Helene Hadsell’s Granddaughter
The original plan was to livestream our chat. After 20 minutes of technical difficulties, we decided to stop fighting the technology and jumped over to Zoom and recorded instead. It was much more relaxed, as we could just talk without worrying about our computers.
Melissa Waters (Satya), E-RYT 1000, not only loves yoga but lives yoga. In 2002, she fell in love with health, peace, and supreme flow in the form of Ashtanga yoga and never looked back. She got her certifications under Tej Monga at Namah Shivaya Yoga in 2010-11, which included a pilgrimage to India. Satya learned and synthesized from many other masters along the way, although, currently, daily life is her primary teacher and task-master.
Drawing on her natural love for people and the consciousness that flows through us all, she works somatically to bring awareness to the unconscious so we can authentically live as all of who we are – integrated with and guided by our Highest Self. The postures, yogic philosophy, breath, meditation, mudra, mantra, and Nature are woven together to ignite a lasting transformation from within. Satya now shares this passion with women in the form of a powerful and relaxing personal retreat in the countryside of rural Arkansas that is curated just for you, as you are in the moment.
She delights in elevating the frequencies to JOY through ecstatic dance, kirtan, facilitating women’s circles, drum circles, and … simply Being.
Similar to Helen, who learned about numerology and added an E to her name to become Helene, Melissa was graced with the name Satya after completing her yoga teacher training in 2010. It seemed fitting that she carried on her grandmother’s legacy of using a name spiritually, as Satya’s transformation occurred the same year Helene passed away.
Watch our interview to discover the meaning of Satya and how Helene influenced her life path.
CONNECTING WITH SATYA
COMING SOON – Once Satya launches her website, I will share it.
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