Welcome to Slow Wellness — A Different Approach to Well-Being
Hi, I'm Melissa - A somatic educator and wellness entrepreneur.
Welcome to The Slow Wellness Club - a community for those who share my deep desire to make wellness a lived experience rather than a finish line I'm constantly chasing.
You and I are the same if you've ever felt overwhelmed by wellness culture, invisible in whitewashed wellness spaces, burnt out by the hustle of healing, or hungry for meaning and ritual in your self-care practice.
I created Slow Wellness back in 2011 from my own experience of burnout, anxiety, and an inability to cope with life's everyday stressors. As I started to make shifts in my mind, body, and life, and the people around me started to notice, I recognized that I wasn't alone in feeling forgotten by modern wellness and self-help approaches. What we needed wasn't more optimization, but permission to slow down. That’s when I started creating the framework for what is now Slow Wellness.
Slow Wellness is an accessible, inclusive approach to well-being for people who feel overwhelmed by wellness culture. It is a framework that blends neuroscience, somatic psychology, mindfulness, and ritual to support people in cultivating a slower, softer, and more sustainable relationship with themselves.
It's for anyone who's ever felt:
Disconnected from rigid or perfectionistic self-help rhetoric
Invisible in whitewashed wellness spaces
Burnt out by the hustle of healing
Hungry for meaning, ritual, and realignment
This isn't about optimization or perfection. It's about reclaiming slowness in a world that profits from your sense of urgency and scarcity.
What You'll Find Here:
Weekly reflections and somatic practices for your personal journey
Access to a growing library workshops, guides, and guided practices
A community of like-minded individuals engaged in circles and discussions
Science-backed insights without the jargon or optimization push
Resources that honour diverse expressions of wellness
A community that values presence over perfection
Join us in creating a different kind of wellness culture—one practice, one breath, one moment at a time. Subscribe now and head to the START HERE tab to learn more about me and the approach.
This Substack is a major undertaking that requires considerable time, effort, and resources. While I would love to share for free, I am happily transparent about the reality of capitalism and the fact that me need to earn a living. Your support is deeply valued and appreciated.
In order to make this a sustainable venture, there are free and paid membership levels detailed below.
Here’s what you get:
Free subscribers:
Short and occasional emails from me with a dose of practical wisdom and insight.
Access to a slow drip of notes and self check-in questions that can be used as journal prompts.
Paid subscribers ($22 a month, or $222 a year):
The above plus…
Access to the club library of guided meditations and somatic exercises to help support your daily slow wellness practice (I highly recommend downloading the Substack app. It makes listening to sessions easy and convenient.)
Community interaction — comment on posts and chat with me and the community (Slow Wellness is a team sport)
Member only perks from my brand partners and sponsors
Access to member-only content
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