05 Jan Melissa Salcedo Richards
Melissa Richards is a multifaceted yoga instructor and brand marketing professional with deep roots in the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries. With experience teaching and living in New York, Miami, and now Charlotte, North Carolina, Melissa is passionate about helping students reconnect with themselves through the transformative practices of breath, movement, and community.
Melissa holds two 200-hour Yoga Alliance certifications in power and Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, earned at The Sacred Space Miami and Ahana Yoga, and is a 200HR RYT. She is currently part of the top-ranked Life Time Yoga team in Charlotte, where she shares her dynamic, creative approach to teaching. Her classes aim to inspire breakthroughs by integrating breathwork, the mind-body connection, and self-acceptance, all while flowing through playful, imaginative sequences to thoughtfully curated music.
Beyond the studio, Melissa’s career as a brand marketer is grounded in building communities through impactful events and retreats. With a background in the arts—shaped by her studies at The School of Visual Arts in New York—Melissa infuses creativity into every endeavor. This artistic sensibility led her to work with Clandestina Fair and to establish Elemental Escape Retreats in 2022, an eco-conscious retreat platform designed to foster growth, connection, and transformation in unique environments.
Melissa’s ultimate goal as a teacher is to empower her students to uncover their own breakthroughs and transformations, offering a space where joy, movement, and self-discovery thrive.
Melissa Salcedo Richards will be sharing Earth & Echo: Vinyasa + Sound Healing.
