Meet Your Melt Guides

yoga teacher · founder · yin inspired lifestyle guide · love bug

I am a Mom.
I am a Wife

I am a Friend.
I am a Yogini.
I am a Buddhist.
I am a Love Warrior. 

I am the founder of MELT—A Yin inspired life. 

Each of these paths I have walked, and the roles I embody, have created the woman I am today. Through my life experiences, my career within yoga and health, and working with students and clients, I have arrived at MELT. I work with people that crave pause. I teach people to find serenity in the chaos and how to nourish a yin-inspired life. 

I am a native Californian. After attending college in Oregon (proud duck! Quack!) I spent the early part of my career on the East Coast. Out of college I entered the corporate world and worked in the advertising and lobbyist realm. In the midst of my time in these business communities I attended my first Yoga Teacher Training in 2003 at Bikram’s Yoga College of India.

It wasn’t until 2008 that I found my way back to California and embarked on my path of yoga, health, and wellness in both my personal and professional life. Since that time I have been an entrepreneur,  holistic health counselor, yoga teacher, yoga studio owner, yoga teacher trainer, and business consultant. I hold the strong belief that a good teacher continues to learn. I enjoy retreating and feel nourished by participating in mentor and disciple relationships and I continue to attend trainings for my personal growth. 

Through the years I have found I gravitate toward Yang choices and in many ways live a Yang life. I balance my world with Yin practices. Yin choices benefit me every time and choosing them naturally is becoming more instinctual. It is no surprise that those whom gravitate toward me, find the same. There is a profound impact of Yin practices in enhancing our Yang-driven lives. Yin is yielding, allowing and nourishing. Instead of fighting back when confrontation arises, a yin-inspired life embraces it. Wraps its arms around daily challenges and gives you a big ol’ hug.

Ultimately, I show people how to dance within the chaos. I inspire them to get unstuck, unfreeze, and let go. I inspire them to melt into their true nature

Whether we see each other or meet in a yoga class, online setting, coffee shop, out on a neighborhood walk, or an exquisite retreat—you’ll find me with those who stay calm in the storm. Those are my people. 

My cause of choice is Moms Demand Action—a grassroots movement fighting to protect people from gun violence that is committed to doing what it takes to keep families safe. 

I have settled and built a home-base on the Central Coast of California, Shell Beach, with my family. You can find me on IG and FB @kellyacallender.

With over 25 years of experience in the field of personal transformation, including a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology, Whitney works as a resilience coach. Her approach bridges spiritual principles with practical therapeutic strategies to connect her clients to their deep wisdom and inner resilience. As a highly sensitive person and empath, she utilizes intuitive guidance and energy work to help people identify and release emotional and limiting belief blocks so they can experience more freedom and connection.

Whitney has experienced the power of daily dedication to meditation, yoga, and breathwork practices; and supports clients in finding their path to create ways to regulate their nervous and feel grounded no matter the circumstance they face. Originally from Hawaii, she now lives in California with her husband of 30 years, two hilarious and sparkly young adult daughters, and 1 fluffy ball of love.

Kelly’s passion for health and wellness was ignited in 2003 when she attended her first Yoga Teacher Training. As a result she shifted her life focus from the corporate world she was involved with on the East Coast and found her way back to California. She embarked on a path of yoga, health, and wellness in her personal and professional life. She has embraced a whole host of roles as an entrepreneur, holistic health counselor, yoga teacher, yoga studio owner, yoga teacher trainer, and business consultant.

Through the years she has found she gravitates toward Yang choices in our Yang world. She balances her world with Yin practices. Yin choices benefit us every time. There is a profound impact of Yin practices in enhancing our Yang-driven lives. Yin is yielding, allowing and nourishing. Instead of fighting back when confrontation arises, a yin-inspired life embraces it. Wraps its arms around daily challenges and gives you a big ol’ hug.
Ultimately, Kelly shows people how to dance within the chaos. She hopes to inspire them to get unstuck, unfreeze, and let go. She enjoys watching her students and those she loves to melt into their true nature.

In 2022 Kelly and her family moved to Shell Beach, California. She is looking forward to returning to Nevada County in September to connect with those in the foothills and be with some of her most favorite friends and students.