Meet Melanie
Sound Healing · Spinal Flow · Energy Work
Napa Valley & Beyond
Hi, I’m Melanie
I'm a multi-modality energy practitioner and the Founder & Co-Owner of Studio Be Napa.
You can think of me as the person who shows up with the tools that actually work.
I’m a sound healer, Spinal Flow practitioner, Reiki Master, and the founder and co-owner of Studio Be Napa. I've spent over 20 years working with people who are ready to stop managing and start actually changing.
What I offer isn't one thing. It's a body of work built from two decades of training, practicing, and living inside these tools myself. Sound healing, energy work, nervous system support, somatic practice. I bring all of it, and I bring humor, warmth, and a grounded presence that makes the room feel safe without making it feel precious.
Whatever brought you here is enough. You're welcome exactly as you are.
My work is for people who know something needs to shift but can't think their way there. People carrying stress, grief, old patterns, or just a persistent sense that there's more available to them than what they're currently living.
I offer a safe, non-judgmental space and tools that meet you where you are — mind, body, and spirit. Whether that's a sound bath, a Spinal Flow session, or an energy clearing, what happens here has a way of staying with you.
Twenty years in, I am still a student of this work. Still receiving, still sitting with what I don't know, still letting it change me.
This ongoing relationship with the work is what I bring into the room with you.
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What it’s Like to Work Together
I don't come in with a fixed plan. I listen first. To what you say, to what your body is telling me, to what's underneath both of those things. Then I draw from twenty years of tools to meet you exactly where you are.
Sessions feel warm and unhurried. There's humor in the room. There's safety without heaviness. You won't feel studied or managed. You'll feel met, sometimes in ways you didn't know you needed.
People often leave not quite able to put into words what shifted. They just know something did. That's usually how it works.
What Melanie Stands For
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This is not a curated space where you need to arrive a certain way. You are welcome here as you are, with whatever you are carrying, on whatever kind of day it is.
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Your body carries its own wisdom. My role is to help you remember that, not to become a source you can't live without. The work has always been yours.
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I only offer what I have lived. If I haven't moved through it myself, it doesn't belong in the room. What you receive from me is real because it came from somewhere real.
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I am still receiving, still learning, still sitting inside my own evolution. That is not incidental to what I offer. It is the heart of it.
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I have seen people release what they carried for decades. I have watched the body remember what it always knew. There is more available to you than you may have been taught to believe.
Training & Certifications
Currently Practicing:
Spinal Flow Practitioner — trained with Dr. Carli Axford, 2024
Sound Healing Levels 1 & 2
Usui Reiki Master/Teacher — certified since 2002
Access Bars Practitioner — 2011
Ordained Minister, Universal Life Church
Trained In:
Massage Therapy
Depth Hypnosis, Spiritual Counseling & Regression
Theta Healing DNA 1 & 2
Symphony of Possibilities with Dr. Dain Heer
Light/Soul Language
Access Hands-On Energetic Healing & Facelift
Currently Studying:
Somatic Energy with Dr. John Amaral
Sound Therapy at Globe Institute
Ways We Can Work Together
I'm one of the few practitioners bringing this range of body-based, nervous system, and energetic modalities together under one roof in Napa Valley. Each one is something I have trained in, practiced, and lived inside myself.
Sound Healing & Sound Baths: Deeply immersive experiences using crystal singing bowls, gong, chimes, and more. Welcoming for first-timers, sensory-sensitive individuals, and anyone who just needs to exhale. EXPLORE SOUND HEALING
Spinal Flow: A gentle, hands-on practice working with the spine and nervous system to release stored tension and restore ease. Especially effective for anxiety, chronic pain, poor sleep, and the highly sensitive. EXPLORE SPINAL FLOW
Reiki & Energy Work: Intuitive energetic support including Reiki, Access Bars, and somatic energy work to help you clear, ground, and reconnect with your own innate intelligence.
Breakthrough Sessions: A powerful blend of modalities for those ready to move through something specific. I listen, synthesize, and build a session designed entirely around you.
this will be a contact form!!
FORM SECTIONHeadline: Not sure where to start? Let's figure it out together.
Fill out the form below and I'll personally respond with a suggested starting point based on what you share — no call required. If you're feeling ready for something deeper, you can also request a short call to explore what a longer container might look like for you.
Either way, you're in the right place. Just start.
Your name
Your email
What's bringing you here right now?(Tell me as much or as little as you'd like)
What are you most hoping to feel or experience?
More calm and ease in my body
Relief from stress, anxiety, or burnout
Emotional clarity or processing
A deeper connection to myself
Something I can't quite name yet
All of the above
Are you drawn to anything in particular?
Sound healing
Spinal Flow
Energy work
I don't know, I just know I need something
I'm open to whatever feels right
Is there anything else you'd like me to know?(This is a good place to share anything about your space, your home, your land, or anything else that feels relevant. Nothing is too unusual here.)
☐ I'd love a call if that feels right
CTA: SEND MY NOTE TO MELANIE