About Downdog Flow Yoga & Pilates
Full Gym
Yoga, Pilates, Barre Studio
Downdog Flow Yoga & Pilates studio was built on the philosophy to spread the love and passion of yoga and fitness, and serve the community. As an independent, locally-owned studio, Downdog teachers and students are passionate about delivering and seeing results in a judgement-free and positive environment. We have fun together, support one another and have built long-lasting friendships.
We are a fitness studio with a personal gym and studio. We offer a variety of beginner and advanced yoga, Pilates and barre classes, reformer training, personal training, and group fitness training. Whether you are working towards a specific pose, dealing with repetitive injury, or just want to get past a plateau in your fitness journey, our classes are designed to stay in tune with yourself and push yourself beyond your limitations and expectations.
Since we are dedicated to delivering life changing experiences and love seeing our students transform and achieve their goals, we spread our fitness enthusiasm through other specialties including:
Group training sessions
Yoga with athletes (Sports Yoga - Team Training)
Corporate Yoga
Private Yoga, Pilates, Reformer, Bootcamp Fitness sessions
Nutrition plans, fitness tracking, how-to videos and more
Melissa Martin
Studio owner
Melissa first found yoga and Pilates in 2005 after graduating from Bryant University. She was a two time All American Field Hockey player at Bryant and was looking for another way to build strength and flexibility. Melissa has been a student of Ashtanga Yoga, Baptiste Power Yoga, and Vinyasa for ten years and continues a dedicated practice of her own.
Melissa holds the following certifications:
200-hour certification through South Boston Yoga under David Vendetti and Todd Skoglund
Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga certification through Sadie Nardini
Mat Pilates certification through AFAA and Fitour
Barre certification through Boston Barre under the expertise of Julie Erickson
Pilates Reformer Certification
Melissa specializes in fun and creative sequencing with a strong emphasis on the core and proper alignment. Melissa's training includes an emphasis on teaching primal movement, hand and balancing inversions, and cross-training bodyweight training for athletes.
Her experience comes from teaching the last eight years at various locations: Gold's Gym, YMCA, Amala Wellness, and Elliot Hospitals. Melissa has and currently works with athletic teams and elite athletes.
Amanda Desimone
Instructor
Amanda is 24 years old living in Boston. She earned her Yoga Sculpt certification in 2022 from ISSA and is super excited to start teaching, motivating and challenging her students in the studio.
Outside of the studio she loves her healthy lifestyle, with some kind of movement every day. She played field hockey at Saint Anselm College and ran the Boston Marathon 2022. And her favorite thing is to spend time with her friends, family and dogs outside in the sunshine!
Community
Downdog Flow Yoga & Pilates partners with local businesses to offer unique and special events for the Southern New Hampshire community. This includes supporting local non-profits to help build awareness and contribute in making a difference. And above all, we support our students endeavors and passions to help them succeed - not just on the mat.
Local businesses
We team up. Downdog partners with local businesses to offer unique and special experiences for our community - always focusing on fun, fitness, and good laughs. Our favorites include:
Labelle Winery
Bedford Village Inn
Great North Aleworks
Runner’s Alley
Elliot Hospital
Local charities
We give back. On occasion Downdog hosts special yoga classes to support our local charities that are near and dear to us! Half of our proceeds are donated to these amazing non-profits including:
Bedford Animal Shelter
Canine Commitment
Dana Farber
American Red Cross
Alzheimer's Association
Our students
Yes, our students have passions outside of Downdog and we support them just as much. Some of their passions are their full-time careers and we love to hear of their successes.
Grec's Treks
younique
LO Creative
CC Cleaning Services
The Hvizda Team (KW Realty)
