In 2019, the year before we started Hidden Pearls Podcast, I (Emma) was living in Albuquerque, NM. Being so far away from home, I started looking for connections in yoga studios. After my first class at Blissful Spirits, I was hooked and knew I wanted to be part of it. I was only in ABQ a few months after I started teaching but enjoyed every opportunity to teach at practice at their beautiful studios.

A huge reason for my appreciation and draw to the studio was connecting with the owner and founder, Melanie St. Georges. Her authenticity and ability to meet anyone exactly where they are still sticks with me. And her magical Yin Yoga classes!

Fast forward to spring 2024, our very own BRUCE KITTLE, started his Yoga Teacher Training journey with Blissful Spirits!!! The full circle energy of these connections is still magically unfolding for all of us, but needless to say BK is loving every moment of his blissful journey.

Melanie began her Yoga practice in her mid-forties while she owned a bar in ABQ and became a Yoga teacher 13 years ago. She received her 500-Hour ERYT in Barkan method of Hot Yoga with Jimmy Barkan, she has taken 4 trainings and many workshops with Kelly Green and the Empower Movement Shift Series, and she has two additional Yin Yoga trainings that have greatly influenced her own practice and how she teaches. Blissful Spirits now has 3 locations and has been offering Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2017 with Melanie's partner Denise Gonzales (who will be on HP episode 222!). As she enters into her sixties Melanie has slowed down her teaching style and tries to make classes that work for everyBODY and every age.

Melanie does so much to support the ABQ community and is especially connected to the nonprofit organization A Light in the Night Community Outreach. They are seeking to improve the health, safety, and well-being of the men, women, and children of Albuquerque's homeless community. We are honored to make a donation to the organization in Melanie's name and support their work. You can learn more about them here - A Light in the Night Community Outreach.

We truly can't recommend any of the Blissful Spirits studios enough. There are classes and offerings for everyBODY and you can drop in and take a class for only $10. You can learn more about the studios and see the class schedules here - Blissful Spirits Hot Yoga. **Go take a yin yoga class with Melanie!**

This month BK released his first yoga series on the Hidden Pearls app and it was inspired and guided by his training at Blissful Spirits. Take advantage of our 7 day free trail and practice with him here - BK's Warrior Series.

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