Meet Melissa Ohana, Yass (2025)

03/08/2025

I often find myself yearning to be somewhere else, something that feels more like me. Being an American expat on Australian soil, this isn’t surprising.
I picture myself on beaches, faraway islands, in forests, living off the land, surrounded only by others that fill me with love, and leave me with only the most beautiful, if not contemplative thoughts.

I then I look at my reality, and I come back to that place where I remember that I love my house, I love my garden, I love all the things that I have manifested in my life. I love the healing work I have created and allowed myself do dive into, and invest in. Invest in myself, so I can bring real transformation to the world.

I look at my relationship, and the soft and forgiving dance we have built in our communication that allows us to navigate what life throws at us with respect, understand and grace.

I look at my 3 beautiful children whom we are teaching all the most important things in life, unconditional love, honouring their creativity and uniqueness, their autonomy, building confidence, forgiving oneself, and about the importance they play in this family, and eventually the importance they’ll play in the world.

There is always a greater plan, one that we don’t often get to fully see, and in that plan there is chaos, messiness, imperfection, challenges, growth, and the knowings… that wisdom that get’s unlocked from our bones as we navigate the everyday.

That wisdom is the gift, the most grounding and meaningful truths that we get to come back to in each moment, in every choice we get to make.
You also may feel that your life isn't really you, that there is some place or something out there that will fit the bill. But the knowing that has been unlocked in me, says that home comes from within, from your heart, and you get to choose, everyday, what feels like you, what is in alignment with how you are feeling and what you want for yourself. Little choices, that seem inconsequential will add up to big shifts that feel like you’ve done it… you’ve designed your life in a way that does feel like you, no matter where you put down roots.

02/08/2025

I’m not here to promise you weight loss. That’s not the point and never was.

Let’s be honest: for those of us who’ve been at war with our bodies since we were young, weight loss is a loaded word.
Your nervous system hears it and flinches because it remembers the shame, the diets, the rules, all the times you let yourself and others down.

So we’re taking it off the table. Completely.
Because your healing doesn’t begin with fixing your body, it begins with finally, fully, revering it.

Here’s what I can promise you:

✨ You’ll stop living to be accepted by everyone.
✨ You’ll stop dressing to disappear into the background.
✨ You’ll move, eat, and care for yourself, not out of punishment, but out of love.

This is radical rebellion through reverence.
You’re here to come home, to your body, your truth, your joy.

This work is about rising back into your full self, without the pressure to conform.

Your body is not the problem… it’s the sacred portal that brought life into the world and it deserves nothing less than your love.

DM me “heart” to explore what HeartHealing™ can open up for you.

01/08/2025

We don’t heal just to feel better about our larger than average bodies.
We heal so we have the confidence to battle the world that told us our bodies were the problem in the first place.
This work isn’t about slapping love and light over shame.
It’s about standing face-to-face with the toxic conditioning that made you believe you had to be small to be worthy.

When you disrupt the system that wounded you…
When you stop fighting yourself and start fighting the lies…
The byproduct IS loving your body, or at least accepting it as perfectly fine and not something disgusting.

Healing your heart stops you seeing your body as something that needs fixing.
Let me guide you on a deep healing journey to release the pain of living in a larger body. Let me heal your trauma and build up your confidence so that you have the space to start facing this pressing issue.

The way you feel about your body is holding you back everyday, it’s stealing beautiful moments where you could just be free and feel like you belong.
The work that I do is powerful and if you relate to the words I speak, then I am the perfect person to get you on to the other side of all this pain that you have become so used to carrying around, in fact you hardly even notice it anymore.

DM me “heart” and let’s what we can create together. Please don’t waste any more time putting yourself down.

11/07/2025

Your body is done with holding the flame to her former self.

No more shame, feelings of failure, comparison, or “I’ll love you when...”

She wants your presence, for you to really listen to her, your acceptance and your forgiveness.

Right now.
Not when she’s smaller/fitter/stronger/healthier.

She’s worthy of your love now, and so are you.

You're whole being is waiting for you to remember that.

11/07/2025

Her little hand impatiently reaches for the pocket in her jacket, fist closed, outstretched arm reaching up to my face, her fingers unfurl to reveal her most precious treasure, a gem. Her eyes sparkling meet mine, and the next words out of her mouth are the truest declaration of love… it’s for you mommy ❤️✨

09/07/2025

From "We Are The Stars." by Gina Chick

So many of us have mastered the art of making pain look graceful before we even have a chance to fully meet it.
We package it with politeness, coat it in strength, and bury it where we think it can’t touch us.
But even silent pain still speaks.
And so it should....It is our greatest teacher.
It speaks through our fears, our habits, our longing to feel whole again, or at least different than we do now.
Healing begins when we stop dressing it up and start listening to what it wants us to hear so that we can be happier.

25/06/2025

Healing Circle
The words at the end of the day were:
Light
Special
Content
Honestly, I forgot the 4th word.
I get a bit spaced at the end if it all!

It was even better than I imagined, I can’t believe how lucky I am to get to do this work.

20/06/2025

Not knowing what to expect…
She entered the circle space, and it was like a portal of herself opened,
One that had been shut for too long…

The warmth of the room was palatable,
her nerves softened at the same time the excitement started to build.
It was unspoken safety.
Women to women, no masks, no reason to hide.

No pressure to speak.
This was not a stage to perform on.
Just a gentle invitation to be held exactly as she was.

She walked away with more than she came for:
Strength. Pride. Peace. Release. Healing.
A sense of coming home to herself.

This is the power of the Healing Circle.
Your healing is honored.
Your exploration revered.
Your wholeness is remembered.

Stay close - another circle is birthing.

13/06/2025

Two weeks later… and the healing is still unfolding.
This is the power of HeartHealing™ - it doesn’t end when the session ends.
It continues to rise, reveal, and restore you… in that little voice inside, in the new awareness and insights, and in how you begin to feel yourself in the world.

Nicola shared:

“What we uncovered was a deep childhood wound around my father. As a little girl, I didn’t understand the pain of divorce, I just knew it hurt. So I built a wall around my heart to protect myself from men. But that wall also kept me disconnected from love and safety in life.”

Since our session, she’s feeling more open, more anchored, and more connected - to her father, to men, and to life itself.

This is what happens when the heart feels safe enough to let go.

If you’re carrying old pain that keeps you guarded or disconnected…
this work will meet you where you are and help you come home to yourself.

12/06/2025

You were born knowing how to trust your body… and you can learn again.

Somewhere along the way, you were taught that your body was wrong.
Maybe it was when you were told to finish your plate, even when you weren’t hungry.
Maybe it was when you were forced to sit still, when your body needed to move.
Maybe it was when you were overwhelmed and crying, and instead of comfort, you were told to suck it up, that you were too much, too sensitive, too needy.

So you learned to override your body’s signals.
To shut it down.
To make the people around you more comfortable.
To be accepted.
To survive.

You learned that your body’s truth didn’t matter.
That its hunger, its pain, its exhaustion - weren’t important enough.
Because pushing through was praised.
Because shrinking yourself made you lovable.
Because changing yourself made you “worthy.”

And now?
Now you feel like your body has failed you.
You’ve tried everything. Every diet. Every program. Every promise that this time, it will work.
But deep down, what’s really broken isn’t your body.
It’s the trust.

And that distrust?
It was never about your body.
It was about the wounding.
The messages.
The shame.
The lies.

Your body has never been the enemy.
She’s always been trying to protect you.
Always trying to speak to you.
Always waiting for you to come back home.

Even after everything, she still loves you - unconditionally.

It’s time to stop fighting her.
It’s time to stop chasing fixes.
It’s time to stop believing the lie that you have failed.

You were born knowing how to trust your body.
It’s time to remember.
And that’s exactly what we’re doing inside the next Women’s Healing Circle.

🌀 We’ll move through the body–heart–nervous system connection
💔 We’ll explore the heart wounds that fractured your self-trust
🤍 We’ll journey through a group HeartHealing™ session to begin the repair
🌿 We’ll ground in your body’s wisdom with movement, reflection, and ritual

This isn’t just a feel-good afternoon.
It’s a return to the version of you who never had to earn her worth.
It’s the beginning of a new relationship - with yourself.

Spots are limited.
📍 Sunday, June 15 | 2–6pm | Murrumbateman
📲 Save your space here: https://events.humanitix.com/womens-healing-circle-heart-mind-body

11/06/2025

Something this deep and profound creates fast shifts.
And when those internal shifts begin… they don’t stop.
They build. They grow.
Until suddenly...
you’re moving mountains like you were born to. 🏔️💪

This is the magic of HeartHealing™ - and it’s just one part of what you’ll receive inside the Women’s Healing Circle.

One woman described it as the moment her life became unrecognisable…
Not because she changed who she was,
but because she remembered who she’s always been.

If you’re ready to feel that kind of shift—
to drop the mask, soften into truth, and come back home to yourself—
this space is for you.

We’ll move through body, mind, and heart with:
✨ guided movement
🌀 deep HeartHealing
🫶 sacred sharing
📖 journaling + rituals
💫 nervous system support

This isn’t just a circle.
It’s a return to you.
And there’s still time to join us.
https://events.humanitix.com/womens-healing-circle-heart-mind-body

09/06/2025

I want to share a little bit about the shadow part of the journey into being a healer…

You may see me pulling in and out, posting a lot, disappearing…
Talking about different things, pivoting, disappearing…
Posting about my kids and my family and being a mom, then posting about my deep spiritual evolution…
and then disappearing…

I got this huge confirmation when I had a hand analysis done by my lovely cousin and bestie Doone Toledo.

There was this marking in my hands that says my biggest life lesson is self-doubt…
Preaching to chior sister!!

And not only that, I have this very unique, “special” marking that works like a light bulb, it can turn on really quickly! Yay 🙄

So I can be on top of the proverbial Mount Everest, and one thing happens, and I’m right back down into my life lesson.🙈

And it makes me think it's a wonder I've ever created and done anything at all. And I've actually done quite a lot of amazing things.

The other beautiful positive side of this is that just as quickly as it flicks on, it can flick off. But only
If I know myself, like really know myself, all the beauty and all the shadow. And there are SO many layers. This is why the deep work is so important!

So what you're seeing is me testing and living my life lesson, which is connected to my evolution, which turns into the wisdom that I share with you.

And maybe you even see a bit of yourself in my journey too. Be kind to yourself and show yourself compassion for this journey you are on xx

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