Yoga Alliance RYT Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor + Reiki Master Teacher

Warm welcome, My name is Melissa Shaker and I’m a Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga instructor and Usui Reiki Master Teacher, dedicated to creating safe, compassionate spaces for healing. My path into this work began as a deeply personal search for relief from symptoms of PTSD due to sexual trauma. Along the way, I discovered the profound power of movement, breath, and energy work to help me reclaim my body and reconnect with my sense of self.

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Yoga became more than just a practice, it became a sanctuary.

A place where I could meet my emotions without judgment, where movement and breath became acts of self-compassion and acceptance. Reiki deepened this healing, offering emotional release and energetic clearing that helped me feel more whole and at ease in my body.

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I received my Trauma-Informed Training at Transcending Sexual Trauma Through Yoga with Zabie Yamasaki, 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Jayme Sekel and Jonathan Cronin at Inner Power Yoga, Restorative Yoga Certifications with Cyndi Lee, and Reiki Master Teacher Certifications with Yvonne Gleason. These teachings, combined with my own lived experience, have shaped my approach to healing, grounded in safety, choice, and deep listening.

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In my classes, you are invited to move at your own pace and listen to your body’s wisdom. I offer gentle movement, breathwork, and mindfulness practices that honor your boundaries and empower you to reconnect with yourself. Healing isn’t about fixing, it’s about remembering that you are already whole, exactly as you are.

Wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome here.

You are enough.

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