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Embodied Expression

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For the past seven years, I’ve been immersed in the study of

trauma, somatics, and embodiment through movement.

What began as part of my own healing journey gradually

became something much larger — a way of developing

a deeper relationship with my body, my creativity,

and my own expression.

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As an actor, I’ve spent much of my life telling stories.

Embodiment has opened up new ways of doing that —

through movement, myth, image, character, sensation, and play.

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I’ve been exploring what happens when I let these worlds dance together. 

In my acting, as well as the art and mythic movement journeys I'm creating.

 

​The images below are stills from some of the

short-form stories I’ve been creating.

 

​Watch the full pieces on Instagram!

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Embodied Storytelling and
Movement Journeys

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MOVEMENT JOURNEYS

This has been where myth, storytelling and embodiment come together. What happens when we fully embody a story, its characters and themes.

 

What does it teach us about ourselves?

The Practice of Embodiment

*Video Song Credit: Body Talk by Annaca

This isn't choreographed dance.

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We use meditative and intuitive movement to explore different characters and different parts of ourselves.

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Listening with breath, sound, movement and pleasure.

 

We play with inhabiting the circumstances of the story, live through that world, and see what arises from there. 

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF

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CIRCE

Circe


Inspired by the novel by Madeleine Miller.

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Infamous for turning men into pigs in

"The Odyssey."

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Come explore the beginnings of her

journey, her exile and transformation

into a powerful sorceress.

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Meet and embody Circe and some

of the most glorious characters

from Greek mythology.

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF

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ACOTAR

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A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES


Inspired by the novel by Sarah J. Maas.

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You may think this is just romantasy.

 

Think again.

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Welcome to a world of intrigue
and larger than life characters.

Themes of exile, passionate
(and very sexy) love,
dangerous jealousy,
dark creatures,
and hope. 

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WELCOME TO THE

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KINGDOM OF YOU

 

Love fairytales?

 

Enter your own kingdom.

Embody everyone from the Gravedigger to the Court Jester, to the Queen and see how it feels to explore the whole kingdom

inside your own body.

Testimonials

I had the honor of taking Melissa’s class, and it was nothing short of profound. Melissa creates the ideal conditions for true transformation—through her grounded presence, intuitive guidance, and the deep safety she offers each participant. Her way of holding space feels like an open invitation to meet yourself fully—without judgment, without rush.

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The class wasn’t just movement; it was a transmission. A remembering. A reclamation. I found myself touching emotions I didn’t know were stored in my body and giving them shape, sound, and breath... If you’re ready to transmute emotion through the body—this is the medicine.
 

— Carla R.

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