Melanie Saraswati Takahashi
Co-founder and Co-director of Divine Essence Yoga, Melanie has been a dedicated practitioner of meditation and yoga for many years. With a BA and MA in Anthropology, and a PhD in Religious Studies, her academic and research interests have included, Eastern religion and philosophy, cross-cultural meditation practices, ritual and consciousness studies. She has taught courses on meditation, transpersonal theory, and the anthropology of religion at the university level. Melanie received her Basic Teacher training, and Intermediate training at the Integral Yoga Institute where she also teaches (www.integralyogasf.org). In August 2009, she became the Head of Teachers at Integral yoga.