About Melissia Melendez
I've spent much of my life being the one people could count on.
I know how easy it is to get good at meeting everyone's needs while losing touch with your own. My work grew from learning to hear myself again and choosing to live from what I heard.
Today, I help women create that space for themselves through Reiki, private coaching, and experiences that bring women together.
The question that changed things for me
I'm the oldest of nine and was born in El Salvador. Responsibility found me early. I learned to pay attention to what needed doing and to be someone others could rely on. That carried into a career of more than 25 years in HR and leadership.
At 39, I went through a divorce as my only son graduated and joined the Navy. So much of how I'd understood myself was tied to being a wife and a mother in the day-to-day sense. When those roles changed, I had to sit with a question I'd spent years being too busy to ask: Who am I beneath everything I've been carrying?
I didn't answer it all at once. I began paying attention to what I wanted, what mattered to me, and the ways I'd learned to override both. Later, burnout and an autoimmune diagnosis made that listening even more necessary. I couldn't keep treating my own needs as something to get to after everything else.
That's still the heart of my work. I know the question can feel enormous. We begin by making enough room to hear an honest answer, then practice letting it shape real choices.
Why Reiki has a place here
I first tried Reiki when I was experiencing Bell's palsy. I didn't know much about it and was willing to try something new. The session didn't change my symptoms, but I remember leaving feeling lighter, hopeful, and present. For a while, I had room to simply be.
That experience made me curious. I went on to study Reiki and become a Reiki Master. It has become one of the ways I make space to listen to myself, and now it's a space I offer other women. You don't need to arrive with an answer or know anything about Reiki. You can come as you are and give yourself an hour that belongs to you.
What working with me looks like
We'll start with what's happening in your life now. Maybe you don't know what you want anymore. Maybe you do, but keep talking yourself out of it. We make room to notice the patterns, listen to what matters to you, and take steps you can live with.
Pause with Reiki
Take dedicated time to rest, reconnect, and notice what comes up when you stop responding to everyone else. Sessions are available in Boise and virtually.
Explore ReikiChoose with more self-trust
Private coaching gives us ongoing space to explore identity, decisions, and the small actions that help you stop overriding yourself.
Explore 1:1 CoachingConnect through Back to Me
Jami Altwies and I host monthly, in-person Back to Me Connections events, along with retreats for women who want more time together.
Explore Back to MeThe experience I bring to this work
I bring more than 25 years of HR and leadership experience, my training as a Reiki Master, and the perspective of a woman who has had to practice what she teaches. I'm also the creator of the Soul Reclamation Framework™, a way of moving from creating space to hear yourself toward making and living your own choices.
I won't tell you who to become. I'll help you pay attention to the woman who's already here and support you as you choose what comes next.
You can start by giving yourself space.
You don't have to know the whole way forward. If you're ready for an hour to pause, explore Reiki. If you're ready for ongoing support as you make changes, explore coaching.