well hello!

The nutshell version

I spent the better part of my 20s learning, traveling, working, teaching, practicing yoga, and not practicing yoga. Learning about emotions (through books, work, and fortunately or not… personal experience). Discovering and learning about energy medicine. Learning about healthy food and then making cookies anyway. Visiting beaches, babysitting dogs, babysitting monkeys. Meeting different humans, volunteering with animals all over the world… teaching yoga all over the world, and then some more learning. Now mid 30s, I live in Washington state with my soul mate and soul pup, doing work that lights up my soul by teaching all I’ve spent that last 15 years learning and practicing.

The long version

Meraki is a Greek word meaning to do something with love, creativity and soul. While this is not written into the mission statement behind Melissa Borden Yoga, the energy of it is woven into each and every offering.

If you’re new here: Hi! and welcome. If you have been here awhile Thank you for being here!
My name is Melissa, I’m wildly passionate about the wisdom we all carry to self heal and grow into our most expansive and beautiful selves. I share this through teaching yoga, meditation, intuition, energy healing and so much more.

I’m very intune with spirituality and intuition but it wasn’t always like this.

I spent a large part of my life severly depressed. I’d sometimes go in and out of being so happy with life, and then long portions that felt so heavy and stuck I’d never be able to get out. I’ve since been able to recognize the pattern of when I was ignoring my intuition, of course things felt heavy and stuck. Or maybe I was presented with a difficult life lesson and I tried to ignore it so things felt stuck, and resulted in me feeling depressed or angry.

Not so shocking when you begin to study the deeper meaning behind all that happens in our lives.

I became, and still am facinated by the way we store, traumas, beliefs, and emotions in our physical body. How certain parts of the body can relate to certain emotions, how a simple breath can release years of repressed sadness.

Our bodies are magical. And teaching others how to discover this magic, helping people to remove blocked emotions and trauma is my passion. Helping others heal from what is blocking them from living their best life, luckily allows me to live mine. I love teaching and working 1:1 with clients more than anything.

I feel lucky and grateful everyday for the work I fell into. I didn’t know I would end up being a Reiki Master Teacher, or a Psych-k Facilitator, or Quantum Healer until it happend but I love it all.

I started in the wellness field at 21 as a massage therapist with a passion for helping animals. Soon after I added teaching yoga which quickly became my favorite thing. That turned into a pattern of massage work part of the year, and then travelling the world to volunteer with animal organizations or teach yoga the other part of the year. My first trip being to Greece. Which is why the word Meraki is so special to me.

Now… still a beach girl and animal activist at heart, I keep that travel and animal passion alive by offering yoga retreats that not only raise your vibrations, but also raise money for animals.

I am grateful. I am happy. I am consciously designing my life and teaching others how to heal and do the same with this mission in mind.

Reach out and connect. Or explore the website to work with me further.

Thank you for being here. I appreciate all that you are.

Love,

Melissa