About Melinda
Visionary Philosopher
I am a visionary philosopher providing timeless options to
curious individuals for exploring Inner Space while navigating
the Outer World through self-mastery.
I study and learn something new everyday of my life. This habit
has given me the opportunity to bring ideas from science, mathematics and the esoteric arts of ancient cultures together in a way that is
beneficial to myself, my students and interested members
of modern society.
Ancient philosophies - Yogic, Sufism and Taoism are my favorites.
I share my spiritual perspective in private monthly sessions with individuals who are pursuing their spiritual growth
under my watchful guidance.
Member of the Golden Key International Honor Society since 2005
Member of American Academy of Poets since 2020
Eye of the Mystic
Creating art that captures an idea in my mind or a feeling within my spirit, is as natural as breathing for me. I can't remember a time when I wasn't pondering what I see with my Inner Eye. My visions intensified after experiencing 3 near-death experiences within 4-months in 2012.
My intuitive awareness has been acute since birth. My curiosity led me to pursue study of the esoteric arts of Astrology,Tarot and Dream Analysis. After I divorced, my once- private pursuits became a way to support myself and my children. That is when I created my company, Person Human which turned into Visionary Voice & Sound in the 90's. My business is now 36 years old and, at age 71, I am actively working.
Dancer in Motion
My first love this life is moving my body through space. As an adolescent, I studied ballet - training to move with discipline and grace. As a young teen, I danced in the corps with Ballet West in Salt Lake. After moving to Ohio for high school, I switched to studying Hatha Yoga. In my university years, I moved onto Modern Dance.
In 1986, I opened my first Yoga Studio in Salt Lake City, Utah. I taught classes until I was involved in a crippling car accident in 1990, after which I was declared legally disabled. But my desire to move freely again, drove me to create my own style of Restorative Yoga that focuses on healing the myofascial tissues that surrounds every muscle. It was the culprit: it was constricting my movement. It took 4-years of concerted daily practice, but eventually free movement became possible again. I went on to teach for 20 years in Pocatello, Idaho until August 2020 when COVID shut the studio down.
I then created Audio and Video Yoga under the business name, Intune Idaho. These products are available on my Patreon site for a small, monthly fee. I now practice privately in my home studio.
Naturalist
Nature has always been my teacher. Through observing her patterns,
I have learned how to live a life that supports wellness in body and mind and to heal myself and guide others to do the same. My greatest education came when I spent 5 consecutive summers in the Primitive White Cloud Area in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho during the early 70's. While there, I engaged in studying herbs and living off the land.
When not wandering the wilderness, I was leading Sun Valley tourists
on Nature Walks and teaching others about Native healing practices.
I published articles in the national Backpacker magazine
and the Times News paper in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Once I settled in society, I became an avid organic gardener and, to this day compost, plant, grow and harvest produce and herbs for good health.