Teachers
Ian Melrose ~ Teacher
D.O. N.D. N.I.M.H.
Ian has had a lifelong passion for Meditation.
Initially Ian divided his time between his Osteopathic & Herbal practice and his passion for various types of meditation in London. A life changing decision meant that Ian, along with his wife Alicia, took meditation on in a more serious way. Becoming first co-managers of a Vipassana Centre in the USA and later running their centre in NZ.
His spiritual journey and style as a meditation teacher is informed by encounters with meditation teachers and practices. Ian has been in the role of meditation teacher for the last ten years. He continues to develop his own practice. Ian’s sessions integrate; Buddhism, Vipassana, Non-dualism, Chakra work & yoga Nidra in the Himalayan tradition of Swami Jnaneshvara, Rod Stryker and Dr Richard Miller.
Now living in the North of NZ with his wife Alicia they are dedicated to sharing their experience with a weekly online community.
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Alicia Melrose ~ Co-facilitator
N.Z.A.M.H. N.I.M.H BA Hons
Alicia comes with a wealth of meditative experience and offers hands on support with retreats.
When Alicia is not helping Ian she runs a busy Herbal Medicine clinic. With many years of clinical practice as a Registered Medical Herbalist and muscle tester Alicia has developed, first in the UK and now in NZ, successful clinics based on highest professional standards for chronic, acute and family medicine.
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Shelley Futter ~ Origin of Movement & Retreat Teacher
NZSD Graduate. Early 90’ s member of Footnote Dance Company. Comprehensive Teacher Training with ‘The Pilates Method N.Y’
Shelley is a third generation Pilates instructor, having worked in Studios in Sydney when the method was still mostly within Dance/Theatre circles. She established her own Studio in Woollahra Sydney.
Currently Shelley sees Pilates clients in Wellington, NZ and is establishing her own work 'Origin of Movement' which includes the cream of movement techniques she has learnt along the journey from talented tutors in the field of dance and physical wellbeing.
From 2019 Shelley has practiced Yoga Nidra Meditation with Ian Melrose and helps to coordinate Wellness Retreats with INSight~Nidra where she teaches her ‘Origin of Movement’ as preparation for Y.N meditation. Shelley brings enthusiasm, playfulness and pure enjoyment of movement to her sessions. She can help us to find a sense of spaciousness and a 'freeing up of the body'.