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I’m Melissa Dahlia Ghattas, and I'm a teacher, student, somatic guide, seeker and a devotee.
I was born in the beautifully eclectic city of Melbourne, where the vibrant culture couldn’t quite shake the feeling that I somehow didn't belong. Growing up, I often felt that the truth I knew inside was dismissed, or somehow reshaped by the world around me. I tried to fit in but instead I met a painful darkness, bulimia, depression, moments where I felt completely broken. It was in those moments of desperation that I learned to turn inward, to pray for guidance and a way out.
That search became my path forward, an initiation of my journey at a very young age.
By the time I was 16, I already knew my world belonged elsewhere. That is when Mother India called. She whispered to my heart, beckoning. Immersed in her kaleidoscope of history and wisdom, I began to discover my path.
In my early 20s, I began dating a famous football player, and a privileged, predictable life was mapped out in front of me. I should have been content – yet I wasn’t. When I could no longer ignore the pull of an invisible force, I left certainty behind to embrace adventure and the unknown.
Since then, and for the past two decades, I have devoted myself to yoga as a path towards reconnecting with my truest form of self. Looking back, I now know that it was all imperfectly right. When we learn that our life’s challenges are to be navigated, felt, and transformed, we truly realign with our light.
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As I teach and hold space for others, I have rediscovered my own truth. The mysticism of Indian mythology and Tantra philosophy transports me to a sacred space where I feel seen and heard. A place where I feel I belong and where I am free to let go and surrender fully.
I have always been drawn to mysterious and divine energies. Through an ancient plant medicine ceremony, deep in the sacred valley in Peru, the Goddess, Shakti, revealed herself to me. She brought me a gift so profound it left me both humbled and expanded. I asked her to show me my fears and she mirrored back my power, and a truth echoed in every cell of my being. In that moment, I realised just how much we fear our own power, and that stepping into that power is the only thing that will truly free us.
I became a certified love and relationship coach as well as a women's empowerment coach through the Vital and Integrated Tantric Approach (VITA). Through this journey, I’ve come to understand that our body and mind are our deepest source of wisdom, always holding the truths we often forget. VITA has guided me to remember the lost parts of myself, offering a sacred system that leads back into authenticity, love, and the power of embodied truth.
At the International School of Temple Arts in Austria, I realigned with pure love and my partner in life. All of these potent forces have shaped my remembering. Together, they are what ultimately guide and inform my life’s offerings. Today, Dubai is where I call home. I am blessed to travel, teach, and study both here and across the world as my journey continues to unfold.
As you read these words,
I invite you to pause