Who I am and my Soul Mission
Hello, I'm Melissa!
...and at a professional level they are
Feminine Healer
Healer of the Feminine
Leader in Menstrual Cycle Awareness and Feminine
Ecology
Founder of "GINECOMAGIA® - Arts for women's well-being
Feminine Healing Arts Coach and Therapist for Natural Well-being and Conscious Freedom
And there are those who define me as a contemporary Shaman and Healer, a Priestess of Dance, a Forest Fairy!
Exactly, here's what I do.
I founded the GINECOMAGIA®️, a new term that you will understand better by discovering what I can do for you and reading the articles on my Blog.
I am the first Feminine Healer and Leader of Conscious Menstruality and Women's Ecology who in Italy is bringing the natural practices of Gynecomagic in a fresh and innovative way that combines The ancestral knowledge of the feminine to the current scientific, energetic and spiritual knowledge, in chiave , in key contemporary and very pragmaticI'm sorry, I cannot translate a text that is already in English. dance movement therapy, lo yoga, le Therapeutic arts, l'Plant-based diet, l'erbalismo, iCoaching and the 360-degree awareness. Because theory without practice is useless! And if you want to achieve a change, the only way to reach it is to understand and act.
You can see me a bit like a modern female healing professional with many resources and the spirit of an ancient healer and shaman.
I am a brave woman who has always felt a great enthusiastic push since she was a child express oneself as he felt he had to do.
My sunny smile, which is the first thing people notice and remember, has always been with me and comes from a deep and intimate awareness that, despite all the difficulties that life may bring, it is always worth living it fully, with gratitude, respect and love.
Origins
I grew up among the mountains of Valtellina and since I was a child I dreamed of doing so. ballerina, of write and working with childrenI have always loved being in touch with people. nature and them animals.
I dreamed for a moment of being a firefighter, inspired by the cartoon "Grisù", a little dragon who wanted to become a firefighter!
The dance
I danced, I sang, I painted, and I really enjoyed sharing with others. joy and beauty.
I also loved writing and as an adult I pursued literary studies starting with the Classical High School and then moving to Milan to graduate in Modern Literature and become a Professional Journalist.
Since I was a child, I was a Warrior of Light and I have always defended the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, even though the bullies targeted me too, who was considered beautiful, talented and kind, a "monster of courage" in short.
I helped those in need and did it joyfully, feeling useful, the same joy I still feel today because I am very excited by deep understanding. of the mechanisms of existence and when I have a spiritual understanding I feel the shivers of enthusiasm and emotion intertwining and I would like to share them with everyone.
Love for study and understanding This has always characterized me. At the same time, I have found Relief and completeness in dance. It can be said that I was already dancing in my mother's belly.
Since I was 6 years old, I have studied different styles: classical dance (Royal Academy of Dancing method from London), contemporary, modern, hip hop, ethnic dances, flamenco, gypsy dances, Indian dances, dance theater.
For me, dancing has always been much more than just a simple amusement because I recognized that in that moment I could be totally free to express what I felt inside me.
In dance my physical and energetic field are purified from any heaviness and expand beyond physical and mental limits until I feel in total harmony with everything around me, especially when dancing in nature and its elements.
Yoga and Dance Movement Therapy
It was therefore natural for me to deepen as many aspects as possible of conscious movement and for this reason I became Dance Movement Therapist Training at one of the accredited schools of Apid (Italian Professional Association of Dance Movement Therapy), following a powerful Master in Life Art Process with the great pioneer of dance therapy and modern dance Anna Halprin at the Tamalpa Institute, nestled among the redwoods in the mountains of San Francisco and later becoming also Yoga teacher.
In 2008, after living and studying flamenco in Madrid at the Amor de Dios Academy, I came up with the Gipsy Fusion Dance, a mix of gypsy dances from Spain, Eastern Europe, India and Dance Therapy.
And in 2009 I opened dancing the concert of Goran Bregovic, leader of Balkan-rock, at the Arcimboldi Theater in Milan.
The birth of the MEL System - Movement Energy Freedom
So I created mine. MEL System method - Movement Energy Freedom where the practices of well-being in motion intertwine, such as YogArmony, Natural Healing Dance, Yoni Yoga, and education on spiritual, emotional, nutritional awareness.
I have held performances and workshops in many places, theaters, gardens, parks, art galleries, churches, holistic spaces, streets.
My commitment to social issues
I have worked and work with people with disabilities, inmates, children, elderly, adults, women and I enjoy collaborating with other talented artists and therapists.
I have had work experiences in television and radio, hosting my programs on Radio Popolare and Radio Danza, with a participation on Radio Deejay.
My Values
They turn me on and move me noble and high values of truth and honestyFirst of all, with myself. freedom and compassionate love For every living being, so it is that I have decided not to eat animals for a long time and Since 2015 I have been leading and promoting a vegan lifestyle., aware, active and health-conscious thanks to training like Veganic Nutrition Coach, Ecology of the Organism mental dynamics received with the Training Masters Dr. Michele Riefoli, point of reference for plant nutrition and awareness in Italy.
The connection with the creation
One of the most magical experiences I have lived, of interconnection with another creature, has been being able to take care for 11 years of a sweetest duckling that I had saved from an uncertain destiny in the Spanish Basque Country and which was called Chupito.
It was a wave of love, tenderness and happiness for me, my family and anyone who met him around with us.
I believe in deep friendship that brings Souls together beyond space and time, in help and mutual support. I love my parents very much and I am deeply grateful to them for bringing me into the world.
I honor my body-mind-spirit every day by taking care of it to the best of my ability and I love being able to teach. to others how to do it so that they can live in a healthy and natural way.
I love nature, animals, contemplating existence. I read a lot of books, especially on subjects that I want to delve into to always improve myself as a woman and a professional.
I am a gentle spirit, who also gets angry especially at injustices and expresses his displeasure for this world that is going in the wrong direction, trying to maintain as much as possible a lifestyle consistent with the values I believe in and spread.
I defend my freedom and I strive to ensure that the Earth It becomes more and more a place of harmony where every living being can live free and happy.
I like to laugh, play, and joke, probably to lighten up from so much study and discipline, and I also like to do "pranks" to stimulate a smile in others.
My book
I have had many joys and successes, including the publication of my first book.
“Eat, Pray, Love. Manual for physical, emotional, energetic and spiritual rebalancing for healthy, free and happy women.” Published by Tecniche Nuove in June 2022.
Spiritual guides and encounters with extraordinary people
I have met in person some of the spiritual guides and most famous figures including the XIV Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Amma (per cui ho danzato diverse volte), Alejandro Jodorowsky (father of Psychomagic).
Among my admirers there are Elio Fiorucci, who in life shared with me the origins from Valtellina and the love for nature and animals, Prof. Colin Campbell, author of “The China StudyDr. Michele Riefoli, Jo Squillo, the Veg Chefs Pietro Leeman and Simone Salvini, Mario Furlan (President City Angels).
Failures
I have also experienced many pains and failures, like losing on the same day (January 22, 2008) a job I loved as Chief Editor, because of the mobbing received, and being left by an ex-boyfriend with whom I was living.
But those pains and failures have made mefind the courage to believe that it was possible To turn my passion for dance into a profession and to do it in my own style.
And so it was!
I have often found myself crying desperately, looking at myself in the mirror and asking: “Who am I? Why do I feel so bad? What is the meaning of my life? What is the meaning of life on the Planet? Why does suffering exist?”
Little by little I realized that these moments came especially in conjunction with certain specific periods of my life Menstrual Cyclepremenstrual and menstrual phase.
In the long run, these mood swings, which even made me think I was depressed (me, the Queen of Smiles!), have also had a negative impact on my. sexual energy, making me lose desire towards my partner, even though I loved him very much, and making me believe I was “stuck”.
I have experienced strong and contrasting emotions of great enthusiasm for life and a deep sense of emptiness, desolation, powerlessness, lack of something, to the point of feeling like a woman halfway through, unable to experience pleasure at the level of the first two Chakras, precisely related to grounding, sexuality, and the ability to flow in life.
The real turning point
The real turning point It happened thanks to my meeting with Dr. Michele Riefoli (Nutritionist Biologist, Kinesiologist-Posturologist, Spiritual Researcher and of the mental mechanics mainly related to the mind-food relationship and genetic hereditary memories) with whom I have embarked on a deep journey of re-evolution of myself..
Through his teachings I was able to see crumble the castle of my illusions on various aspects of myself and life.
I could finally face it.my "dark" side Without fearing it anymore and indeed being grateful to him for the valuable insights he helped me to have.
I have decided to follow a vegan diet with it. Veganic System and to train as a Veganic Food Educator, in the mental mechanisms, energetic and genetic memories at Dr. Riefoli's Organism Ecology Academy.
Listening to myself
So I started to observe myself, to listen to myself more and more, to take refuge in my inner cave.
And, after having Graduated in Literature. to artistic and philosophical address and having become JournalistI have decided to continue studying, training myself with some of the best international academic courses in Italian, English, Portuguese, and Spanish, including:
- Dance Movement Therapy School accredited APID Italian Professional Association Dance Movement Therapy (ENG).
- LifeArt Process with Teacher Anna Halprin at the Tamalpa Institute (USA).
- Royal Academy of Dancing Method for classical dance.
- School Love of God (Madrid) and various internships with teachers of the caliber of Mercedes Ruiz and Rafaela Carrasco, for Flamenco.
- Master Veganic for consultants and educators of conscious plant-based nutrition with Dr. Michele Riefoli's Veganic Academy.
- Grandmaster Mantak Chia Universal Healing Tao System, Healing Love and Qi Gong.
- Emotional Gynecology by Kareemi (BRA).
- Natural Gynecology Knowledge of Mother Earth by Anna Sazanoff (BRA).
- Red School by Alexandra Pope (UK).
- Ecoversity International Herbalism Academy (USA).
- Embodied Wisdom Academy for the Feminine Tao Tantric Arts and Yoga Teacher Training with Shayna Hiller (USA).
- School Full of Life by Sajeeva Hurtado (MEX).
- International Society of Neuro-Semantics® Certifies for Coaching in Neurosemantic NLP and Hypnosis with Michael Hall's method.
I have therefore deepened the themes of cyclicality, sexuality, and feminine awakening with the books of Dr. Christiane Northrup, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Vicki Noble, Alisa Vitti, Master Mantak Chia, Minke De Vos, Rosemary Gladstar and many other mentors of well-being and sacred femininity.
I have understood that in the The menstrual cycle harbors precious gifts. Thanks to which each woman, if she knows how to use them, can transform her discomfort for the benefit of achieving a radiant and powerful life, free from old limiting and disempowering patterns.
Living consciously one's own cycle...
I understand that, if lived consciously, the Menstrual Cycle (including Menopause), constitutes a Great Spiritual Journey Bringing wisdom, connection, love, freedom, joy and well-being.
A Spiritual Journey that Interconnects each of us women to each other and in which Every drop of blood shed every month, as well as every shade of the emotional and energetic being that we cyclically experience, holds The seeds to change the world starting from ourselves.
Our sacred sexuality
Together with the theme of the Menstrual Cycle, I delved into that of the ’Sacred Feminine Intimacy and SexualitySorry, I can't translate that as it doesn't seem to be a valid text in Italian. Tao Tantric Arts with Shayna Hiller and the teachings of Grand Master Mantak Chia.
So, after a long process of learning and working on myself, during my Menstruation of April 25, 2022, I had the clear vision that I was ready for helping other women in this journey of deep self-understanding to fully and courageously manifest their essence and bring their message powerfully and enthusiastically into the world thanks to the Awareness of Female Cyclicity (from Menarche to Menstruation to Menopause and beyond) in order to finally find the pleasure of living in one's own body, without shame anymore, but with a deep sense of joy, freedom, and sacredness, fully enjoying it.
So I gathered my knowledge and experiences in the field of Gin-Natural Emotional Ecology and of the Women's Healing Arts in my original project of GynecomaGIA®️ which consists in the use of natural methods, integrative of the classical ones and deriving from the ancient teachings of Natural and Emotional Gynecology that has developed a lot in South America and which is passed down from woman to woman in the ancient ancestral knowledge that even our Western ancestors used.
Among the natural methods I use are conscious movement with dance, dance therapy, yoga, tai chi, qi gong, sacred intimacy with Tantra and Tao, herbs, natural hygiene practices, relaxation, coaching, spiritual awareness, energy work.
I then created it GynecomaGIA®️ Yoniversity, International Academy of Feminine Healing Arts and Feminine Ecology, in Italian and English, online and in person for feminine wisdom, well-being, and conscious feminine freedom.
At Yoniversity you can find the Coaching Paths of Ginecomagia®️ & Feminine Healing Arts "Happy Menstruation", "Happy Menopause", "DEA Academy" and the Detox & Natural Women's Wellness Retreats.
Now it's your time!
And here I am, ready to accompany you too, with enthusiasm and sweetness, on this wonderful journey of rediscovering your womanhood!
Request a first Discovery Session where we will get to know each other, you will tell me about your goal, I will tell you how I can help you and you will already receive the first practical insights to start the change you desire.
