Melanie Cooper has been practicing Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga since 1993 and teaching since 1997. For the past five years she has divided her time between teaching in London in the summer and in Goa in the winter. In London she assists Hamish Hendry at Ashtanga Yoga London; she has also studied with Shri K Pattabhi Jois in Mysore and Nancy Gilgoff. Melanie teaches on Yoga Alliance teacher training courses in Goa and in the UK and has a background in massage and healing, bringing this experience and knowledge to her adjustments and teaching.