Melanie-Dawn (Ollenberg) Bessa
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About melanie
Melanie is propelled by a dedication to wellness. She combines her lived experience, formal education (Esoteric Studies, Health Science, Eco-Therapy) and 25 years in the health, research, and psycho-spiritual sectors to share the natural interconnectedness of nature, passage, energy and divination with her communities.
She keeps one foot rooted in service delivery and the other in systemic change. Individual services include energy healing, hand analysis, and nature retreats. Systemic efforts are largely as Co-Founder of the Inner Arts Collective and the Rosseau Sanctuary, two intentional communities that promote access, collaboration, and integrity within the healing arts sector, based on the concepts of collaborative economy and ecological sustainability.
Beginning with front-line addictions counselling (6 yrs), Melanie gained experience creating safe space, nurturing the healing process with mainstream and alternative tools and processes, and developing an awareness of issues around diversity and social determinants of health. Her career naturally evolved into program design, community research, and development initiatives (12 years), and using findings to advocate across the social determinants of health at personal, organizational and systemic levels. Concurrent to her counselling and community development careers, Melanie practiced as a palmist (25yrs), with appearances on the Discovery Channel, Steve and Chris Show, Psychic Society of Toronto, and numerous radio shows. She began practicing Reiki when she became a mother in 2006, and has since done hundreds of sessions and taught dozens of Reiki practitioners.
For Melanie, the hand and the body are living maps, vessels responding to the conditions of their experience, with their own stories to tell. Reiki and Palmistry are simply tools to understand the story, reveal the strength and beauty of our nature, learn from our lessons, release what no longer serves, and become the most fulfilled versions of ourselves.
She keeps one foot rooted in service delivery and the other in systemic change. Individual services include energy healing, hand analysis, and nature retreats. Systemic efforts are largely as Co-Founder of the Inner Arts Collective and the Rosseau Sanctuary, two intentional communities that promote access, collaboration, and integrity within the healing arts sector, based on the concepts of collaborative economy and ecological sustainability.
Beginning with front-line addictions counselling (6 yrs), Melanie gained experience creating safe space, nurturing the healing process with mainstream and alternative tools and processes, and developing an awareness of issues around diversity and social determinants of health. Her career naturally evolved into program design, community research, and development initiatives (12 years), and using findings to advocate across the social determinants of health at personal, organizational and systemic levels. Concurrent to her counselling and community development careers, Melanie practiced as a palmist (25yrs), with appearances on the Discovery Channel, Steve and Chris Show, Psychic Society of Toronto, and numerous radio shows. She began practicing Reiki when she became a mother in 2006, and has since done hundreds of sessions and taught dozens of Reiki practitioners.
For Melanie, the hand and the body are living maps, vessels responding to the conditions of their experience, with their own stories to tell. Reiki and Palmistry are simply tools to understand the story, reveal the strength and beauty of our nature, learn from our lessons, release what no longer serves, and become the most fulfilled versions of ourselves.
palmistry services
The patterns in your hand mirror your changing attitudes, perceptions, personality, tendencies, and experiences. Did you know the lines change as your identity does? Individuals are invited to explore this as a tool for self-discovery.
- Create a sense of clarity and goal-setting during times of spiritual, mental and emotional transition
- Verify the interconnectedness between how you feel, what you think, and what is manifest
- Understand the areas in your life that are most depleting, and tools to fuel and find balance
- Gain insights to your personality and tendencies, and how these effect your sense of purpose and fulfillment
- For teams: Create synergy, build trust, and have fun with reading packages for the whole team
- For couples: A great process for building a stronger foundation of mutual understanding, support and connection
Reiki Services
Reiki is a light-touch, energy based healing modality that supports the body in accessing life force energy to connect with it's innate ability to heal. Benefits can include:
Sessions are 75-90 minutes in length, including an introductory discussion to set a clear intention for the session, and a debrief after the session to discuss the messages that came through to support the person's journey and alignment with their intention. Following each session, clients receive a written overview of the session for their own records.
- reduced pain and insomnia
- decreased symptoms associated with anxiety and depression
- insight and clearing support around what no longer serves
- enhanced chi and immune function
- decrease in symptoms associated with medications
- sense of personal grounding, clarity, and alignment
- enhanced body-heart-mind integration before/during/after a difficult transition
Sessions are 75-90 minutes in length, including an introductory discussion to set a clear intention for the session, and a debrief after the session to discuss the messages that came through to support the person's journey and alignment with their intention. Following each session, clients receive a written overview of the session for their own records.
Fees
Palmistry (on Zoom): $150/session (90 min) | For Groups: $300/2hrs | For Teams: $1500-2500, pending service
Reiki: $100/session (90min) | For Teams / Workplaces: $300/4 hrs
Reiki Level 1 / 2: $300/Level | Masters: $400
Palmistry: 2021 Online Palmistry Learning Program to be announced shortly
Reiki: $100/session (90min) | For Teams / Workplaces: $300/4 hrs
Reiki Level 1 / 2: $300/Level | Masters: $400
Palmistry: 2021 Online Palmistry Learning Program to be announced shortly
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February and March Special: Palmistry Package for Couples ($150/couple)
Support your foundation with shared understanding, mutual support and connection. This month, our theme at the Inner Arts Collective is "Relating Consciously", so Melanie is offering this special package for couples.
Using high resolution photos (iphone photos are great) sent by email, a zoom call is arranged with each partner for a one-on-one, 45 minute reading to understand the areas in life that are most depleting, how to access the tools to find balance, and gain insights around one's sense of purpose and fulfillment. Naturally, aspects of your personal readings will come through as relevant for your relationship, be it areas you are working on shifting, healthy patterns you are trying to develop, and aspects that are depleted and could use some support. So, following both one-on-one readings, the three of us get on a zoom call together to debrief and share advice on how you can best support one another in being the very best you can be, and how to work towards your goals in a more aligned and cohesive way. |
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