, retreats, and social emotional learning in schools. Holding over 2000 years of study and training in yogic traditions, she is currently writing a book on the therapeutic applications of mantra.