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About Melanie Pensak

Grief During Chronic Illness & CIRS Recovery

Grief during CIRS and chronic illness recovery is natural. I've recently graduated from David Kessler's Grief Educator Program as a certified peer-to-peer support. It was a rich and insightful (even…

Nature Heals Heartbreak: Reflections from Chronic Illness

A great amount of heartbreak arose during my health recovery. Through time and reflection, I realize the heartbreak sprouted from a perceived disconnection. I felt disoriented from not being able…

Hope on the Path of Healing: Recovering from CIRS

Your blood work looks normal. We can’t find anything. I don’t know how to help you. There’s nothing else we can do. Have you heard this from the doctors and…

How are you doing? An invitation to practice and open graciously…

How are you doing? An invitation to practice and open graciously into the present moment…. How are you doing? This is a common question to ask a family member, a…

Spotlighting Ben Page: Author & Shinrin Yoku Facilitator

It is a pleasure to introduce you to Ben Page, a friend and fellow Airbnb Experiences colleague located in Southern California.  Ben's new book Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to…

Meet Laura Oldanie, Resilient & Regenerative Wealth Coach

I've been exploring the charged topic of MONEY over the last year.  Unpacking unhelpful beliefs and conditioning in the areas of wealth and abundance has become an important part of…

Might There Be Another Energy?

Inspired by the teachings of Dharma teacher Pamela Weiss and her book, A Bigger Sky: Awakening a Fierce Feminine Buddhism, this poem came through me one unexpectedly empty morning during…

Spotlighting Psychologist & Mindfulness Teacher, Dr. Rochelle Calvert

Announcing the birth of Dr. Rochelle Calvert's new book, Healing with Nature: Mindfulness and Somatic Practices to Heal from Trauma. I'm personally very excited and interested to dive into this…

Mindfulness in Nature: Remembering True Nature

These reflections were written when remembering my time in nature when I lived in Santa Monica, CA. Enjoy! ☀️  With each step I take walking on my favorite trail in…

Meet Jamie Brennan from Gold Feather Gardens

Continuing to spotlight the work of amazing people I'm connecting with on the path, I'm happy to introduce you to Jamie from Gold Feather Gardens who is helping me design…
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  • Hope on the Path of Healing: Recovering from CIRS
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  • Spotlighting Ben Page: Author & Shinrin Yoku Facilitator

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