About our Founder, Mellisa Dormoy
Best Selling Author, Guided Imagery Expert, Founder of ShambalaKids
Mellisa is a dedicated teacher and author with a focus on children’s self-esteem and happiness. You can feel her love for kids and her passion for what she does come through on each CD and program she creates and records. She has developed and taught many self improvement programs for both children and adults. She believes that the vocation of parenting allows us to evolve and experience life in a way nothing else can. "I am passionate about helping children to realize their full potential. High self esteem should begin at any early age and nurtured throughout life. If we give our children the necessary tools to deal with life’s more challenging experiences, they will be equipped with everything they need to lead happy, fulfilled and creative lives." she says.
Mellisa began her line of children’s meditation CDs in 2005 after discovering the need through her work with adult relaxation CDs. “Parents would constantly ask me if my CDs were appropriate for children because their children would sneak into the room to listen with them” she explains. “I realized that there was nothing on the market like this and I felt that I could create something truly magical for children that would help them establish a solid foundation of well-being and inner happiness. If children are aware of the power within at a young age, they can cultivate that and experience life in a positive way instead of feeling like life just happens to them. As parents, we are given an amazing gift. Each day spent with a child is an opportunity to teach love, kindness, compassion and inner strength. I feel truly blessed to be able to use my gifts to help families. It brings me constant joy." Mellisa has a BA in Psychology and has completed Masters Level work at La Sorbonne Paris V - The University of Paris in France. She is a certified hypnotherapist in good standing with the NGH and continually adds to her education with CEUs in guided imagery, stress management for Kids and topics working with children including emotional healing and anxiety relief.
Mellisa resides in New Jersey and enjoys meditation, fitness, personal development and of course, helping families! She loves to cook healthy food, read incessantly, go on spontaneous adventures, and constantly challenge herself to bring more joy and fun into life!
Mellisa Dormoy, CH - founder of ShambalaKids® - on a mission to reach and teach self esteem, stress management and goal attainment to children and teens all over the globe!
