Root. Rise. Remember.

A sacred space to return to your body, breath, and deeper truth.

Through trauma-informed breathwork, somatic practices, and intuitive mentoring, I offer a space for realignment — with your inner rhythm, with nature, and with the wisdom that lives within.

This is a space to slow down, be held, and remember who you are beneath the noise.

To root deeper, rise stronger, and remember what matters.

NEWS:

Online Course for Women Womb Of Light, Summer Edition starting 28th of May

Breathwork Weekend Immersion, 13th-15th of June, Monchique, Portugal

 Breathwork Facilitator Training, Earth Module,  16th- 26th of Oct, Ericeira, Portugal

Coaching & Mentoring

A space to return to yourself.

My mentoring offers a deeply personal, trauma-informed space to reconnect with your body, breath, and inner truth. Rooted in somatic wisdom, feminine and nervous system-informed embodiment, these sessions invite you to move through life’s transitions with more clarity, strength, and presence.

Whether you’re stepping into a new chapter, deepening your leadership, or longing to feel more connected, alive, and in tune with your authentic rhythm — this is a space to be supported, empowered, and gently guided back to the wholeness that already lives within you.

Breathwork

A gentle path back to your body and inner rhythm.

The breath is a powerful gateway — not through force, but through presence. In my sessions, breathwork becomes a soft, somatic practice to reset the nervous system, release held tension, and return to a sense of grounded wholeness. Rooted in trauma-informed principles, this is not about pushing or performing — but about listening, unwinding, and reconnecting with what is true, moment by moment. Whether you’re new to breathwork or experienced, you’ll be guided safely and intuitively, always at your own pace.

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Together, we’ll shape a path that feels right for you — grounded, personal, and at your pace.

Change is inevitable but transformation is by conscious choice. ~Heather Ash Amara

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 My name is Mela Mariposa.

I’m Mela — a trauma-informed mentor, breathwork guide, and facilitator of transformative spaces where the body, breath, and inner wisdom are honoured with integrity.

With over a decade of experience in women’s health, somatic therapy, and holistic healing, I create safe, supportive environments where healing and growth can unfold with integrity.

My approach is grounded in the belief that true transformation happens when the nervous system feels safe, expression is allowed to flow, and we reconnect with the body’s innate wisdom.

I work with people navigating periods of transition, seeking more grounding, clarity, and connection to their authentic selves. Using breathwork, somatic practices, and feminine embodiment, I guide individuals back to their own power, helping them move through life with more ease, presence, and confidence.

 

What other people say about my work

Mela is a sensitive, perceptive, caring, creative, safe, healer-being, synergistically attuned with the person's inner elements and orchestrating them with the everything else...thus giving space for that which needs to be. I feel very blessed for having her there on my journey.

João

Portugal

This training I did with Mela, was the richest and most fulfilling experience I have had to date. I have learnt so much, including how complex and sensitive this trauma informed modality is. This work is so powerful and deep and I loved how we were practising from day one. Not only is it a breathwork facilitator course, it’s personally transformational. Mela and the team hold everyone and their unique offerings with skill, support and love.

Claire

England

I just wanted to say, thank you so much Mela for this experience - it was the first time experiencing such a strong thing, I really really appreciated the way we managed to go through ourself, our body, our mind, our breath. I feel my head (brain) super warm and at the same time my body super light - it is a very strange feeling, but I kind of like it! Looking forward to another session! Grazie

Sonia

Italy

Upcoming Retreats

Breathwork Teacher Training-109

Breathwork Facilitator Training

Earth Module Weekend Edition

April 2025

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Womb of Light Online Course

A course for Women

29th of January

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Breathwork Facilitator Training

Earth Module

8-18th of May, Tavira, Portugal

Coming home to your body — with breath, presence, and deep integrity.