Melisa Medalle is a second generation Filipinx born and raised in the Bay Area. She is moments away from completing her Masters in Counseling Psychology, focused on Community Mental Health at CIIS.

She completed her 200 hr yoga teacher training in 2009 with Open Space Yoga, Oahu. She earned Reiki Mastership in 2021.

Melisa practices mindfulness as a way of life, understanding that being fully present can truly be empowering, liberating, and can be accessed by all. She aspires to support others on their unique journeys by increasing underserved and marginalized communities’ accessibility to  alternative healing modalities.