ABOUT MELANI

My deepest passion is to help people and communities heal, transform, grow and create their own brilliant lives and visions.

I am a life coach, advanced energy master, teacher, mentor, and writer. I come from a family of small business owners and have been an entrepreneur, consultant and small business owner myself for more than two decades. I also spent a decade in working in Corporate America, raised three individualistic and spirited children as a single parent, and traveled to India and Taiwan to further my spiritual studies and gifts. I am practical, grounded and down-to earth. I am interested in what is simple and really works. I have an intensely curious mind and am a life-long learner. One of the most unusual and cool things I’ve ever done was to help lead Vision Quests in the desert of Eastern Washington over a series of autumns. I have been leading and facilitating transformation and liberation for myself and others for more than 30 years. I am currently embracing the Woo-Woo master I have always been and having a blast.

I fiercely believe that every single one of us has our own intrinsic Essential Brilliance and the world desperately needs each and every one of us to show up and live it. We can and are changing the world as we all show up and offer our unique gifts and talents to the whole. We need very single one of us.

My own journey began as an adolescent and was fueled by my intense desire to be free of the emotional pain and the extreme dysfunction of my own original community, a.k.a. my family. The environment was one of substance abuse, mental illness and all the crazy stuff that comes with it. This created a profound sense of mistrust of my own perceptions and instincts about life. As much as I tried, I didn’t feel like I belonged or fit into any recognizable group. I spent the majority of my life afraid and believing that the trauma I had experienced in my life would forever keep me from being truly free. I believed that I would always be crippled. I kept repeating disabling patterns and the cycle felt endless. As hard as I worked using every modality I could find, I never got completely out of the loop. From the outside I made it all look easy, I looked successful and appeared to have it all together. The channel playing inside, however was tuned to a very different station. I have been tireless and fiercely committed to my own healing and transformation and that of others, following my own deep longing to show up fully and release the beliefs and blockages that kept me form fully showing up. I have had the immense good fortune to work, study and mentor with some of the best and brightest. I have done my work. I have plumbed the depths of my own pain and terror and come out the other side with humor, compassion and a sense of freedom and joy. I have studied and used energy for healing, transforming and creating for myself and others since I was in my teens. I bring all of this plus some extraordinary tools to my work with groups and individuals. I am able to hold a wide container of safety and acceptance that deeply nourishes and allows.

Certified Life Coach

These are some blog posts that capture my philosophy and the essence of what I believe:

The Lost Children of Our Being

The Most Dangerous Lie

The Scary Truth About Taking the Leap

Why Am I Doing This Anyway?

“If sessions with Melani were Monopoly, you will not only get to “Go!” but you will also collect $200 dollars! From coaching to energy work, from ancient to modern wisdom, Melani blends a variety of techniques into her own unique, powerful system. More important than any technique, though, Melanie’s quality of presence, of listening, of acceptance, of gentle humor and fierce compassion creates an experience that is positively profound and lasting.”

Gia Combs-Ramiriez

Co-Founder: Crystalline Consciousness TechniqueTM

My true vocation can be found where my deepest joy encounters the needs of the world.

Paraphrased from Frederick Buechner

Portrait Photo Credit: Nancy Archerd