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Melinda's superpower is presence - the kind that makes people feel possible, safe enough to be honest, and still enough to hear themselves. Melinda Alcosser is a Certified Walking Mentor and lifelong educator, endlessly curious and inspired by what becomes possible when people feel truly seen and supported to grow. She is certified in Experience Design with the Transformational Travel Council, holds a Travel Coach Certification and is an Accredited Walking Mentor. She works with young people, communities, and travelers across the world, always toward helping people feel genuinely seen, and alive to what becomes possible when they slow down, breathe and connect. Melinda holds a self-designed degree in Movement, Rhythm and Culture from Antioch College, a Master's in Environmental Education from Southern Connecticut State University, and studied at Yale's Teacher Preparation Program. Her years of working in the field of experiential education, and as a trainer in Kingian Nonviolence, a philosophy of compassionate and principled engagement rooted in the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., taught her something no credential can. Combining her experiences as an educator and her lifelong passion for travel, she is now a Verified Travel Advisor, certified with ASTA - The American Society of Travel Advisors. Doing business as, Carpe Dink’em Pickleball and With Heart Travel, Melinda is honored to have the opportunity as a Signature Travel Expert® to offer customized travel planning support to create meaningful and memorable experiences for families, couples, groups, and individuals for all types of travel. Melinda offers her services to design "with heart" immersive experiences to connect travelers with local people, support local organizations, in an experiential way. Melinda helps heart-centered people and communities design travel experiences that support their journey of connecting, honoring, caring for self, one another, and this sacred home we call earth. Special offers: • Writing as Heart Medicine – allowing what is inside to be revealed and expressed. Free flow and guided writing to meet with curiosity the yet to be known that is inside, find greater depth and gain clarity. • Drum Journeys for grounding and connection to the soul • Walking with Heart - combining nature, walking and mentorship to allow to slow down, gain perspective, find and follow your heart and become your best brave self Melinda has felt firsthand how moving through nature slows the mind and opens the heart. Nature is part of the medicine. It brings us back to the present, sharpens our awareness, and renews our connection to what is calling, to our own inner knowing. That personal knowing is at the root of everything she offers. Those who walk with her describe her as a sea of tranquility who brings calm without distance, honesty without edge, and a quality of attention that makes the world worth looking at again, slowly, with wonder. She is not here to give you answers. She is here to walk with you toward your own. Let's keep walking.