Melissa Andersen

Melissa Andersen is the American founder of Passport To The Heart currently residing in Norway. She is a passionate yoga instructor, event planner and motivational coach with over 19 years of experience.

She completed her first yoga teacher training in India for traditional hatha yoga with an accredited Yoga Alliance school and has since completed her RYT 500. Melissa has traveled all corners of the world teaching, practicing and gaining knowledge. During this journey, Melissa discovered the evolutionary benefits that culture and health had blessed upon her life. It was then that Passport To The Heart Retreats & Events was born. Melissa’s global events contain a diverse array of fitness and yoga including hatha, vinyasa flow, and yin, with breath exercises and guided meditation.

She is also a licensed NLP (Neuro-Linguistics-Programming) practitioner and motivational mental coach. Melissa's retreats and workshops have a strategic combination of fitness, yoga, meditation and coaching to create mental balance, harmony, happiness, and overall fun! She has managed retreats all over the world. Every year brings a different country and a new adventure.