Honored to welcome Maestra Claudia Melo, LMFT as our closing guest facilitator for our upcoming retreat Remembering Saberes: Honoring our Grief -Nature Based Retreat for Mental Health Practitioners.
Maestra Claudia Melo will be guiding us into a transformative collective ritual as we close our retreat on Sunday May 24th.
Claudia Melo, LMFT, is a trauma-informed, bilingual therapist integrating mental health, somatic healing, and ancestral practices. She supports high-achieving, first-generation individuals in reconnecting with their bodies, honoring lineage, and restoring balance through culturally responsive wellness, retreats, and sacred practices.
Our retreat is at capacity! We have a total of 17 therapists signed up!
For those that have reached out to inquire, we have a waitlist form available to sign up and be the first to know when we announce our next retreat!
See our bio linktree for link to sign up for wait list.
We gather in nature to slow down, to feel, to witness, to honor what is shifting, and to be held in community as it unfolds.
The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the earth is gently inviting us to join her in this season of transformation. We will share cacao, make seed bombs, and move gently, creating space to connect with ourselves, with one another, and the land.
This is a space to arrive as you are, to be seen, and to remember that you are not alone in your becoming.
May we soften into the rhythm of the earth.
May we trust the changes moving through.
Sunday, April 12th
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Energy exchange $33 - $44
You can find the tickets and the RSVP* link in our bio.
*Once you RSVP, location details will be shared with you via email.
Still feeling the warmth of this gathering🫶🏽
Holding space and introducing my dear friend, Anel Lee, as she shared her story, was truly special.
A reminder that our voices matter, and our stories deserve to be heard.
Congratulations again, @mrs.anel1ee ✨
#BotanicaMelo #SomaticHealing #GuidedMeditation #CommunityHealing #ChoosingMyself
It was an honor to introduce my dear friend Anel Lee and witness her share her story.
There is strength in sharing our stories.
Not because they are perfect, but because they are true..
Witnessing her share her story was and invitation
An invitation for others to remember that their voice matters, that thei story deserves space, that courage often begins with speaking what once felt impossible to name.
Before her words filled the room, we slowed down.
To allow ourselves to arrive into our bodies, into presence, into this shared moment.
Slowing down to truly celebrate her, her voice, her journey, and her willingness to embrace her feminine strength with openness and grace.
Moments like this remind me of the power of gathering in community, of witnessing one another, and honoring the stories that shape who we are becoming.
Now booking speaking, workshops, and corporate wellness experiences.
If you’re planning a gathering let’s create intentional spaces together✨
#BotanicaMelo #SomaticHealing #GuidedMeditation #EmbodiedLeadership #CommunityHealing
A return to the earth.
A return to yourself.
Caminemos a la Montaña Juntas 🤍
Join us for a gentle, intentional gathering in community
where we will walk together, create an altar,
breathe, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters.
This space is for those feeling the call to slow down,
to be witnessed, and to remember their connection to the land and to self.
✨ Altadena, CA
✨ Sunday 4/26 | 3–5pm
✨ Pay what you can ($22 or $33)
Comment or DM “LINK” to receive registration details.
We would love to walk with you.
Con Amor,
Claudia y Maritza
Slow down to notice the changes within and around you.
The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the earth is gently inviting us to join her in this season of transformation.
We will gather in nature to listen, to feel, to witness, to honor what is shifting, and to be held in community as it unfolds.
We will share cacao, make seed bombs, and move gently, creating space to connect with ourselves, with one another, and the land.
This is a space to arrive as you are, to be seen, and to remember that you are not alone in your becoming.
May we soften into the rhythm of the earth.
May we trust the changes moving through.
Sunday, April 12th
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Energy exchange $33 - $44
You can find the tickets and the RSVP* link in our bio.
*Once you RSVP, location details will be shared with you via email.
Presenting our second block of workshop facilitators sharing their knowledge & energy on well-being practices🪷
@botanicamelo , Dr. Negar Shekarabi, @yourstorymedicine , and @weareseasonal_ will be sharing the love with our EmpowerUs Summit attendees, focusing on areas of physical, emotional, spiritual, and community well-being🩷🌎
Interested in attending one of these amazing workshops? There’s still time to register to EmpowerUs Summit 2026. Register at the link in bio TODAY🌸
#womxn #womxnuci #uci #empowerus
In a world that can feel so heavy, coming together in community is more than a gathering… it’s collective shadow work in action. At “Honoring the Winter Within,” @yosoyclaudiamelo from @botanicamelo and I shared space with five women, weaving “Fuego del Corazón.” We listened, inspired, and supported one another, reminding ourselves that pausing to reconnect, with self, the elements, and each other, is vital. We remembered that we are creators of this world, that the fire of our heart is what heals.
We’ll continue to offer these spaces on a bimonthly basis, because remembering ourselves is part of healing the whole. Future dates coming soon!
If you’re interested in being notified of upcoming dates comment or DM “DATES”
If you’ve been carrying a lot, thinking a lot, or feeling weighed down, this is your invitation to pause. Take a moment to soften, and let yourself move from doing to simply sensing.
With gentle, guided movement and mindful sensory exploration, we’ll practice noticing what lies beneath the surface. We’ll listen to the quiet stories in our breath, the feelings held in our muscles, and the small signals that help us find steadiness and trust ourselves again.
There’s nothing you need to achieve here. There’s no performance, and no pressure to share more than you want. This is simply a space to notice, to feel, and to let your body guide you at its own pace.
Wednesday, February 25th
7:00–8:30 PM
Highland Park, Los Angeles
Sliding scale $33–$44
You can find the ticket and RSVP link in our bio🎟️
We look forward to sharing this experience with you✨
Winter isn’t something to rush.
It’s something to honor.
Join us for “Honoring the Winter Within” a gathering in Altadena where we’ll build altar, breathe, drum, reflect, and offer to the river together.
🗓 Sunday 2/22/2026
⏰ 3–5pm PT (meet 2:45pm to initiate and make our way by going for a short and easy hike)
📍 Altadena, CA
If you’ve been craving pause, ritual, and community, this is for you.
Comment or DM “LINK” to register.
In this chat @yosoyclaudiamelo from @botanicamelo had a reflective conversation about things to consider for the times we are living… like being open to receive.
Also, we shared about what you can expect from our upcoming gathering. If you want to register, you can comment “LINK” in the comments or send a DM. I will be making a post with the details for those of you who prefer the visual.
UPDATE: Replay Live talk is up, just visit profile! If interested in registering, comment or DM “LINK”
We gathered in December for Winter Solstice… in circle, in prayer, in breath.
We listened. We reflected.
We remembered what it means to be held by Mother Earth.
And we concluded by walking together to the river, each of us making offerings to the water, releasing what no longer belonged to us, and honoring what we were ready to carry forward. 🌊
That day reminded us that healing doesn’t only happen in offices.
It happens under trees. By water.
In community.
This Sunday 2/22 at 3pm in Altadena, we gather again.
Two hours. Outside. In nature.
Join us LIVE tomorrow at 2:30pm PT to learn more about this next circle. REPLAY WILL BE POSTED
With
Claudia Melo, LMFT
& Maritza Plascencia, LMFT
@YoSoyClaudiaMelo | @The_Sacred_Within
Come sit with us. 🌿
🎥 Credit and gratitude to @lasoniafregoso for capturing these special glimpses of such a beautiful experience.
