About Mellie

I was first introduced to energy work over 18 years ago. I’d been a competitive rugby athlete and professional fitness trainer for years, yet I suddenly began to experience numerous physical injuries and health issues. I began recovering on the sidelines more than I was playing until my body completely shut down.

I went from being extremely fit, strong, and capable (fierce flying tackles as strong side flanker were my specialty) to barely being able to make it around the block. Because what I was experiencing was “invisible” and all sorts of medical specialists weren’t finding any answers, I was called lazy. Behind my back, my doctors began telling each other that I was making everything up to get attention.

It was a woman named Bev who invited me to my first energy session; she managed the fitness program at a gym where I both worked and trained. After my first session (okay, plus a few more) with Bev, I met another healer named Mimi Malfitano who felt I needed to meet her teachers. I began an intensive two-year in-person group training program on the East Coast called Healing with Light, led by Maryke Barclay and Elizabeth Ebaugh.

I’ve studied with numerous teachers since then — guided by my intuition as to my next step each time — and my entire life has shifted more times than I can count. While each modality I’ve studied has served as a stepping stone, as I’ve grown stronger and more empowered, I’ve outgrown many approaches — especially those where the teachers remained invested in their own pedestals. While masking themselves in glitter and gold, bragging about easy financial success (MLM, anyone?), and presenting yummy images of “the perfect life,” these teachers actually depended on students’ disempowerment and codependency to continue.

I believe in honesty, integrity, and accessibility. And that millions of dollars may buy luxury, but they definitely don’t turn a person into gold.

I believe that true physical and energetic strength can only be built by actually walking the path and overcoming real challenges, and that only someone who’s made it through battle after battle is qualified to guide others. My own mentors haven’t been trust-funders; they’ve been energetic warriors.

For the last 8+ years I’ve trained intensively with Cristina Bevir, the founder of the SETM Mastery Tool (10 Meditations Tool) and Sacred Embodiment: the Method. The transformation and empowerment catalyzed by her Tool and Process have meant more (and more lasting) shifts in these recent years than in all my other years of training/experience combined.

Both Cristina and SETM are in high integrity, and she’s continually vigilant to maintain that state, making sure there are no distortions present in the fields. Her energy is clean and clear, which I’ve found rare in the industry as a whole.

I’ve been using her Method exclusively in my 1:1 and group clearings, although I do teach occasional workshops in other modalities that I feel may be helpful to specific locations or populations.

I also continue to maintain my own self-work with a couple of trusted, high-integrity mentors. We’re NEVER done growing and learning, and any “teacher” who thinks they know it all is flying a huge red flag!