Melanie Dawn Yoga & Wellness

08/19/2026

The teachers enrolled in The Portal Yoga Nidra Teacher Certification are one month away from completing. There have been many conversations with students, past and present, of the Portal that are common struggles.

Yoga can be daunting when the information is conflicting depending on what lineage and teacher. Who knows what's up or down. Here are some common struggles that could easily translate to daily life.

Yoga teachers struggle with imposter syndrome and failing to start. You don't have to shrink to start. Here are some common struggles and how to overcome them.

08/19/2026

There are a couple spaces left for Reiki Level 2 in person :)

Become a certified Level 2 Reiki Practitioner Deepen your own healing practice and channel Reiki for others when you attune to the sacred energy of 3 powerful Reiki symbols

08/18/2026

There is very little that can convince you of believing something that a past program is preventing you from seeing. Even if your reality is obvious to everyone around you, it remains unseen to you. This is structured by design to keep you alive. You have been creating programs since your life began. Different from DNA or genetic traits, programs often look like a "family curse" or something that we can't rise up from. That is true if you keep repeating exactly what reinforces your past beliefs.

Discomfort will come. You're already in it though, so you don't escape that.

Removing toxic patterns from your life becomes possible when you step out of the way with what you think you know and allow yourself to see who you really are. You will be pleasantly surprised that you are worthy of love and all of what you want for.

Join me in the 4 week yoga nidra series being offered at Centered on Centre this September to dip your toes into what freedom feels like.

Rest + Restore begins September
See poster for details. Everyone is welcome. All you need is a yoga mat.

08/17/2026

Be without becoming

In being without becoming, there is no movement of our self, no dynamism, tension, attention or devotion. We do not go towards that for which we long; we sink into it. This sinking takes place on the vertical dimension of being, not the horizontal dimension of becoming. It takes place in a directionless direction that cannot be known by the mind.

~Rupert Spira

Doing what is written above is harder than it seems. In a culture where we see production and beauty everywhere, it’s easy to feel left behind. When you feel left behind, you can fail to start.

That is an illusion.

There is no race, only the one spinning circles in your mind of yesterday. If you have a lot of thoughts that constantly run untamed, odds are you need to act on what you’ve been meaning to do. Make the amends. Say the things. Start the project. Close the door. Open the door. Be more of you.

Your mind can learn how to consciously rest but only away from a screen. Screens do not induce rest. That is a lie we’ve told ourselves to prioritize wasted time.

It’s not a rush, but life is waiting for you to sink in.

08/10/2026

There is this strange belief that we have to suffer for love. You don’t have to suffer for love.

Suffering exists outside of love.

It exists within love and all around it.

Don’t be afraid of love because you are afraid of the pain that comes with being human. You aren’t avoiding pain by avoiding love.

You prolong it ❤️

(PSA - this means choosing yourself over continually suffering for love within relationships you know are over. You are also worthy of your own love)

08/09/2026

Join Melanie Melanie Dawn ✨ for a 4 week registered series Rest & Restore: Soften and reconnect with yourself during this four week series combining warm restorative yoga with the deeply healing practice of Yoga Nidra.

Each class begins with restorative yoga postures in a comfortably heated room, allowing your body to release tension while calming your nervous system. From there, you’ll be guided into Yoga Nidra—a meditative technique practiced lying down that invites profound rest while cultivating awareness, resilience, and inner clarity.

Over four weeks, we’ll explore a different theme, gradually building self-awareness, inner resiliency and calm.

No meditation or yoga experience required

08/05/2026

This ❤️

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