Melanie Doty LMT, Holistic Practitioner

10/08/2025

Thera Bamboo… slow… release…

05/08/2025

If you’ve ever wondered how Neuroacoustics can help you transform your health, physically, emotionally, and energetically… this is your invitation.

One of my greatest teachers is offering a rare opportunity to not only understand the science behind it, but to feel it for yourself through a brief guided experience. These are sounds that are incorporated in the ‘felt’ experience through my sound table at Resolve in Evansville.

03/08/2025

And my 3 seconds to hold your attention begins NOW!! Stay with me here.

Tips for estrogen improvement all… Natural!!!

These methods truly work. Lean into curiosity.

1. Eat fat. Real fat.

– Estrogen is made from cholesterol. No fat = no fuel.
– Avocados, olive oil, seeds, grass-fed butter, pasture-raised eggs.

2. Lift something heavy.

– Resistance training + weight-bearing exercise signals your body to support hormone production. (Nothing extreme that could lead to injury, begin slow)
– Even 15 mins counts.

3. Seed cycling (flax + pumpkin for first half of cycle, sesame + sunflower for second) Note: is seeds hurt your tummy, ground them and hydrate more.

– Gentle way to nourish estrogen and progesterone phases.
– Can be added to smoothies or sprinkled on food.

4. Support your liver.

– Estrogen is detoxed through the liver.
– Dandelion tea, bitter greens, lemon water, castor oil packs.

5. Increase your capacity to process stress hormones. If I’m being honest, sometimes people look at me sideways when I say reduce stress🤨so the goal is not to reduce your stress, but increase your ability to process your stress response.

– Cortisol steals from s*x hormones.
– Meditation, somatic work, massage, nervous system regulation… it all helps.

6. Sleep. Deep, dark, uninterrupted sleep.

– Hormone repair happens while you rest.
– No screens before bed (I know… I know, however your body needs boring right now) magnesium, blackout curtains, maybe a warm bath.

7. Connect with pleasure.

– Estrogen is a pleasure hormone.
– Dance. Kiss. Laugh. Touch. Create. Move your hips. Cut loose of the control freak in you… Do things that make you feel ALIVE!

Estrogen doesn’t just control your cycle…it’s what makes you feel like the best version of YOU.

If you’re feeling off, flat, or like someone unplugged your spirit… it might be time to bring her back online. If you need help, just ask!

29/07/2025

So… you didn’t get away this summer?
No beach, no mountains, no dreamy escape?

Let’s fix that. 🧳✨

Come have a signature experience with me,
the kind of reset your nervous system didn’t know it was begging for. Under the Sea, Beach Room, Forest… it’s all awaiting you!

You’ll leave feeling like you actually went somewhere…
without ever leaving town. 😉

Let’s make your body the destination.
You in? 812-760-3535

26/07/2025

I have been asked over 25,000 questions about relationships.

A client today asked me if I had to give one answer to all of those questions, if I had only one chance to answer all 25,000 questions, what would be my answer?

Here's my answer.

"Become more aware of what is happening inside you, your body, your sensations, your emotions, your stories. Challenge all that you believe about our World.

Know that all distress, all trauma... comes from not understanding how your history, when unsafe, made you adjust and over-compensate, and you developed coping strategies with your imperfect parents.

Those coping strategies now mean that you cannot connect the dots between the current moment, your feelings inside, what those feelings are, how they relate to this moment, and how they relate to your past.

You have had to create meaning out of all the moments, starting young, when you were let down and not satisfied with those that were supposed to be the ones that cared for you and installed in you a safe or unsafe Universe.

Without this awareness inside, you react, and you set off the alarms in the person across from you... the alarms that they have not made contact with.

In some moments it might seem like you know what your feelings are, and what needs you have, and how those needs will help you.

You are often wrong.

Knowing what we need is very difficult.

What we usually need is deep understanding at a feeling level, and to have that, both partners must know how.

And not knowing how makes us human.

So both partners have to have the intention of wanting to learn how.

That is truly what is needed to begin.

If you are fighting about your frustrations, and not in contact with a much deeper need for understanding, then the softer primary emotions, like hurt, fear, sadness, joy... are not being made contact with.

Only gentleness with the above can heal.

It's hard for me.

It's hard for you.

And the person in front of you... it's also hard for... and he/she would probably make better choices... if he/she knew how.

We must be taught this if it was skipped in childhood, with imperfect frustrated parents."

💖 you Derek Hart

26/07/2025

🌿 Elevate Your Touch with Thera Bamboo Massage Training 🌿

Discover the power of bamboo to restore, release, and rejuvenate, both for your clients and your hands.

Thera Bamboo Massage Training is a hands-on, heart-centered course designed for massage therapists who want to offer deep, effective bodywork without sacrificing their own body in the process.

✔️ Learn to work deeper with less strain
✔️ Incorporate AUTHENTIC, (designed and created in the Philippines)bamboo tools for next-level relaxation
✔️ Support lymphatic flow, myofascial release, and nervous system reset
✔️ Expand your service menu with a sought-after modality

Whether you’re looking to reduce fatigue, add a unique healing tool, or attract new clients, Thera Bamboo is the perfect blend of ancient healing wisdom and modern bodywork strategy.

🌱 Certified Continuing Education Hours (CEs available)
👐 All tools provided for training (order the book on Amazon to prepare for class)
📍 Available for private studios, retreats, and group workshops

Become a Thera Bamboo practitioner.
Change your clients’ experience and your own.

🧘‍♀️ Reserve your spot now or inquire about hosting a training:
📞 812-760-3535

21/07/2025

Did you know…You were born with a whole pharmacy inside of you. Amazingly true

Your body already knows how to give you what you need:

🧠 Dopamine = motivation, energy, little wins
💥 Endorphins = pain relief, pleasure, lightness
🌿 Serotonin = peace, grounding, mood stability
❤️ Oxytocin = love, connection, safety, bonding

And here’s how you access all that…no prescription required:

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DOPAMINE (the drive)
• Movement
• Sunlight
• Protein
• Cold exposure
• Creativity
• Achievable goals
• Deep rest
• Unplugging

ENDORPHINS (the relief)
• Laughter
• Exercise
• Music
• Heat
• Breathwork
• Touch
• Chocolate (yes, really)
• Peppermint + lavender oils

SEROTONIN (the stability)
• Gut healing foods
• Morning light
• Meditation
• Nature
• Gratitude
• Kindness
• Massage
• Sleep

OXYTOCIN (the safety)
• Hugs
• Eye contact
• Deep conversations
• Prayer
• Physical affection
• Holding hands
• Acts of love
• Cuddling your pet
• Being truly seen without performing for it.

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Your body has the map.
You are the medicine. Tap into it!

12/07/2025

Physical manifestations of trauma can show up years—even decades—after trauma

Those of us who work with trauma survivors know that their bodies carry the trauma. Often, symptoms can show up in the body years—even decades—later. Many of my clients who experienced childhood abuse develop migraines, chronic pain, and other medical concerns well into adulthood, struggling to understand where these symptoms "suddenly" come from. Often, we begin to unravel years of abuse and trauma that they had been forced to deny or ignore. Their body stored it away for them, until it no longer could—or until it felt safe enough to reveal it.

This is where transforming touch and vibroacoustic therapy can assist in being present with the pain and discomfort. We dont have to retell our story, our body is already doing that through the physical symptoms. We create a safe space to process what we are experiencing. Subtly the knots in our stomachs, the armoring of our shoulders, the bracing in our extremities let go, we are given freedom to move and explore!

Trauma memories can stay stored in our body, even long after we thought the trauma had passed.