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Hi, I'm Mel

BURNOUT & ALIGNMENT COACH

YOGA TEACHER

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For over a decade, I worked as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, helping women create healthier lives from the outside in. But behind the scenes, I was quietly running on empty - over-giving, over-functioning, and trying to hold everything together.

 

I was doing all the “right” things.
Yet my body was asking for something different.

 

In 2017, it became impossible to ignore.
Burnout. Anxiety. Depression. Deep exhaustion. Autoimmune illness.
My body was no longer willing to live out of alignment — and that breaking point became a turning point.

 

Instead of trying to fix myself, I began to listen. I turned toward mindfulness, yoga, and nervous-system-led practices, not just to heal, but to understand who I was, what I needed and what true alignment actually feels like. Over time, I learned how to soften the pressure I’d been living under and reconnect with myself in a way that felt calm, grounded, and sustainable.

 

That journey changed everything.

 

Today, through The Aligned Woman membership, retreats, yoga, and private coaching, I guide women through that same process, gently moving from burnout, disconnection and survival mode into clarity, confidence and self-trust.

 

My work blends mindfulness, movement, and emotional awareness to help women come back into relationship with themselves and create lives that feel grounded, easeful, and deeply true.

 

With over 15 years of experience in holistic health, yoga, and emotional wellbeing, I’ve seen one truth again and again:

 

When a woman comes back into alignment with herself — body, mind, soul and heart, everything begins to shift.

 

Because this work isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about remembering who you’ve always been.

Credentials and Training
  • 200HR Yoga Teacher -KalaYoga 

  • 20HR Restorative Yoga Teacher - Taryn Diamond Yoga

  • Yoga Nidra Training - Taryn Diamond Yoga 

  • Feminine Embodiment Coaching Certificate (current)

  • Mastering the Art of Yoga Sequencing Program - Jason Crandell Yoga Method 

  • Preventing & Managing Common Injuries - Jason Crandell Yoga Method

  • Art of Teaching Beginners - Jason Candell Yoga Method

  • 20HR Mindfulness Meditation Teacher - Yoga Renew

  • Mindful Eating Teacher - Yoga Renew

  • Level I & II Reiki Practitioner

  • Registered Holistic Nutritionist - Canadian School of Natural Nutrition 

  • Intuitive Eating Pro Skills Course 2023 - Evelyn Tribole

  • Level 1 Nutrition Certification - Precision Nutrition

  • Full Body Systems Program - Function Nutrition Alliance

  • Digestive Intensive Program - Replenish PDX

  • Girls Guide to Hashimoto’s Program - Replenish PDX

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