Melissa Spamer

Owner

Breathe Santa Fe

Melissa Spamer, M.A., LPCC, ERYT 500, LMT, C. Ay.Melissa has been exploring the world of healing arts for nearly 30 years. She has been facilitating classes, retreats, groups and seeing private clients since 1997. Melissa holds a Master's degree in counseling psychology and a graduate certificate in holistic healthcare. She has accumulated thousands of hours in Yoga, Body & Energy work, Ayurveda and Psychotherapy training.Melissa completed her first certification to teach Yoga in 1997 with the Sivananada Yoga Vedanta Center, and has been consistently teaching Yoga for twenty three years. Since then, he has completed more then six 200-500 hour teacher trainings. In 2005, Melissa completed a 500 hour teaching certification with the International Yoga College, specializing in Yoga and Conflict Transformation, under the guidance of renowned teacher Rama Jyoti Vernon. Please see her Inspiration Page on her website to read more about her primary teachers and influences. Her approach to Yoga weaves together a rich tapestry of inspired teachings from around the world. Her practice is continually evolving, always becoming more alive in spirit and form. She feels incredibly blessed to be carrying the light of Yoga beside so many radiant beings in this great ocean of awakening.Melissa is an Ayurvedic Practitioner and professional member of NAMA. She is a graduate of the Ayurvedic Institute, having completed more than 1200 hours of study.  She has studied with Vasant Lad, Swamini Mayatitananda, Sonia Masocco, Claudia Welch, and Robert Svoboda. Melissa offers Ayurvedic consultations, and educational workshops. Although she trained in Panchakarma and practiced for years, Melissa no longer offers body treatments. In her private practice she specializes in women's health, chronic pain, auto-immune disorders, and nutritional coaching.Melissa is a licensed massage therapist in the state of New Mexico. She credits the majority of her knowledge of the energetic and physical body to more than twenty years of hands on healing around the globe. She completed her professional certification from the Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts and has trained in a range of modalities including myofascial release, reflexology, deep tissue therapy, and craniosacral therapy. Melissa completed a one year internship studying acupressure therapy and has trained extensively in Chakra and Marma Therapy. She incorporates the energetic systems of Asia in all of her treatments. She has traveled to Thailand several times and is certified in Thai Massage.Melissa is a licensed counselor in the state of New Mexico. She also holds a graduate certificate in holistic health care  with an emphasis in expressive arts therapy.  She works with a range of modalities to address the individual needs of each client. She has co-facilitated groups and retreats incorporating a full range of therapeutic processes to help unveil the truth of the soul’s yearning for engagement. Melissa's own healing journey is what inpsired the range of modalites she now offers, and values any opportunity to be a part of someone's journey toward self-empowered living to serve the greater good of the world.