The Invitation
Whether you’d like to support others, or simply gain more more clarity, resiliency and a deeper connection with Self, then you’re in the right place.
Over the last 13+ years Mel has completed COUNTLESS immersions, and while they all come with their own unique flavours and gifts; the truth is many methodologies actually share the same, fundamental competencies.
Competencies that (when engaged with correctly) will expand your capacity in a fraction of the time. This is what you learn in HOLD.
HOLD is a multi-disciplinary initiation.
Together we’ll be using the power of Energy Healing, Mindfulness, Meditation, Intuitive Movement, Dance, Body Work, Somatics, Breathwork, Cacao, Ceremony, Ritual & Trauma Release Exercises to nuture our nervous systems and increase our capacity to actually do the things we want to.
"This series of workshops was an unexpected deep journey of self discovery and healing. Through an expert and intuitive combination of group discussions, energy healing, breathwork, ceremony, ritual and movement the experience was nothing short of transcendental.”
Vivette Rittmann
CULTURE AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS ANALYST
NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (NAM)
THE JOURNEY
Our HOLD online immersion will cover multiple healing and space-holding methodologies.
Our time in sessions are 80% embodied practice and 20% theory.
You will have a range of supporting audios, videos, documents and reading lists in our membership portal should you wish to dive deeper on a particular topic.
ALL MODULES WILL ALSO HAVE TEACHING & SELLING TEMPLATES AS WELL AS SCRIPTS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SHARE THIS WORK.
Here's What We'll Be Learning…
OUR MODULE OVERVIEW:
MODULE 1: DEFINING YOUR HOLDING
We begin our journey by getting crystal clear on your goals for this experience as well as the obstacles that might be preventing you from achieving them. More specifically:
We define what you hope to HOLD (create) in your own life or in the lives of others
We discover your inner HOLDing patterns - those which support your goals and those that get in the way
We consider the areas of your life where you may need some external HOLDing and support
We practice practices to help you increase both you inner and outer resiliency (your personal HOLDing capacity)
MODULE 2: ELEMENTAL ENERGY MASTER ATTUNEMENT
Being a competent space-holder (for others or yourself) requires you to be able to both feel and support one's ability to heal.
With Reiki and Kundalini activation you learn how to do this without depleting your own reserves — you learn how to hold, channel and direct this energy more powerfully.
The Elemental aspects are optional additions for those who would like to dive a little deeper. In our attunement you will:
Be attuned to Level 1, 2 &the Master Level Of Usui Reiki;
Receive gentle Kundalini activation and be attuned to the Tibetan Master Level.
Learn how to channel energy to heal yourself and others, in-person, over distance, individually and in groups.
You will also learn:
The Basics of Elemental Practice & Light Language (optional)
How to honour the practices of different cultures and traditions in a respectful way that avoids cultural appropriation.
Psychic Surgery, Past Life regression & working With The Akasha (optional)
How To Open Circle (optional)
How To Create Powerful Rituals (optional)
How To Bring Sound & Tools Into Your Healing Work (optional)
How To Bring Crystals & Oils Into Your Work (optional)
How To Work With Guides & Your Ancestry (optional)
How To Bring Cacao Into Your Rituals & Ceremonies powerfully & appropriately (optional)
IMPORTANT: Please note that in this tradition the Master level is not the same as the Master TEACHER level so though you WILL be able to provide healing for others, you will NOT be able to ATTUNE others just yet (we'll get there :) ).
MODULE 3: NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION, TRAUMA RELEASE THROUGH DANCE, SOMATICS & EMBODIED MOVEMENT
As powerful as talk therapy can be, science has shown that healing from trauma also requires us to get into our bodies and release somatically.
While structured practices like yoga can be great for this; non-linear movement is sometimes more accessible and healing.
In this section we learn a range of simple body cues that you can use to drop into and somatically release all the thoughts, ideas and stories that have been unconsciously crippling you.
You will learn about polyvagal theory as well as the science Of resiliency & trauma release. You will also be taught a self-regulation sequence to help you release traumatic contractions from top-to-toe.
MODULE 4: MINDING YOUR BUSINESS
Most trainings leave this section for the end - I think this is a mistake. The type of people who want to hold space tend to be natural givers but sucky chargers & administrators. That's why we begin slowly unpacking your offering right at the beginning.
MODULE 5: BREATHWORK - A SPECTRUM OF HEALING THROUGH BREATHING
As you learn and grow, you are likely to meet your self-sabotaging tendencies, stumbling blocks and all manner of limiting beliefs. In this section we learn how to dissolve our internal resistance and lay strong foundations for your expansion by:
Becoming Competent Daily Breathworkers
Diving Deeply Into The Healing Magic & Mystery Of Transformational Breathwork
Learning How to Share Impactful Breath Techniques from the most Gentle to the more Releasing.
MODULE 6: SPIRITUAL SPINE
Whether you’e choosing to share this work with others or keep it for yourself, the fact remains that true healing requires a global consciousness. One where you are able to relate to people of different backgrounds and don’t shy away from collective shadowwork.
As such this module also includes an introduction to:
Cultural appropriation and institutional oppression
Working with ancestral trauma
Space-holding for Queers, BIPOCs (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) & The Specially-Abled
Space Holding as Spiritual Activism
Some powerful expert teachers and a recommended reading lists.
MODULE 6: AN INTRODUCTION TO SACRED SEXUALITY, POLARITY, CONSCIOUS RELATING, ETHICAL CONDUCT & CONSENT
Some of our deepest wounds are both made and revealed in our most intimate relationships. Learn how to work with Sacred sexuality, neotantra and polarity to support your magnetism, manifestation and healing.
Doing this work on yourself will make you better equipped to hold these types of experiences for others should they come up during their process.
In this module, you will learn how to:
Practice energtic strength and agility in Partnership or Alone
Use intimate tools like wands and eggs for Dearmouring, Pleasure, Expansion and Manifestation
Practice conscious relating, ethical conduct & consent
Module 7: Holding Your Healing
This is something that makes HOLD so unique. For the last 2 months of the training there will be no new content or theory but we’ll continue to meet LIVE to:
Repeat important processes.
Practice sharing tools and practices - you will spend ALOT of LIVE supervised time holding space for eachother and yourself.
Review eachothers’ space-holding offerings and potentially launch your own offering in real-time (if you want to create one, you don’t have to).
Catchup on any work you may have missed.
Answer questions
Complete your final practicals - You will do one practical per module with Mel to make sure you’re fully competent in each modality.
Host a powerful Closing Ceremony
Module 8: Your Next Most Important Step
This is not the kind of training you do once. In fact, we’ve developed a schedule to help you complete this training at least 3 times once our training has come to a close.
The first time you go through HOLD your focus is on your own process. The primary goal is for your nervous system and multiple bodies to get used to holding space and powerful energies while you gently notice which modalities you most enjoy sharing (we don’t necessarily like holding and receiving for the same things).
The second time you go through HOLD, you’ll recognise that you know more than you think you do and will therefore spend more time focusing on crafting and refining an offering. You’ll also be encouraged to review readings on the modules that most excite you.
The third time you go through HOLD you’ll focus on refining your real time delivery when holding yourself, holding others, holding online, 1:1 or in groups. You’ll find your unique voice or unique practice emerging more clearly and if you haven’t already, you may even complete a tiny launch.
Classes will take once a week from 10:00am - 1 pm GMT + 2 on Saturdays.
Convert times to your timezone here.
All sessions will have recordings, however attunements must be attended LIVE.
Each module will have teaching and selling templates as well as scripts for those who want to share this work. They will also include a recommended reading list for deepening your practice.
IMPORTANT: You’ll receive access to our membership site, the reading list, list of tools and techniques, selling scripts and prep content for all modules as soon as you enroll.
All Participants of HOLD will also be able to join THE PRACTICE for FREE. You’ll have access to THE PRACTICE for the duration of our HOLD Mentorship.
YOUR TEACHER
Melissa Mukaiwa
is a Mindfulness, Meditation, Yoga, Relaxation & Elemental-Egyptian Reiki Master Teacher.
She’s a Transformational Life Coach, Sacred Sexuality, Cacao Ceremony & Breathwork Facilitator; A Host, An International Speaker & Speaker Trainer; A Narrative4 Story Exchange Facilitator as well as a Trauma Release Through Dance Practitioner.
Melissa is a Bhakti Yoga Teacher (Harmonium, Mantra Chanting & Kirtan) as well as an Advanced Cathartic Breathwork Practitioner with the only Triple Board Certified Academy in the world - Alchemy of Breath. She is also their resident Ceremonial Breathwork Facilitator.
Melissa is a Jin-Shin Jyutsu practitioner and is currently completing her training as a Thai Massage Therapist from the London School of Thai Massage. She is also training in African Constellations Therapy.
Melissa holds an honours degree in Business Science from the University Of Cape Town with a specialisation in Marketing.
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Mel began her work as an educator in 2012. Since then her coaching and mentorship footprint has spread to 10 countries across the globe, where she’s trained thousands in person and online.
She has trained 30 mindfulness and meditation teachers as well as attuned 100+ master energy healers.
Melissa’s passion for wellness and personal empowerment took root in the founding of a local community development initiative called “Just Breathe”. Since 2017, they have served more than 3000 people at their free LIVE in person community events.
In 2019 her community development work saw Melissa being invited to travel to Rutgers University in the United States as a Mandela Washington Fellow.
In 2024, she was invited to be a guest speaker in the prestigious Conscious Life Trauma Super Conference and was invited back to participate in their Optimal Energy Conference as well.
She is also the Founder and CEO of PR, Marketing & Creative Solutions Company, Nica Creative.
Melissa describes herself as an irreverent optimist and student-teacher to the core whose work is geared toward a singular goal:
“The Activation of Human Potential to the Betterment of Us All.”
In the short-term Melissa hopes to co-design and pilot simple, culturally-appropriate breath work, movement, resilience and personal empowerment interventions for grassroots level communities in Namibia that encourages the internal co-creation, participation and eventually autonomous facilitation of the program.
Upon evidence-based proof of concept, her dream is to leverage the vast Mandela Washington Fellowship alumni network in order to adapt this intervention for the rest of Africa such that it both supports and leverages our diverse continental landspace.
"I’ve had the great joy to work with Mel as her student and as a co-facilitator on my own courses.
On my own path, Mel’s gentle yet powerful guidance through her Breathwork sessions helped me release years of trauma and limiting beliefs. I’ve never felt more connected to myself and my inner peace. Each session allowed me to go deeper into my healing journey, feeling safe and supported throughout.
As a co-facilitator, Mel brought magic into my container, where she helped my coaching clients, feel - probably for the first time in a very long time. It was absolutely beautiful to witness.
I look forward to collaborating and learning from Mel, for many years to come.”
NICOLE DAVIDOW
MANIFESTATION COACH (GER)
Our HOLD Training Dates are as follows:
Sessions will take place on Saturdays from 10am - 1pm GMT+2.
We begin on 8 March 2025. There will be NO LIVE class on the 4th week of each month. See the full practice schedule below:
CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:
AUGUST 2025:
30 August from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
SEPTEMBER 2025:
6 and 13 September from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
20 September — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
27 September from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
OCTOBER 2025:
4 and 11 October from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
18 October — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
25 October from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
NOVEMBER 2025:
1, 8 and 15 November from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
22 November — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
29 November from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
DECEMBER 2025:
6 and 13 December from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
20 December — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
27 — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
JANUARY 2025:
3 January — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
10 January from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
17 January — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
24 and 31 January from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
FEBRUARY 2025:
7 February from 10am - 1pm GMT+2
14 and 21 February — No Class; Rest, Consolidation & Self Practice
28 February from 10am - 1pm GMT+2: Closing Ceremony
Each LIVE session will be 3 hours long.
There will be recordings but ALL Energy Attunements must be attended LIVE.
IMPORTANT - THE TIMEZONES BELOW MAY NOT WORK FOR AUSTRALIA & THE AMERICA’S.
IF YOU’RE FROM EITHER OF THESE PLACES AND WOULd like to join the training email justbreathe@namibia.com to join the waitlist. If enough people are on the list, we’ll create an additional timeslot for these timezones.
To Recap - Your Mentoship Includes:
An Energy Master Attunement - Level 1, 2 & Master: Usui, Tibetan and/Or Egyptian (valued at 888 Euros)
Detailed Reiki Manuals & Summaries (available immediately):
Reiki 1 manual - 53 pages
Reiki 2 manual - 42 pages (available immediately)
Reiki Master manual - 21 pages (available immediately)
A Manual on an introduction to working with the Elements, Shamanic Energy & Tibetan instruments - 15 pages (available immediately)
A brief summary of key learning points from all the energy levels all of the training (available immediately)
Guidance on how to share energy with others (individually, in groups and across distances)
60 hours of intimate group coaching on 6+ key methodologies LIVE on Zoom (valued at 8888 Euros)
A module recommended reading list (available immediately)
Access to a membership portal with recordings, supporting materials and templates to use in your offerings (valued at 555 Euros - available immediately)
Access To A Private WA group to ask questions and keep us connected between sessions (Valued at 1111).
6 Short practical exams for each methodology, personally reviewed by Mel
Free Participation in The Practice during our mentorship.
Your Investment For This Space-holding Mentorship Is:
Super EARLY BIRD RATE ON OR BEFORE 5 February 2025
For Namibia/ South Africa: N$45 000.00 or N$4250.00 p/m for 12 months
For the rest of the world: 2222 Euros or 244 Euros p/m for 12 months
EARLY BIRD RATE Available from 5 Febraury - 8 MAY 2025
For Namibia/ South Africa: N$55 550.00 or N$5150.00 p/m for 12 months
For the rest of the world: 2888 Euros or 288 Euros p/m for 12 months
STANDARD RATE AVAILABLE AFTER 8 MAY 2025
For Namibia/ South Africa: N$64 000.00 or N$5850.00 p/m for 12 months
For the rest of the world: 3333 Euros or 322 Euros p/m for 12 months
Custom payment plans available on request.
Very limited slots available.
**For those who want an early start. Manuals and reading lists are available for receipt as soon as first payment has been made as our mentorship involves only 20% theory and 80% practical application**
All Participants of HOLD will also be able to join THE PRACTICE for FREE. You’ll have access to THE PRACTICE for the duration of our HOLD Mentorship.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER TRAININGS?
Extended Training Period & Sustained Structural Support
Holding space is a practice and it takes practice to form a practice.
Unlike most intensives that give you a boost for a while then leave you twisting in the wind, I’ll be gently hand-holding with LIVE support calls in an intimate container for 3 months.
In time, as the community continues to grow, the training may become fully self-study with you having little to no access to your actual teacher, so now really is the best time to join if you are considering it.
Unique Multi-Disciplinary Offering
The training fuses multiple healing elements that generate deep and sustained release.
It’s a powerful immersion for your own healing and an even more powerful initiation if you choose to begin holding space.
Affordable
Rates
You'll be hard-pressed to find a training with this degree of live interaction and feedback at these rates.
The goal is to make this training as accessible as possible while still keeping the lights on.
That said, each year we tweak and refine our offerings to make it even better so the rates tend to rise along with it.
Our recommendation - get in while it’s good. :)
If you have any questions please reach out.