MELANIE CAINES 

Melanie Caines is a Certified Yoga Teacher and the owner/operator of Nova Yoga  in St. John’s, Newfoundland.  Melanie is passionate about helping people improve their mental and physical well-being; she has a strong love of movement and teaches multi-level Vinyasa Flow classes infused with spirit, laughter, sweat, and creativity.  She also loves to slow down with juicy Restorative Yoga and self Myofascial Release work.

Melanie completed her 200Hr Yoga Teacher Training in Vinyasa (Flow) Yoga at Sonic Yoga in New York City in 2008 and has studied Prana Flow with Vinyasa/Flow goddess Shiva Rea.  Melanie also trained with Judith Hanson Lasater to become a Certified Relax and Renew® Restorative Teacher and has completed Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra® Training (led by Jennifer Reis) and Prenatal Yoga Training (led by Janice Clarfield).  Melanie has also enjoyed continuing her studies with Yoga Medicine and Tiffany Cruikshank, completing their 60Hr Myofascial Release Training and 30Hr Yoga Anatomy Training.

Melanie has been named one of the Top 100 Health Influencers in Canada by OpTiMYz Magazine in 2018 and in 2017.  She has been nominated for the 2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards and for the 2017Canada Top 40 Under 40 Awards.  She was named a finalist for the 2016 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards and a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2015 Awards. Melanie won the Start Up Business of the Year Award from NLOWE (Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs) in 2012.

Melanie is also an actor and has performed in theatres and festivals in Australia, Scotland, England, Ireland, and all across Canada. She graduated from the B.F.A. (Acting) Theatre program at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in Corner Brook, which is also her hometown.  Melanie performed in the critically acclaimed play Tempting Providence for 8 years and other favorite projects include the 2010 Governor General Award winning play AfterImage by Robert Chafe and CBC’s The Republic of Doyle.