About Me

Yogamelia yoga for motherhood and life

Hi, I’m Verena.

I’m a parental burnout coach, yoga and mindfulness teacher – and a mum.

I support parents who feel overwhelmed, depleted, or close to the edge, and want to find a way back to something that feels more sustainable.

My path here wasn’t linear

I discovered yoga during a time in my life when everything felt like too much.

In my late twenties, while working long hours in a demanding international career, I experienced burnout. I was constantly exhausted, disconnected from myself and running on pressure rather than energy.

Yoga and mindfulness became a turning point.

Not as a quick fix – but as a steady, grounding practice that helped me rebuild from the inside out.

From yoga to deeper support

For many years, I taught yoga for motherhood, supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition into becoming a mother.

And again and again, I saw something deeper.

  • Mothers who were not just tired, but deeply depleted.
  • Not just stressed, but carrying a kind of overwhelm that didn’t ease with rest.
  • Holding everything together on the outside, while quietly running on empty.

Over time, my work evolved to meet that reality more directly.

Today, I integrate:

  • evidence-informed parental burnout guidance
  • nervous system regulation
  • mindfulness and embodiment practices
  • coaching

So that support goes beyond relaxation – and begins to address what’s really going on.

Verena Dedekind Yogamelia

My approach

My work is calm, practical and grounded in real life. There is no pressure to “do more” or “get it right”. Instead, we focus on:

• understanding what’s happening beneath the surface • reducing internal and external pressure • rebuilding energy in sustainable ways • and creating more space, clarity and steadiness This is not about becoming a perfect parent. It’s about feeling more like yourself again.

Yogamelia yoga for motherhood and life
Yogamelia yoga for motherhood and life

Training and background

ensa Mental Health First Aider, Switzerland - 2023, 2026

Mindful Parenting Teacher Training, Netherlands - 2024​

Parental Burnout: Diagnostic & Treatment, Belgium - 2023

500hr Advanced YTT, Brett Larkin, USA, 2021 - 2022

65hr Pre- and Postnatal YTT, Bliss Baby Yoga, Australia, 2019​

200hr YTT, Africa Yoga Project, Kenya, 2017

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 8-week course, Switzerland, 2014​

I continue to learn and deepen my work through ongoing study and practice.

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