Announcing the Crown Chakra Sound Bath with @soundsforthesouldj at @unitycenterdsm April 21st at 4:00

This series has been such a wonderful experience, we have really tapped into the energy centers that we hold within our bodies, this next part in our series will be focused on our crown chakra!

We will bring balance to the lower chakras using instruments that are finely tuned to create movement and to help awaken parts of yourself.

The crown chakra is the seventh chakra. Located at the top of the head, it gives us access to higher states of consciousness as we open to what is beyond our personal preoccupations and visions. The function of the Crown chakra is driven by consciousness and gets us in touch with the universal.

This deep purple and white thousand petaled lotus sits at the top of the head like a crown. It is associated with the pituitary gland and helps to regulate the endocrine system and nervous system.

This sound bath is for everyone, but if you are feeling disconnected from your mind, body or spirit this will be especially beneficial.

As we open and balance this chakra you may feel a sense of bliss when you find heaven and earth within your body.

Bring your nest, and comfort items for this 90-minute immersive experience with sound, hypnosis and connection. Sign up by contacting myself or Deb Jennings, cost is $40 and if you would like cacao that will be an additional $10 which needs to be preordered by Saturday April 20th.

See you all there!!

Discover your inner wisdom and embark on a profound journey of self-discovery with Shannon, Marsha, and Melodie at Elemental Balance, Nika Life, and Grateful Life Wellness. Experience guided meditations, celestial messages, ancestral wisdom, and sound healing in a serene sanctuary, transforming your mind and body.

Reserve your space by emailing Melodie at gratefullife1771@gmail.com

Payment can be made through Venmo @Melodie-Polansky or through digital invoice to be paid by Card or cash

From Coral:

Billy and Jess are my pillars in this show (and life in general). They helped me significantly with the first run and are crucial community members of local goodness in Des Moines. Billy is a rapper, R&B artist, spoken word performer, Foundation founder and basically the King of Des Moines. Jess is a light beam and a soulful creature who’s passion lies in cultivating community and conversation. She’s a community leader and public speaker and dope ass human full of wise words born for a stage. Reanna is a wordsmith. Through and through. She shares a special blend of storytelling and poetry that cut to the core and hug your heart. Melodie is a born healer. Her sound baths save souls and her intricate and innate gifts are healing humans and the earth. Jennae is a published author and poet with a huge following. Her words feel like warmth to me. She’s from Minnesota and I’m so stoked you’ll all be here to make magic again together!!! ✨

Consider-it-Coral - Des Moines Performing Arts

Join Melodie for an evening of transformative sound. Melodie taps into the mystic and channels the frequency of LOVE as she sings and plays the finely tuned instruments designed to create movement in the energetic, emotional and physical body.

Self Investment - $35

"Find Your Voice" empowers you to unlock your true potential and communicate assertively using vocal exercises, mindfulness techniques, and chanting in a nurturing atmosphere that fosters confidence and self-expression. Gain a deeper understanding of your breath and discover how it can unleash your inner strength, enabling you to speak your mind and articulate your goals with ease.

This Sunday come to Grateful Life Wellness and enjoy a morning of Sound!

3/10 at 9:00am

Suggested Ticket Price is $35, pay it forward or pay what you can!

Space is limited so reserve your spot soon!

Monthly Sound Bath Meditation

Contact Melodie directly or Register by clicking the BOOK NOW button

🌟 Presence: A Soulful Journey 🌟

Join us for an enchanting evening where Marsha, a gifted spiritual guide and channeler, and Melodie, a maestro of sound healing, weave together their talents to create a harmonious and transformative experience.

Event Details:

• Date: February 20th

• Time: 5:30-7:00pm

• Location: Grateful Life Wellness 319 E 5th Street Des Moines, IA 50311

What to Expect:

1. Spiritual Channeling with Marsha:

• Marsha will channel spirit messages and wisdom. Her connection to higher realms allows her to bring forth insights, guidance, and healing energy.

• Be prepared to receive messages that resonate with your soul, offering clarity, comfort, and inspiration.

2. Sound Healing by Melodie:

• Melodie, a seasoned sound healer, will create a sonic sanctuary using crystal bowls, Chimes, Drums, and other sacred instruments.

• Immerse yourself in the gentle waves of sound as they ripple through your being, dissolving tension, balancing energies, and inviting deep relaxation.

• Melodie’s soundscapes are designed to awaken all layers of your luminous energy field—body, mind, soul, and spirit.

1. Guided Meditation and Presence Practice:

• Together, Marsha and Melodie will lead a guided meditation to anchor you in the present moment.

• Learn techniques to quiet the mind, open your heart, and attune to the subtle energies around you.

• Discover how presence can be a powerful catalyst for healing, transformation, and connection.

Why Attend?

• Rejuvenate: Release stress, worries, and distractions. Immerse yourself in healing frequencies.

• Connect: Connect with like-minded souls and create a supportive community.

• Elevate: Elevate your consciousness and expand your awareness.

Reserve Your Space:

• Limited spots available. Pre-registration is required.

• To secure your spot, go to www.mynikalife.com/events

• Exchange: $40, please let us know if you would like to contribute to our pay it forward fund for those who would like to attend but are in financial hardship.

Let the synergy of spirit and sound guide you toward inner harmony and presence. 🌿✨

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Join One Planet Earth with Dani Reed and Grateful Life Wellness with Melodie Polansky on February 14th for an evening curated to activate the deep unconditional love that you hold within. We will begin by opening with the beautiful gift of medicine from mama cacao which aids to open the heart and prepare your body for deep meditation and healing. Melodie and Dani will be offering a transformative and activating meditation using the power of Sound, Frequency and Reiki to open and free the heart.

Book Here:

Grateful Life Wellness in Des Moines IA | Vagaro

Join Deb Jennings with Sounds for the Soul and Melodie Polansky with Grateful Life Wellness for the 4th in our series of Chakra Balance Sound and Hypnosis. Contact me directly through Facebook or Instagram or by email. at gratefullife1771@gmail.com

Cacao will be available, if you would like to reserve a cup, please contact Deb 24 hours before the event.

Come in for Comfort and Warmth during the coldest time of the year. Cost is $35 for a 90 minute guided hypnosis and sound bath.

To register please contact me at gratefullife1771@gmail.com

Sounds for the Soul by Deb Jennings will offer the annual New Year's Eve Chakra Clearing and Balancing Sound Bath on 12/31/23 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Melodie Polansky of Grateful Life Wellness will join us this year. Clear old energies, letting go of what no longer serves you and balance your energetic system, preparing yourself energetically for 2024.

$40/person. PayPal at soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com or Venmo @Deb-Jennings-2 or cash at door.

If you'd like a sacred cacao beverage to enhance your meditation experience please order from Deb by 10 p.m. 12/30. $10 additional.

November 14th at 6:30 for this Ceremony of the Heart that will infuse the medicine of movement, with Cacao, mantras, and soothing sound healing to close our time together.

The Ceremonial Cacao that we will share is from the Rainforest of Guatemala, harvested by a Women's Collective, with the intention to be served and used as medicine.

Due to the benefits Cacao has been used for centuries to aide in meditation, dance, and ceremonies all over the world.

After we take some time with our Cacao, we will move into Kirtan, learning some mantras in Sanskrit (the yogic language) This will be a call and repeat practice.(No experience nessesary) If you know a mantra or two, you are welcome to share with us too! During this Kirtan you will learn what each Mantra means, and the story behind it. This is a beautiful way to deepen your yoga practice, and explore your voice without judgement. All sounds are welcome, so if you have drums, shakers, or any other instruments, feel free to bring them along! You do not need to stay seated for this practice, in fact many people like to dance during Kirtan, so movement is encouraged!

We hope that this experience leaves you feeling uplifted and inspired, and more connected to your hearts song!

Bring your own cup for Cacao, water bottle, and any yoga props that you may want for this time together. If you don't have your own props, we have some you can borrow!

Suggested donation $25-$45 and sign up and prepayment is required to insure we have the right amount of cacao for you.
Pay via Venmo @alllovemovement or PayPal love.sendit@gmail.com or message me if you intend to pay cash upon arrival.

If you feel you need to be here and funds are an issue, please send me a message and we can see about sponsorship. If you are in financial abundance, and want to sponsor someone, please reach out ❤

Join us at Grateful Life Wellness for a day of celebrating the beauty of small business connection. I wanted to co-create this event with the intention of letting some of the businesses in our community have a space to shine. Shamanic Past Life Readings, Oracle Readings, Tarot Readings, Food, Art, and a Pyramid Meditation with Sound Healing and more.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH 2023
5PM – 8PM | FREE WILL DONATION

SACRED CEREMONY FOR WOMBKEEPERS
With Alyssa Gutierrez

EVENT INSPIRATION:
Alyssa Gutierrez has been initiated into the Sacred Womb Sisterhood Traditions, and has taken on the honor to offer this ceremony, and other similar ceremonies to women, and womb keepers. This ceremony comes from a beautiful blend of sacred traditions that offers, inspires and holds space for women to heal themselves, and their ancestral lineages. During this ceremony Alyssa will offer the traditions of her Greecian hertiage linage, and the traditions of South America.

This sacred ceremony comes to us from the Medicine-Women of Greece, the Amazon, Peru and Mexico, as a transcendence of suffering, fear and blood-lineage karma and trauma. It is a sacred practice that has been offered to women for generations. Its purpose is to heal the suffering, karma and trauma that has been passed on through the female lineages, from which we all come.

Join us in ceremony, on the evening of the Solar Eclipse, to connect with Gaia, Pachamama; our Earth Mother, for this deeply moving ceremony. The energy and emotions that come to fruition throughout this ceremony, will create awareness from deep within you to begin (or continue) the healing of your womb space, and all energies, experiences, traumas, agreements, and pain in which you inherited through your blood and incarnation in this life. If you are a woman, a person with a womb, or a person who had a womb, then please join us in ceremony.

This event is open to maidens, mothers and crones alike. Young ladies 8 years of age or older are welcome to come. Bring your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, and your lady friends. This will be a powerful healing experience for all.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
• 5:00pm – 5:30pm: Arrival of guests, cleansing of energies, and opening of the sacred circle
• 5:30pm – 6:30pm: Honoring of the Maidens, the Mothers, and the Crones in sacred sisterhood
• 6:30pm – 7:15pm: Fire ceremony for ancestral womb keepers, present womb keepers, and future generations
• 7:15pm – 8:00pm: Sacred sound medicine, final offerings, and sealing of the sacred circle

Guests must reserve their spot to this ceremony in advance; as we will be preparing specific items for each attendee. This is a free-will donation event, we do not want a cost to keep anyone from joining us. However, a recommendation of a $10 - $15 donation would be appreciated to cover the costs of the items that will be supplied to participants and for the guest practitioners that will be holding sacred space for this ceremony.

COME PREPARED:
• Come in comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing
• Bring a pillow and/or yoga mat, meditation pillow, or seating
• Insect repellant, as this event will be outdoors
• Guests are welcome to bring a drum or a rattle if they have one
• Bring a journal and/or writing utensil
• This ceremony can oftentimes be emotional, we typically have a larger group; it is recommended that you bring your own tissues so it is more readily available to you

THE LOCATION OF THIS CEREMONY WILL BE PROVIDED ON A PRIVATE BASIS TO EACH GUEST ATTENDING 2-DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. IT WILL BE IN THE CLEAR LAKE IOWA AREA.

As always, we appreciate your support and interest in our events!

If you would like to sign-up for this event- please call or text Alyssa Gutierrez at: 641-781-0038 or send us a private message on Facebook-Meta. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank you!

15 minute Sound Meditation under the Copper Pyramid.

These meditation sessions we will set and intention and then I will use Sound and Reiki to help clear the roadblocks as the Pyramid amplifies the intention!

Join Sounds for the Soul by Deb Jennings and Grateful Life Wellness by Melodie Polansky for the second in a series of collaborative sound baths featuring reiki infused sounds with a combined collection of sound instruments, hypnosis by Melodie, and a focus on clearing, releasing, balancing, harmonizing, strengthening and energizing the heart chakra. We will work with the element of air as we work with this chakra energy center. Our later sound baths in the series will address additional chakras. 90 minutes sound bath $40. If you'd like a sacred cacao beverage to enhance your meditation experience please order from Deb by Saturday, September 30 at 10 p.m. $10 additional fee. Reserve your space by paying at PayPal soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com or Venmo @Deb-Jennings-2 or notifying Deb 515-371-0725 or soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com or Melodie of your intention to intend and pay cash at the door.

No children under the age of 12.

Food available for purchase after event prepared by Jyo Maan and Olive O'Connell. Additional fees for food.

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Join me in my studio for a Hypnosis combined with Sound Bath to help shed the things that are no longer serving you.

Click Book Now to reserve your space!

Class size is limited

Make payment ($35) at Venmo @Melodie-Polansky or pay day of

Passage to Gaia Retreat, an immersive journey of self-discovery and empowerment that invites you to connect with the essence of Mother Earth and unleash your inner power. Nestled in the serene surroundings of Middleswart Lodge in Indianola, Iowa, this transformative retreat on Sunday, September 10, 2023 offers a unique opportunity to embark on a profound exploration of personal growth and inner transformation.

During this retreat, you will engage in a variety of empowering activities designed to ignite your inner spark and guide you towards living a life aligned with your true desires. From future self hypnosis and manifestation exercises to releasing limiting beliefs and moving through fear, exercises to hone into your intuition, each experience is thoughtfully crafted to help you discover your inner strength and create positive change in your life.

Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the retreat location as you embark on guided journeys that balance your inner light and empower you to stand your ground on important issues. Explore visionary ideas that can improve your life and gain practical tools to take control of your destiny.

Nourish your body and soul with nourishing catered meals and indulge in moments of relaxation and reflection. Connect with a supportive community of like-minded individuals who are on their own journeys of self-discovery, and together, create a space of growth, inspiration, and collective empowerment.

Join us for the Passage to Gaia Retreat and unlock the power within you to shape your dreams and manifest your true potential. Embrace the wisdom of Mother Earth as you embark on this transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment."

We hope this updated description reflects the activities and experiences of the retreat, emphasizing the transformative nature of the journey.

Event Price: $275

Pay-It-Forward Sliding Scale:

Our mission is to activate an inclusive experience for all. In order to be inclusive, we strive to be financially accessible to all. We offer sliding scale for anyone experiencing financial hardship.

Offering these services does come at a cost and we need your support in making sure our retreats remain sustainable. One way that we work to accomplish this is with our Pay-It-Forward fund. If you would like to pay more than the original ticket price, you will be helping to cover the services for those who may not have access to these resources.

Consider paying more if you are someone who wants and has the means to support the sustainability of sliding scale pricing.

If you need a reduced ticket price, please contact us directly. This option is reserved for those who are experiencing financial hardship or low-income.

Join Sounds for the Soul by Deb Jennings, Grateful Life Wellness by Melodie Polansky and Justin Apple for the first in a series of collaborative sound baths featuring reiki infused sounds with a combined collection of sound instruments, hypnosis by Melodie, and a focus on clearing, releasing, balancing, harmonizing, strengthening and energizing the root, sacral and solar plexus chakras.

We will work with the elements of earth, water and sacred fire as we work with these 3 chakra energy centers. Our later sound baths in the series will address additional chakras. 90 minutes sound bath $40. If you'd like a sacred cacao beverage to enhance your meditation experience please order from Deb by Saturday, July 29 at 10 p.m. $10 additional fee. Reserve your space by paying at PayPal soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com or Venmo @Deb-Jennings-2 or notifying Deb 515-371-0725 or soundsforthesouldj@gmail.com or Melodie of your intention to intend and pay cash at the door. 

Sound Bath at Grateful Life Wellness 319 E 5th Street 7:00 for 90 minutes. Parking is available on the street and there are multiple parking garages in the East Village. I have mats, bolsters and light blankets for your use, feel free to bring any of your own comfort items. Cost is $35

Release your inner wild woman and take a chance to truly see yourself as you let down your mask and unfold into your authentic self. these sessions will have a short energy balance to connect to your center and into your heart, and then into the photo shoot to paint your radiant light. 4 spots are available!

Bring your nest and reset! Sound Bath and guided hypnosis! 7:00-8:30 at Grateful Life Wellness

To reserve your space please click the Book Now Button, or send me a message at gratefullife1771@gmail.com or through Instagram or Facebook Messenger. Payments can be made to Venmo @Melodie-Polansky or Credit Card.

Unlock the Heart is a sacred event with an open invitation to receive love. You will experience the alchemy of Sound and Breath, all while being present with the highest vibrational energy. Feel into this love and learn how you can begin to express your truest self. In this intimate setting, every part of you will get to feel safe and seen. When we can trust that our voices will be heard, life begins to unlock the key to our heart as we align with our truth.

On Saturday, April 22nd from 2:30-4:30pm, join in on this journey as we awaken our souls with a combined session of Sound Healing and Meditative Breathwork. Melodie will grace us with her talents through vocal toning, singing bowls attuned to our energy body, and many other instruments to bathe you in the frequency of love. These beautiful sounds will become the ultimate playlist for Rachel to facilitate a gentle meditative breathwork session, allowing the breath and body to guide you through the healing that you deserve in the moment.

This will be a $66 self-investment, but right now we are running a special through Sunday, April 2nd where you'll receive $10 off! Sign up today at https://bit.ly/40xyQmE to reserve your spot. Space is limited. We look forward to seeing you!

Join me at Grateful Life Wellness Studio to experience the beauty of Hypnosis, Reiki, and Sound Medicine to help you get into a deep and blissful state of relaxation, restoration and release. Reservations are made once payment is received at

Venmo @Melodie-Polansky