Awaken and Align in the Azores: A Soulful Retreat for Women (2023)

During this extraordinary retreat in the magnificent Azores, we will find our North Star with a grounding foundation of mindful movement, meditation, manifestation as well as various transformative workshops.

Each day will bring a new experience, adventure and connection with nature, locals, yourself and our group on a deep and authentic level.

Through the unique vortex energy of this special place along with its culture, your senses and experiences, you will awaken parts of yourself that have been dormant for way too long. You will leave with a deeper sense of identity by working to align yourself with your values, desires and purpose.

Return home with a renewed version of yourself and the confidence and tools to continue to transform, reinvent and create wholeness and a new dimension for your self and your life.

Melanie Wilson-Lloyd is a transformational life and wellness coach who is devoted to helping people achieve their fullest potential. With a wholistic practice including transformation through travel, she combines her expertise in personal growth and development with her passion for exploring new cultures and perspectives. She loves to spark shifts, create clarity and belief-change to help individuals who are in transition or feeling stuck in their lives and are seeking their true purpose.

Born and raised in a suburban town outside of Philadelphia, Melanie always felt a deep curiosity about the world beyond her own. As she lived in different parts of the US and other countries and explored various cultures, Melanie became deeply inspired by the transformative power of travel. She began to see how stepping out of one’s comfort zone and experiencing new ways of life can help people break free from limiting beliefs and unlock their full potential.

After her divorce and other personal struggles in her career, Melanie transformed her own life and became a certified life and wellness coach with a focus on guiding people through states of change by looking at a whole person — mind, body, and spirit. She founded her own coaching practice, Emerge Life and Wellness, where she helps individuals and groups to overcome obstacles, identify and achieve their goals, and live happy, balanced and fulfilling lives.

Melanie’s unique approach to coaching incorporates her love for travel, which she sees as a powerful tool for personal growth and transformation. She leads group retreats and individual sessions that combine mindfulness and coaching techniques, with immersive travel experiences, helping clients to expand their horizons and create huge shifts in their lives. A cornerstone of her philosophy, travel is the catalyst for people to to see themselves and their life in a new light. By expanding perspectives, building confidence, creating new connections and community, discovering purpose, and fostering gratitude, Melanie believes travel can bring about profound changes in people’s perceptions of themselves and their life experience.

Melanie is deeply committed to helping others find their own paths to personal growth and fulfillment, beyond what they’ve ever experienced or imagined. With her expertise, compassion, and adventurous spirit, she inspires clients to embrace their own journeys of self-discovery and lasting transformation.

Certifications/Accreditations

• IFC CEE Life and Heath Coach, Heath Coach Institute
• Master Reiki Certification
• BA Spanish