About
The Mind Behind Living In Flow: Melanie Gordon
I’m a California girl who moved to Colorado for university and fell in love with mountain life. In a story not unlike many others, I had a condo, a cat, good friends, and a life I loved. Also like many, I dreamed of working for myself one day.
I established Living in Flow to turn my passion for yoga and hula hooping into something more. Little did I know this leap would take me on a journey across the globe as a writer and retreat host.
My Story: Pain to Purpose
On October 19, 2021, I awoke to the devastating news that my home, possessions, and beloved cat, Moby, were lost in a fire. I found myself grappling with profound questions like, what do I do? What does this mean? Is this my dark night of the soul? In a quest to heal and learn what it truly means to live in flow - I decided to take the Universe’s lead and venture into the unknown.
With a backpack and a freshly printed passport, I embarked on solo travel through Central America - and it changed me forever.
Profound moments of happiness came also with deep pockets of grieving. Solo travel taught me how to show up for myself and move according to my own rhythm. I also became acutely aware of my privilege and the great privilege of travel
While backpacking gave me confidence in my abilities, a desire to contribute to something larger than myself grew. So I went to live and work in the jungles of Nicaragua doing web design and teaching yoga at an eco-lodge on the Laguna de Apoyo.
Living on Laguna de Apoyo, teaching yoga to travelers, and connecting with the Nicaraguan community healed my heart and changed my life. The more I stepped outside my comfort zone, the more synchronicities unfolded, inspiration soared, and chance encounters felt meant to be.
After three transformative months at the laguna, I said my goodbyes, leaving with two clear goals: to become fluent in Spanish and finally learn how to surf.
As soon as I moved to the town of Popoyo, I met the love of my life at a surf lodge on the beach where I got a job teaching yoga. Seeking to extend my adventure, I began taking on content creation projects and designed the lodge’s website, utilizing creative skills I’d always had a passion for.
During this time, I realized my nervous system had finally relaxed. I was no longer waiting for the other shoe to drop. I made peace with my past, and knew in my heart that the fire had given me the opportunity to live a more meaningful life; grounded and surrounded by nature.
Writing was always something that came naturally to me, so when the opportunity to travel write presented itself in August of 2022, I took it. Since then, travel writing has taken me to extraordinary places I never imagined visiting.
I sat with a family of mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, Africa, watched the sunrise over Uluru in the Northern Territory of Australia, and spent the night with an indigenous family in the Peruvian Andes.
I am deeply grateful for the chance to witness and experience such extraordinary facets of our world, which have inspired and transformed my perspective in many ways.
As my worldview expanded, a greater understanding and open-heartedness was revealed within me. It’s a true gift to share the transformative power of travel with readers around the world through my writing. I’m honored to tell my own stories and those of the incredible individuals I encounter.
With Living in Flow retreats, my mission is to create a space where women can empower themselves by stepping out of their comfort zones, learning new skills, and immersing themselves in travel. Just like I got to do.
By connecting deeply with nature, ourselves, and each other, we return home with renewed purpose and inspiration.
Living in flow is a dance. A balance of surrender and control; taking action, while knowing the potential of the Universe is on your side.
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