Melt Yoga│Ladera Ranch, CA
Located in the Mercantile East Shopping Center, on the corner of Crown Valley Pkwy and Antonio Pkwy.
Melt Yoga is an inclusive service empowering the whole community to access the gift of yoga.
★★★★★
Studio Rates
New Student
$59
2 Weeks of Melt Yoga
* New Students Only
* Unlimited In-Studio Classes
* 2 weeks starts when you take your first class
* ID required at first visit
Unlimited Monthly Membership
$139
Renews Monthly
* Unlimited In Studio Classes
* 2 Month Minimum Contract | 30 Day Cancellation
Family Membership
$199
Renews Monthly
* Unlimited In Studio Classes
* 2 Month Minimum Contract | 2 Family Members
Drop In Single Class
$22
* In Studio Only
* Expires 1 Month After Purchase Date
In Studio: 5 Class Pack
$100
Studio Only
Expires 3 months after purchase
In Studio: 10 Class Pack
$165
Studio Only
Expires 3 months after purchase
In Studio: 20 Class Pack
$300
Studio Only
Expires 6 months after purchase
Ladera Ranch Instructors
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As an avid mountain biker and spin enthusiast, Heidi began practicing yoga to stretch and open more areas within her body. After taking her first class, she came to realize that yoga was much more than a physical practice. Since that time, Heidi comes to her mat regularly, deepening her awareness to the mind-body connection that yoga provides.
Heidi’s classes will bring a mind / body experience, be challenging and inspire. She believes a yoga practice is an endless journey to self-exploration and healing that will result in bringing you to your highest self.
Heidi provides a spiritual and loving space for you to move and breathe.
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Elisei is passionate about guiding others on their journey to balance, strength, and self-discovery through yoga. His teaching philosophy is rooted in the belief that yoga is for everyone, and he aims to create a welcoming space where students of all levels feel empowered to explore and grow.
With 4 years of teaching experience and RYT500, his classes blend mindful movement, peak poses, and a bomb playlist. Elisei’s goal is to help you connect with your body, quiet your mind, and embrace your unique practice.When he not teaching, you can catch him at the beach surfing, skating or sand volleyball. If it's under the sun count me in! Elisei will see you on your mat, Let's Flow!
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Estela started her yoga path in 2014. As an avid distance runner she found herself in a place that many marathoners find themselves in, toeing the line between over training and under training, “walking the tightrope”, of avoiding constant injury from the thousands of training and racing miles. One day a good friend invited her to a hot yoga class, and that forever transformed her life. She came to the realization that yoga is not only for the flexible, rather, yoga is for the breathing! The physical benefits of the asana was just the very beginning of her journey to where she finds herself now. Estela is 200-hour RYT. She brings her gift of music and flow together, with breath, in a magical way.
Estela has such a creativeness in her teachings that make for a fun environment while being incredibly authentic. Most likely to experience a live vocal savasana.
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After years of practicing yoga to relieve anxiety, Nicole participated in her 200-Hour RYT Teacher Training at Melt in 2016 and is now an E-RYT 500-Hour Yoga instructor. As a scholarship recipient, Nicole attended The University of Michigan as a Dance major. She is a former Artistic Director, soloist national champion, and has been a competitive dance instructor for over 17 years. Her extensive certification background includes Yoga, Mat Pilates, Barre, Spin, Circuit, Zumba, and TRX.
Along with her professional credits as a dancer and fitness instructor, she has also been a professional model in print and film. Nicole likes to ensure that every class is built with the perfect balance of physical and mental strength to continuously challenge both the body and mind.
Nicole's extensive dance background designs her classes to be energetic, empowering & thoughtfully fluid.
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SuLu discovered yoga was a wonderful compliment to her daily practice as a runner. In fact, she loved it so much she began teacher training and has been certified with her 200-hour & Sculpt Teacher Training via Core Power Yoga and HPF via Melt Yoga. She loves how mentally grounded she felt after each practice along with the physical joys of moving one’s body with her breath. She appreciates the various formats of yoga as well as the added elements of heat and music.
SuLu feels it is an honor to share the appreciation and passion when she teaches class, and hopes to motivate students into deeper movements as well as gaining complete mindfulness in one’s practice.
Sulu has a strong teaching style with a loving heart, she will encourage you go beyond what you think is possible.
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Damon has always been passionate about teaching and giving back, finding deep fulfillment in helping others unlock their potential.
His teaching journey began with karate, where, as a 5th-degree black belt, he spent over 20 years guiding others to excel in practice and life. It wasn't until he started practicing yoga at Melt that he noticed similarities, particularly the practice of balancing the mind, body, and spirit. The realization of yoga's depth, ability to help people, and watching Melt teachers pour their heart and soul into students inspired him to become a teacher himself.
Now a RYT-500 certified instructor, Damon strives to bring more into the studio than just creative flows and good music. He has developed a comprehensive approach to teaching yoga, focusing on body mechanics for strength and sustainability, breath work as the gateway to mindfulness, and the abundant teachings of yoga philosophy that help us be better humans. Each class builds upon the previous one yet is self-contained enough for any drop-in student. He creates a cohesive learning journey that enhances students' strength, understanding of their bodies, and appreciation for yoga as a holistic practice. For his long-term students, his approach educates the yogi on the breadth and depth of the practice, emphasizing that it is not just a personal practice but also a shared human and community experience.
Damon's goal is to help each student cultivate a balanced mind, body, and soul and practice yoga sustainably so they can enjoy its benefits throughout their lives.
"If you enjoy making progress, learning about your body, your mind, and have a desire to work towards the best version of yourself, come practice with me. My purpose is simple: to help you feel better and be better after class."
-yogi.damon.kenobi
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Katie discovered her love for yoga while pursuing her other passion - traveling and seeing the world. Growing up as a gymnast, cheerleader and completing her education in Human Communications, it was only natural to find her purpose in exploring ways we can express ourselves through movement. She has deepened this passion for yoga as a student at Melt, and has completed her 200-hour teacher training, and conscious leadership training in Costa Rica.
Katie is thrilled to return to the studio as a teacher where she can pour back into the community what she has so much love for. Katie invites you to show up exactly as you are, in hopes that you leave class having cultivated a deeper sense of awareness, understanding, and compassion of the self. When off the mat, Katie can be found anywhere between surfing in the sea or snowboarding in the mountains nourishing herself through her connection with the natural world.
Katie is a uniquely expressive & transformative teacher who’s classes are reflective of her personality.
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While in school, Justin always stayed active with sports. Trying to avoid heavy lifting, he began workout videos with calisthenics, and yoga was part of the regiment. Increasing balance and flexibility were the main goals.It wasn’t until he moved from Kansas to California in 2022 that he attended his first in person hot yoga class. The energy from the instructor and other students was so motivating that he signed up and completed his 200-Hour RYT from Melt in 2024. The spiritual side and sense of community was very comforting.
Justin earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and has been working in Orange County since 2022. Engineer during the day and yogi in the evening.
Justin aims to bring a fun, easy going style of teaching with tough poses and funky beats.
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James has always enjoyed an active lifestyle. As a swimmer and water polo player he enjoyed competing and pushing his body to the limit. It wasn't until James suffered a lower back injury that he discovered yoga. After months of inactivity, therapy and constant doctors visits he found little relief.
In 2008 he tried his first yoga class and felt better than he had in months. Yoga helped James avoid surgery, and now he shares his love for yoga through teaching. James' classes offer fun, challenging and athletic sequences that he hopes will leave you with a blissful energy.
James has a unique style that is commanding, measured yet contains the inspiration to leave you feeling completely fulfilled.
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Fitness has been a passion and huge part of Jayne’s life for as long as she can remember. She was an avid recreational runner during her time in college and in the years following. She supplemented her running with yoga to recover and strengthen, and fell in love. As practices ebb and flow, Jayne has always returned to yoga for the meditative properties and deep, restorative asanas to complement her fitness routines.
Jayne completed her 200-hour RYT in 2023 through MELT, and found an even deeper love and respect for the practice of yoga. She also teaches barre, rebounding and TRX, and has found her passion in teaching group fitness and uplifting others to be the strongest, most empowered version of themselves. She hopes to bring the fusion of a great workout and a relaxing meditation to all who practice with her.
Jayne's vibrant and focused teachings have a way of empowering you to be your best self.
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Keri’s yoga journey started in 2011 after she ruptured a disc in her low back. Her surgeon recommended yoga, and has been hooked since. When she is on her mat she feels the most calm, peace, inner strength, joy, patience, light, self love and acceptance. It has changed her life so dramatically relieving anxiety, insomnia, and my ever going busy brain, but most of all has cured my broken heart over my sons severe autism diagnosis.
Because of the beautiful gifts yoga gives her everyday, she felt compelled to get her 200-Hour RYT Teacher Training in 2014. This is truly a dream job for Keri, and her hope is to touch each student in some small way in every class either physically, mentally or spiritually.
Step inside Keri’s class to experience a transformative practice combined with passion and authenticity.
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Having been a ballet dancer for sixteen years, Vera fell in love with yoga, for the challenge and feelings yoga brings reminds her of ballet.
In 2016, while attending school at UCSB, Vera decided to complete a 200-hour teacher training, where she began teaching and strives to improve her practice as both an instructor and a student. Vera is going to be a full-time grad student at USC, and realizes the importance of taking time for oneself and practices to keep herself grounded and balanced. In her class, you will incorporate strength, balancing, and flexibility. She encourages her students to make their practice unique, listening to their bodies and will support them in finding their most profound and fulfilling practice.
Vera is a thoughtful teacher who organizes her classes to support where you are now, while providing you with the tools to become stronger and more focused.
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Archana has been a classical Indian Bharathanatyam dancer since the age of 8, and has participated in various fitness activities ever since, so movement has always been a big part of her life. She discovered yoga when Melt first opened it's doors. After her first class, she felt a distinct emotional, spiritual and physical shift, and knew this ancient discipline would become a big part of her life's journey.
She completed her 200-Hour RYT Teacher Training at Melt. She fills her classes with love, encouragement, spirituality and definitely good music. Sharing the energy in the room with so many kind and compassionate yogis as they connect to their breath and navigate through their asanas is such an honor every single class.
An incredibly nurturing teacher that will keep you informed on the history of yoga while challenging you to step outside your comfort zone.
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Christina is passionate about sharing the benefits of yoga with her community. Yoga has been a guiding light for her own personal practice of over 10 years, helping to navigate both the challenges and see the blessings life has to offer. She believes that yoga is accessible to anyone and everyone, and that it can empower us to live more mindful, easeful, and joyFULL lives.
Her intention as a 200 hour certified yoga instructor is to help others cultivate equanimity, balance, and resilience— on and off the mat.
When she’s not teaching yoga, Christina loves to spend time with her husband and three boys. You can often find her chasing sunsets, grounding herself in nature (her favorite spot being the beach), exploring new culinary creations, or dreaming up her next travel adventure. Born and raised in New York City, and now calling sunny Southern California home, Christina brings a down-to-earth, yet sunny and relaxed vibe to her teaching. Expect straightforward wisdom paired with a lighthearted approach—because, as she believes, yoga should be as joyful as it is transformative.
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Stephanie is a seasoned wellness professional with over 30 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. As a certified 500 E-RYT Yoga instructor and Teacher Trainer, specializing in Yin Yoga, yoga sculpt, mat Pilates, and flex-ology, Stephanie brings a unique blend of expertise to her practice. Her journey in the field has illuminated the profound connection between movement and healing, both in the body and the mind.
With a passion for guiding others towards holistic wellness, Stephanie seamlessly integrates the principles of yoga with the fluidity of stretch and strength training. Her classes are designed to not only strengthen the body but also nurture spiritual awareness, empowering her clients to find balance and harmony within themselves.
Stephanie's commitment to mentorship and guidance has been instrumental in the success of her students, many of whom have gone on to become accomplished yoga teachers in their own right. Through her teacher training sessions, she fosters a supportive and nurturing environment where students can develop their skills, deepen their practice, and cultivate the confidence to share the transformative benefits of yoga with others.
Stephanie is a mindful teacher who focuses on strengh and alignment to encourage her classes to go beyond their limitations.
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Leyla Poormand is an experienced yoga teacher (E-RYT 200, YACEP) with over 11 years of teaching experience. Since completing her first certification in 2014, she has specialized in hot Vinyasa, yin, and restorative yoga, and is also certified in yoga Nidra, breathwork, and sound healing. Leyla enjoys creating classes that blend strength, balance, and mindfulness, helping students connect more deeply with both body and soul. She has also assisted in teacher training programs and loves supporting students as they grow in their practice.
Off the mat, you’ll find Leyla reading, spending time with her sweet pup Bambi, or volunteering with dog rescue organizations to help small dogs find their forever homes. When she’s not teaching, she works full-time in video production.
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