Caroline Meliones

About Caroline Meliones

Meet Caroline (Caro) Meliones, a yoga and meditation instructor, educator, photographer, international trip leader, traveler, outdoor enthusiast and mother. An educator at heart, she currently finds joy in practicing and teaching yoga, meditation, photography and Spanish. She is inspired by the dynamic and passionate team at Create Joy and believes in the power of women supporting and uplifting each other, especially when they bring their collective wisdom, skills, and experiences to generative spaces. You can connect with her on Linkedin or Instagram. Leaving my career as a high school Spanish teacher coincided with the birth of my second child (oh and the pandemic!) rises to the surface as two BIG growth journeys happening simultaneously. I am inherently someone who thrives when the river of life feels spontaneous and “flowy,” however when deciding to become a mother and start a family I had relied on my chosen career as a “given” stability. When that changed and my first child was born I was left in a state of groundlessness that I had not felt before. I have learned so much and come so far in redefining what both of the roles of mother and career look like for me and how to trust, lean into, and stay open to the process of things not working out entirely as you expected. I had to quiet a lot of noise to get back to my center and begin to rebuild again as I evolved. I am inspired to help others on their journey into motherhood and career changing and how mindfulness, meditation, breathing techniques, creative practices, community and yoga can help anchor us throughout the process to keep us present and remind us that we can choose JOY when things are hard. I will leave you with a paraphrase of words by Mark Nepo: “There are two major ways that human beings can grow…by willfully shedding what no-longer serves them or by being broken open…what is opened in us is always more important that what opens us.”