Introduction

About Me:

Melissa is a wellbeing advocate with more than three decades experience as an Occupational Therapist, Wellness Coach, and Yoga / Pilates Teacher. Her passion, mission, and purpose is helping people thrive by embracing self-care practices for mind, body, and soul in harmony with natural environments. Her integrative approach builds the foundation of active wellbeing through cardio / strengthening and stretch / lengthening exercises, shoulder stability / spine flexibility / hip mobility exercises that improves health at every level through restorative sleep balancing circadian rhythm, nourishing anti-inflammatory whole foods, stress management, social connection. Her calm, empathetic presence and translating complex conditions into simple solutions make her a trusted partner of your team.

 

My Why:

Yoga is her way to manage challenges with equanimity, resilience, positivity; feel grounded and centered in body, balanced in breath, enlightened in mind and soul. Pilates is her personal gateway into low-impact, low-intensity exercises with breath awareness, spine alignment, deep core balance. Her professional journey evolved through holistic wisdom supporting the community with these accessible, empowering, and inclusive therapeutic modalities for greater vitality, clarity, and energy - move better - feel better - live better, longer.

 

How I Can Help You:

Functional Movement + Breath Work can change your mind, body, and soul with healing benefits from the inside out.

 

Body Benefits

• Improves range of motion, mobility, flexibility, strength

• Increases muscle balance and symmetrical movement

• Increases core stabilization and spine alignment

• Increases workout performance (pre-exercise activation)

• Increases muscle healing and recovery (post-exercise repair)

• Reduces muscle soreness, stiffness, tightness

• Decreases aches and pains

• Lubricates and protects joints

• Boosts circulation, lymphatic drainage, nutrients delivery

• Improves respiration, oxygenation, lung capacity

• Increases energy flow through fascia and meridians

• Enhances metabolism

• Supports detoxification

• Decreases inflammation

• Improves correct posture

• Increases endurance, stamina, agility

• Restores effective and efficient movement + breath patterns

• Reduces injury risk

 

Mind Benefits

• Lowers stress hormones

• Increases focus, concentration, clarity

• Releases tension held in jaw, shoulders, spine, hips, pelvis

• Creates a meditative rhythm and sensory relaxation

 

Soul Benefits

• Releases trapped emotional energy

• Helps process stored stress wounds

• Creates a grounded, centered inner state

• Encourages presence, self-awareness, embodiment

 

Education:

Bachelor Arts Physical Education - UC Berkeley, California

Master Occupational Therapist Registered/Licensed - Samuel Merritt, California

Kinesiology / Neurodiversity / Autism Levels 1-2-3 / Pediatrics / Geriatrics

 

Woman-Owned Small Business Founder  

Wellness Coach / Women’s Health / Hormones / Thyroid 

Pranayama Breath Work / Ayurvedic Nutrition / Mindfulness / Fascia Matrix Fluidity

Yoga - Sculpt / Hatha / Ashtanga / Yin

Silver Sneakers - Yoga / Taichi / Qigong

Pilates - Mat / Reformer

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What To Expect:

During the first session with Melissa, she will review your medical history, current symptoms, and daily habits then assess your movement + breath patterns, posture, and strength revealing the full picture of your active health. During ongoing sessions, you will collaborate together designing an individualized wellness program with unique smart goals cultivating sustainable transformation of your wellbeing. Recommended progressive homework may include natural movement + breath exercises, targeted cardio / strength training, yoga and pilates based stability / flexibility / mobility, self-care techniques, and lifestyle strategies. Book your virtual meetings with Melissa and start creating balanced flow in your routine activities with Functional Movement + Breath Work - 10 days to feel better - 20 days to look better - 30 days for body benefits - 40 days for mind benefits - 50 days for soul benefits - 60 days for longevity lifestyle.

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Just like a lotus of countless petals, the heart/soul/spirit unfolds itself. - Kahlil Gibran

 

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Let garden and kitchen be your first pharmacy.

Let food be your first medicine. - Ayurvedic Proverb

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When diet is wrong, medicine is of no use.

When diet is correct, medicine is of no need. - Ayurvedic Proverb

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Food can heal and is anti-aging medicine. - Deepak Chopra

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Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. - Hippocrates

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The food you eat can be the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison. - Ann Wigmore

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Pure water is the world's first and foremost medicine.

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Tea is the elixir of a peaceful life. - Lao Tzu / Laozi / Lao Tze​​​​