MEET YOUR YOGA TEACHER, MELANIE CAINES
Melanie Caines is a Certified Yoga Teacher and the owner/operator of Nova Yoga & Nova Retreats.
She is passionate about helping people improve their physical and mental well-being and has a strong love of movement; she teaches multi-level Vinyasa (Flow) Yoga classes infused with spirit, laughter, sweat, and creativity. Melanie is a E-RYT-500 and a Yoga Medicine® Therapeutic Specialist.
Melanie completed her 500Hr Yoga Teacher Training with Tiffany Cruikshank and Yoga Medicine® and has completed the Mindful Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yoga For Athletes, Yoga Anatomy, Myofascial Release, Shoulder Anatomy: Disfunction + Application, Mental Health & Wellness, and Restorative Yoga/Nervous System modules. She completed her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Vinyasa (Flow) Yoga at Sonic Yoga in New York City in 2008 and has also studied Prana Flow with Vinyasa goddess Shiva Rea; Melanie has studied with Judith Hanson Lasater to become a Certified Relax and Renew® Restorative Teacher and has also completed Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra® Training (led by Jennifer Reis), and Prenatal Yoga Training (led by Janice Clarfield); she has also completed Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Bernie Clark and Insight Yoga Level 1 Training with Sarah Powers. Melanie is also a Certified Neurogenic Yoga™ Teacher and TRE® Provider and a Certified Reiki 1 Practitioner.
Melanie is the host of three seasons of The Nova Yoga Show on Rogers TV. She has also released a yoga DVD called Nova Yoga Flow, filmed in beautiful Newfoundland and Labrador. Her video on demand membership site, Move With Melanie, offers over 350 yoga practices you can enjoy in your space, at your pace. A lover of travel, she has been leading delicious and exciting international yoga retreats in Costa Rica, Indonesia, Morocco, and throughout Europe for over 10 years.
Melanie was name one of the Top 100 Health Influencers in Canada in 2019, 2018, and 2017 by OptiMYz Magazine. She was nominated for the 2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards and the 2017 Canada Top 40 Under 40 Awards. She was named a finalist for the 2016 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards and was named a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2015 Awards. Melanie won the 2012 Start Up Business of the Year Award from NLOWE (Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs).
Melanie is a registered member (Naturotherapist / n.d.) of the Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada.
