Compass of Compassion

01/06/2026

I know I talk a lot about breath but today I want to talk about why it matters for our pelvic health.

Your pelvic floor and your breath are in constant communication, as symbiotic organs they're meant to move together. When you inhale deeply into the belly, your diaphragm softens and descends and your pelvic floor naturally responds by softening too. When you exhale, there's a gentle lift and rhythm created between the two.

When life has taught us to brace, hold, or push through that internal rhythm gets disrupted. Shallow breathing, chronic stress, trauma, overwhelm can all show up as tension or disconnection in the pelvis.

What I love about diaphragmatic breathing is that it doesn't ask anything from our body, it simply l invites safety. And it is easy to do!

It reminds the pelvic floor that it doesn't have to grip to protect itself and the nervous system that it's okay to soften which builds trust from within us (the unshakable and confident kind).

This is why breathwork and somatic practices can be so powerful, because they don't override the body, they restore our inner relationship.

In compassion,
Melyssa

11/20/2025

Please mark your calendars for Wednesday December 3rd at Noon EST for our next online event Cultivating Embodiment (Somatic Intelligence) from within. This workshop is meant to connect you with your inner essence so you can default to your inner wisdom when you move through your life. Save the date!

10/24/2025

Get to know me and reach out when it is time, I am here.

I’m Melyssa, an energy medicine practitioner, trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, and the soul-guided founder of this sacred space for healing. This work isn’t just something I do. It’s who I am.

09/30/2025

What is Revelation Breathwork?

09/19/2025

Ladies!! Consider This - What If You Paired Your Breath With Your Cycle

Ever wonder why some weeks you feel grounded and others you’re spiraling?

It could be your cycle speaking and breathwork can help you tune in a little more subtly. Your breath is one of the most powerful ways to support your body through every phase of your hormonal cycle. When paired with the natural rhythm of your body, breathwork can:

✨ Help you anticipate emotional shifts
✨ Support you when you feel overwhelmed or reactive
✨ Move stuck emotions without needing to talk about them

Each phase of your cycle holds emotional wisdom and your breath can help guide you towards it.

This post helps show some breathwork practices to best support you in each phase of your cycle.

Don’t menstruate? Follow the moon cycle instead your body still craves rhythm and rest.

Ready to work with your body, not against it?
DM me to explore a private session or a breathwork series at Compass of Compassion.

09/16/2025

🌬️✨ Did You Know Your Breath Can Move Your Brain?!

It’s true, for real! Every time you take a deep breath, your brain literally shifts, your nervous system rebalances, and your mental clarity improves.

Science is catching up to what many ancient traditions already knew: Your breath shapes your behavior, your brain, and even your sense of self.

💡 Want to know the most surprising thing researchers discovered?
🧠 Deep breathing moves more brain-cleansing fluid than your heartbeat.
💪 It can boost your muscle strength by 10%.
🌊 It even helps clear mental fog and regulate your emotions.

I break it all down and include the scientific article in my brand-new blog post:

🔗 https://www.compassofcompassion.com/blog/what-if-i-told-you-your-breath-can-move-your-brain
📖 “What If I Told You Your Breath Can Move Your Brain?”

Come explore the beautiful connection between breath, body, and behavior.

Your Breath Moves Your Brain and Cleans It, Too

08/26/2025

Let's talk about completing the nervous system cycle and how Revelation Breathwork allows you to witness this change in action.

By experiencing a high ventilation breathwork practice we shift our system from a pattern of rumination and being stuck into a completed cycle that is resolved, relieved and released from our body and mind. This shift and momentum forward is beneficial for anyone who may feel stuck as it allows for new solutions or thought patterns to arise providing new perspectives and opportunities for healing.

Reach out so we can discuss how this practice may best benefit you.

Much Love Breathers,
Melyssa

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08/25/2025

Sometimes the simplest breath can be the most powerful.

When you inhale slowly through your nose and exhale longer than the inhale, you're sending a clear message to your body that you are safe.

This kind of breath will gently slow your heart rate, quiet your mind, release muscle tension and activate your parasympathetic nervous system [the part of us designed for rest and ease].

In moments of panic, this slowed breath can help catch you before you start to spiral.

🌬️With anxiety, it can take the edge off of racing thoughts.
🌬️ In overwhelm, it can create space and calm within.
🌬️In pain or discomfort, it can soften what feels unbearable.

This doesn't mean feelings disappear but maybe there is softness welcome now. You can meet them differently, from a grounded, present, and compassionate place within. Creating this pause between a trigger and your response allows you to bring yourself back into your body and moment to a place of control.

Next time the world feels like too much, I say give it a go: one gentle inhale and one long slow exhale, in and out through the nose, and notice the shift. Repeat for several minutes until you feel more centered.

In Compassion,
Melyssa

08/19/2025

The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

What you dwell on shapes you.
The stories you repeat.
The beliefs you hold.
The quiet self-talk no one else hears.

At Compass of Compassion, I see this truth every day: your inner world paints the colors of your outer life. When we learn to soften the colors of fear, worry, or overwhelm, space opens for something new like peace or acceptance.

Breathwork and energy healing are not about denying harsh thoughts, but about giving your soul a chance to re-dye itself in compassion, resilience, and presence.

Today, ask yourself: What color am I dyeing my soul
with my thoughts?

If it feels heavy or dim, know that colors change.

One breath. One choice. One moment of compassion
at a time.

08/13/2025

What do elite snipers, VR games, and your Monday morning have in common? 🕵🏼‍♀️🎯

In a fascinating study, researcher Roelofs designed a virtual reality game for elite snipers where players had to make quick, high-stakes decisions while keeping their heart rate in a precise, calm range.

Here’s the cool part…
The snipers who could hold that calm, frozen state weren’t slower they were sharper.
Their decisions came faster.
Their aim was truer.
Their focus was unshakable.

Roelofs says: “We found that the stronger the magnitude of the freezing [based on measurements of players’ heart rates], the better they were at the game and the faster they were in their decisions.”

“The maintenance of this state is something we can train via breathing,” she says. “Do the opposite of hyperventilating. Have a strong focus on a very slow exhalation.

"If we can stay in the same rhythm, we keep the heart rate low, increase parasympathetic activity and have less noise in the brain.”

The trick?
🫁 Focus on a long, slow exhale. Then make it even SLOWER.
💓 Keep your heart rate low.
🧠 Reduce the mental “noise” in your brain.
⚡ Respond with clarity instead of reactivity.

It’s a total nervous system hack one that takes you from “frazzled and fuzzy” to “calm and clear” in seconds.

The freeze response may seem counterproductive, but it can quieten the mind and help us make better decisions.

08/05/2025

Your body shouldn’t be a storage unit for unprocessed pain.

For most of us this is exactly what our body’s become. Those moments you held it all in and pushed the emotions down to deal with them another day.

All the tears swallowed, numbing instead of feeling, frustrations you ignored, the grief you didn’t have space to feel. Every time we bite our tongue we aren’t letting go, we are pushing down and over time our emotional buildup turns into overwhelm, frustration, or a short fuse.

Emotions don’t just disappear. They settle. They store within in the body, in your breath, your fascia, your nervous system, your heart space, certain organs or chakra points.

Safety doesn’t come from storing everything deep inside. It comes from having tools to release what you were never meant to carry.

You don’t have to carry it all anymore.

At Compass of Compassion, we use tools like:
🌬️Revelation Breathwork to safely express and release stored emotions
🧬Theta Healing to rewire the beliefs that told you it wasn’t safe to feel
🌀Energy Medicine to clear stagnant energy and bring the body back into balance

These are not quick fixes they are invitations to come return to yourself, your inner essence.

I know what it’s like to look fine on the outside, but feel grief stirring beneath the surface. I know what’s possible when we finally stop pushing things down and instead, gently let them rise and move.

If you’re holding things you can’t quite name.
If you’re tired of being the strong one all the time.
If you’re ready to stop storing your pain like it’s yours to carry forever.

Your body isn’t meant to be an emotional graveyard!

If you feel like there’s more inside than you’ve had space to process I’d be honored to hold space as you finally let it go.

📩 DM me to begin gently, safely, and on your terms.

Melyssa Corcoran Theis