The Satya Approach
"Yoga is the journey of the self,
through the self, to the self."
Integrating Awareness into Our Lives
Satya Yoga Studio has been providing yoga and wellness to our community for almost twenty years. We are dedicated to sharing our experience and teachings with all who wish for a more peaceful life. Our core values are rooted in truth, wisdom, compassion, authenticity and integrity.
Bhagavad Gita
Our Teachers
Founder & Owner
Melissa Scgaliarini
Melissa Scagliarini has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and teaching for more than a decade. She is the founder and owner of Satya Yoga Studio. Alongside extensive experience, formal training, and an in depth understanding of human physiology, Melissa brings humor and warmth to each of the classes she teaches. She has been trained in multiple traditions by some of the leading teachers in yoga. In 2017, Melissa became a certified Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist through the Himalayan Institute. In 2010, Melissa traveled to India to participate in a month long Advanced Yoga Training, also through The Himalayan Institute. Traveling to the geographical heart of yoga was a personal and professional milestone for Melissa—a true lesson in Yoga off the mat. Melissa learned to look at herself with a bit more softness and love and was able to truly practice letting go of attachments. These experiences have crafted Melissa into a masterful teacher who creates a caring, honest, and safe yoga environment. Classes are rooted in tradition and are designed to truly meet you and your body where you’re at. Using her deep understanding of yoga, hands-on assists, and a great selection of props, Melissa offers each participant, in every class, an opportunity to challenge and center themselves on the mat. In addition to a variety of classes offered on a weekly basis, Melissa leads a yearly Yoga Teacher training course and offers yoga retreats around the world. So far Melissa and her cohort of yoga and travel lovers have practiced in France, Costa Rica, Northern and Southern India, Italy, Spain and looking forward to our next retreat to Northern India and Greece. Melissa and her husband Matt have two young boys and have lived and worked in the Plymouth area for over 20 years. They know and love the mountains, the rivers, and the people who live here. Other Certifications include: 200 hr YTT, 500hr YTT, Pre-natal, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, Certified Holistic Health Counselor.
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Bailey Brochu
Bailey's yoga journey began amidst the beaches of Australia, initially seeking the physical rewards of the practice. Yet, it wasn't long before the deeper dimensions of yoga captured Bailey's heart, revealing profound mental and spiritual benefits. Seeking to deepen her practice and passion, Bailey ventured to India alongside Satya Yoga Studio, delving into the roots of yoga. This transformative experience ignited a deeper love for the practice, inspiring Bailey to share its gifts with others through teaching. Bailey completed her 200 hour training at the Rose Room led by Audra Rose Stanley in Sayulita Mexico. With a gentle yet empowering teaching style, Bailey invites students to explore the depths of their practice, cultivating strength, flexibility, and inner peace along the way.
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Jessica O'leary
Jessica has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. She first discovered her passion for yoga after joining the Army in 2013, leaning on the practice to physically & mentally rehabilitate from injuries. She was eventually compelled to reinvent her approach to health & fitness altogether, turning to yoga as the primary means. She completed her teacher training and Reiki certification at Yandara in Baja, Mexico, where she was inspired to explore a more spiritual domain of the practice. She enjoys learning about astrology, remote healing, and the power of meditation. In her free time, Jessica loves being in nature and cozying up in her cabin with her dog and cat.
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Abby Erler
Abby discovered the magic of yoga as a collegiate athlete. She first stepped on her mat to find balance and respite from a challenging schedule but soon uncovered the depth of yoga. As a born adventurer, she set out on a lifelong journey studying yoga. Abby is a 500 hr certified yoga teacher with Katie O’Connell at Dragonfly Yoga Barn. She’s studied Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative and Prenatal. She enjoys the creativity of a vinyasa practice, bringing a fresh flow and perspective to each class. Her classes weave pranayama with mindful movement, creating space for her students to explore and connect. Her biggest reward for teaching is helping her community uncover the tools to living a vibrant and balanced life. Off the mat you’ll find her somewhere in the White Mountains hiking, rock climbing or working happily in her garden.
Melissa Querry
Melissa (Mel) Querry, RYT-200 - Mel’s yoga journey began during pregnancy with her first child more than 15 years ago while seeking to find some gentle movement to find relief from some aches and pains. Like many yoga students, she found so much more than that! The aches and pains subsided and through continued practice, Mel found a deeper connection to yoga philosophy, supporting her both on and off the mat. Forever a student, she seeks to understand the connection between movement, breath and the philosophy of yoga while sharing that with her students. She emphasizes breath awareness and conscious intention to promote ease and stability in each pose. Mel’s goal is to help her students find and maintain a peaceful mind and body. Outside of the studio, you will find Mel somewhere outdoors adventuring with her friends and family. Like Thoreau, she believes that “we need the tonic of wilderness” to heal and also connect with ourselves and each other. If she isn’t outside, she’s likely chasing a concert somewhere as music provides the soundtrack to life! Mel completed her 200 hour Yoga Alliance certification with Vidya Yoga Teacher training under the instruction of Melissa Scagliarini and Rosie Latona.
Kathy Van Deursen
Kathy Van Deursen began practicing yoga in 2001 as a way to connect with her young daughter. Over the past twenty years the personal rewards of a regular practice have become an integral part of life for her. It is this passion for yoga that brought Kathy to pursue yoga teacher training through the Vidya school, as a way to deepen her own practice and a path to share the joy and benefits of yoga with others. “Through my personal practice I learned that everything I practiced on the mat could carry into my life off the mat.” The roots of a physical practice and the philosophy of yoga have a strong connection to a life well lived off the mat. The balance of effort and ease, increased strength and improved flexibility create a strong foundation for day to day living. The greatest reward of teaching is the opportunity to share my experience with others in the hope that they find their own personal joy through the experience. When Kathy is not traveling around sharing experiences with her three adult children she can be found skiing, hiking and biking in the White Mountains with her dog Blue or with her nose in a good book.
Suzanne Gaulocher
Suzanne started her yoga journey seeking better, longer-lasting health and spiritual well-being. She studied with Rusty Wells, a San Francisco based instructor and visionary. She teaches in the Bhakti Flow style, which includes a flow-based practice in a heated room incorporating self-discipline and mindful guidance. Bhakti Yoga is the yoga of the heart, of joy, and of devotion. It is a path based on intuition and simple, pure trust, not only experience-based trust. It is a blind jump into the whole. Suzanne has found in her own life, in part due to her training as a scientist, that she is often stuck in being too cerebral, when joy is innate and not cerebral. Yoga helps us learn to quiet our minds so we can trust that what we most value will be revealed to us. It is the bridge between the cerebral, analytical mind and the intuitive, devoted heart. Suzanne has felt strongly that yoga does not start and end on the mat. It is a practice we carry with us out of the yoga studio and into our days.
Donna Sullivan
Donna Sullivan (ERYT-500) teaches a moderately paced style of flow yoga focused on connecting movement with breath. She offers her students the space they need to experience the poses and the process of a yoga practice for themselves. Her roots are in the Himalayan School of Traditional Yoga and her classes include both the physical and spiritual aspects of this practice. She recently taught and participated in her second 500 HR YTT program at Sharing Yoga in Concord, NH. Donna also works in the family graphic design business and cares for her grandsons; wearing the hats of designer, nana, mom, wife, and yoga teacher.
Vanessa Appleton
I’m Vanessa! A former dancer with a love for the art of movement. Yoga has gifted me the opportunity to connect, with the body, of course, but most importantly to my mind & spirit. A practitioner for 12 years and a teacher since 2019-Teaching has allowed me to share how yoga continues to deeply change my life. As a guide for practice, my goal is to bring you to your own conclusions & truth. To allow your external & physical movement to move the internal & subtle. In class you’ll find fluid movement & thoughtful sequencing curated to include intentional transitions, deep focus & strength! Hope to see you on your mat.
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Shannon Ford
Shannon began practicing yoga as a way to deeper understand the mind body connection, eventually leading her to complete 200hr training with Katie O’Connell at Dragonfly Yoga Barn. She is deeply inspired by how yoga fosters presence, resilience, and respect for both body and environment. Passionate about carrying the physical and spiritual benefits of yoga into everyday life– particularly in outdoor recreation– her teaching is grounded in functional anatomy and mindful movement. Outside the studio, Shannon enjoys hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and involvement in local search and rescue– experiences that continually inform her approach to yoga as a practice of strength, awareness, and connection on and off the mat.
Julia Johnston
Julia began her yoga journey at a young age through meditation and mindful movement. She completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in India, with a focus on Ashtanga-based yoga, yoga philosophy, pranayama, and meditation. Her path later led her to the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, where she continued her studies in Elemental Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative Yoga, taught at festivals, and managed a yoga studio in Telluride. With a background in behavioral health and a Master’s in Public Health and Business Administration, Julia’s teaching bridges Eastern philosophy with Western science, inviting students into practices rooted in awareness, integrity, and compassion. Sankalpa (teaching Intention): To create space for students to move truthfully, listen inwardly, and live with integrity on and off the mat. Off the mat, Julia loves hiking in the mountains with her dog Scout and spending time snowboarding whenever she can.
