MELLO Wellness

Just some of the many benefits of yoga!

Improved balance and flexibility.
Increased strength and deeper breath.
Stress and anxiety management.
Connects one to their body, the earth and to spiritual energy.

What are some of the benefits you’ve found from practising yoga? Let me know in the comments.

“Healthy is an outfit that looks different on everybody.”

I am a firm believer that health and wellness is not a one size fits all approach nor does it look like one particular body type to the exclusion of all others.

Health, fitness and wellness belongs to all ❤

Mindfulness is such an important practice given how busy and fast paced our lives have become.

Practicing mindfulness allows you to decrease stress, improve general health, encourage connectedness to one’s body and self and increases general feelings of wellness. What’s not to love?

Some of my favourite ways to practice mindfulness include:
❤ Meditation
❤ Take some deep, intentional breaths
❤ Notice your senses, what are you seeing, feeling, hearing, tasting or smelling?
❤ Mindful movement.

Do you have any to add to the list? Let me know in the comments below.

Mello Wellness currently offers mobile massage and occasional days at Nascent Wellness, Coorparoo.

Please direct message the Instagram or page to organise your appointment!

Yoga means connection, bringing together, union. Early on, yoga for me was simply a pretty chilled out fitness class. I quickly learned that the physical practice was an equal union of breath, balance, strength, flexibility, and focus – and as a lover of personal development, this is really where my understanding of yoga broadened. Yoga became a home I would return to when I was anxious, lethargic, unbalanced, flustered, stressed, and even hopeful, confident, calm.

Yoga is passion, and I am passionate about creating a truly safe space to practice in. Physically, yogasana’s effect on me has been the following: using strength to avoid harming my body via hyper-extension, healthier flexibility, improved balance, some increase in strength, and deeper natural breathing.

Yoga has affected my emotional life extraordinarily. From helping my manage anxiety and depression, to giving me mental and emotional space, to giving me challenges to overcome, to even simply making me feel good and healthy and happy. It gives me space, either as a break from life, to breathe, or as a reflection on life, to work out where I’m at and where I want to be. It has engaged me spiritually. I’ve always been drawn to spirituality and yoga was a gateway for me to explore my connection to the earth and to the energies around me.

Yoga is an exercise – physically, mentally, spiritually. It connects me to myself, others, the earth and its energies. It teaches me discipline, encourages love and overcoming challenges and patience, and it can be fun and silly and sweet. It’s something I am lucky enough to be able to partake in, and a reminder to stay grateful and a perfectly imperfect human.

Mello Wellness Values

✨ Body neutrality, acceptance, and positivity.
✨ A holistic approach to health and wellness.
✨ Take what is helpful, leave what is not.
✨ Self-care and empowerment.
✨ Providing a safe and welcoming space for all.
✨ Movement for physical and mental health.

These values are ones that I feel deeply aligned with as a person and a business owner passionate about people’s health and well being. Mello Wellness reflects these values and aims to be a place where all feel welcome and in tune with their bodies!

Happy Friday!

I hope this weekend brings you time to move your body, spend time doing what brings you joy, practise a bit of self-care, and enter the new week feeling refreshed and rejuvenated!

What are you getting up to this weekend? Let me know in the comments.

In addition to massage, Mello Wellness offers classes and services in yoga and stage combat.

I have completed the 350-hour Yoga Teacher Certification and am excited to be offering private, group and community beginner friendly Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin Classes.

Please message me to register your interest in practicing together! 🙏

Take some time out for self-care with a relaxation massage or sort out those aches and pains with a remedial massage today. We promise you’ll leave feeling on cloud nine!

Direct message to book in today.

Mellow Wellness Services – Massage

We currently offer:
✨ Sports Massage
✨ Relaxation/Swedish Massage
✨ Remedial Massage
✨ Deep Tissue Massage

All massages include a short consult at the beginning to determine how to tailor the massage to the client, and a short check-in at the end to discuss further treatment options and at-home practices to help with any issues identified during the massage.

The face behind Mello Wellness!

Melanie Bolovan is a qualified Remedial massage therapist, specialising in trigger pointing, deep tissue, and relaxation massage.

"I’m passionate about body neutrality/acceptance/positivity and self-care, as well as taking a holistic approach to health. I want to encourage relaxation, recuperation, and maintenance in my clients’ bodies by delivering effective, personalised treatments.

I love learning about and engaging in all forms of movement, particularly martial arts, yoga, and physical theatre.

Outside of the treatment room, I’m an actor and singer and host a fun podcast about dogs. I’m excited to further my study of human movement by studying additional massage techniques, weightlifting, yoga instructing, and fight directing for actors."

Introducing Mello Wellness!

Mello Wellness is a Meanjin/Brisbane based small business, proud to offer massage therapy and yoga practice services.

Mello Wellness is passionate about movement, holistic health, inclusivity, body positivity and self-care. I hope this can be a space where you feel welcome and get excited about these topics with me, and let’s not forget, book in for a massage or two!