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February 12  |  Thursday 12pm est

Steady in Unsteady Times: Replay.

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What to Expect

This is a live, guided online gathering designed as a collective pause in a time of upheaval. You can expect a calm, structured space with simple, accessible practices focused on breath, attention, and grounding.

There will be no discussion, debate, or pressure to participate in any particular way—just an opportunity to slow down, settle the nervous system, and be in shared presence with others navigating the weight of this moment.

You’re welcome to come as you are, with your camera on or off, and take what feels supportive. The intention is not to resolve what’s happening, but to create a moment of steadiness, clarity, and care—for yourself and for our shared humanity.

During the gathering, participants will be guided:

❋ A calm, structured space

A live, guided online gathering designed as a collective pause in a time of upheaval.

❋ No pressure, no performance

No discussion, debate, or obligation to share. Camera on or off—participate in the way that feels right for you.

❋ Simple grounding practices

Accessible practices focused on breath, attention, and nervous system settling—no prior experience required.

❋ Shared presence, not solutions

The intention is to create a moment of steadiness and care, helping us meet this moment with more presence—for justice, for peace, and for our shared humanity.

Meet your guide

Creator of the Future Intelligence™ curriculum—a 12-part Inner Fitness training used by top decision-makers—Melissa pairs nervous-system retraining with interfaith spiritual practice.

Training as a Spiritual Director with Unity Worldwide Ministries and holding a master’s from the London School of Economics, with collaborations spanning JP Morgan to Nike, she helps public leaders unwind chronic tension and return to calm, decisive leadership.

FAQs

  • Our methodology is designed to unlock deep, sustainable transformation by rewiring how you relate to your own body, decisions, and inner leadership. This is built on the understanding that transformation doesn’t happen in the mind alone. It happens when your body learns to trust a new way of being.

    We integrate:

    • Polyvagal Theory
      Train your nervous system out of chronic defense and into safety, attunement, and creative flow.

    • Interoception
      Most people override their internal signals. We train you to read your body’s cues like data—so you can act with clarity, not confusion.

    • Embodied Cognition
      Insight isn’t just intellectual. You’ll learn to locate truth in sensation, making choices that are deeply aligned—not just reactive.

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
      Rather than override your fear or bulldoze resistance, we guide you to build precise, compassionate relationships with every voice inside you. This is the work of true inner leadership—where even your doubts become allies, and your wholeness becomes your power.

    • Contemplative / Wisdom Traditions

      For spiritual inquiry practices, we draw from Zen Buddhism, Tai Chi, Quakerism, Christianity, Sufism, Daoism, animistic and ancestral traditions, and more. Across them all are extraordinary exercises for self-awareness, emotional regulation, and inner power.

    1. 7-Day Reset

    2. 45-Day Recode

  • Yes.

    This work meets you at your edge—not to add more tools, but to deepen your integration. You’ll move from knowing your patterns to repatterning your nervous system. From intellectual insight to embodied precision. From managing parts of you to leading from your full, undivided self.

    If you’ve done the work but still sense there’s another octave available, this is your next evolution.