Join Our Upcoming 6-week Training!

6-Weeks of Diving Into Your Voice

1st & 3rd Sundays 5-7pm on Zoom

September - November (session full)

Next Session — January - March

When you join and participate in a WomanSpeak Circle, you learn to:

√ Transform any fear or self doubt about public speaking into authentic confidence

√ Deliver your message powerfully, in a way that deeply motivates and moves your listeners.

√ Speak directly and clearly from the heart

√ Tell a spellbinding story

√ Experience greater freedom to speak up in group meetings with men

√ Own the value of what you have to say

√ Use your authentic voice and ideas to create positive changes around you

√ Speak confidently and authentically in front of anyone: peers, an audience, your boss, in meetings, with male co-workers, in interviews, with intimate relationships… you name it. Anywhere you need to trust your voice and deliver your ideas, we’ll help you to do it powerfully and memorably!

Options for WomanSpeak Training

6-week training

(Bi-Weekly)

6 sessions. Gain speaking practice within a supportive cohort of 4-8 women. Meets every other week. Optional 2nd level 6-week training also available.

1-on-1 Sessions

(Weekly)

3 or 6 sessions. Focus on what you specifically need. You may want to work on an upcoming talk. prep for interviews, or simply receive individualized feedback to support you to feel empowered to speak, anywhere.

Ongoing Circle

(Bi-Monthly)

13-month curriculum, that you can join or leave anytime. Build friendships as you practice in a supportive, nurturing circle of women. Meets every other Friday 11am-1pm pst

Email me to learn about 1-day or 6-week trainings for companies/non-profits.

Sign up Today to Transform Your Confidence in Speaking in this 6-week Training!

Mela creates a wonderful, supportive and safe space to explore and grow as a speaker. I feel more confident and spontaneous as a result of attending her WomanSpeak Circle.

— Nicola Walker, Inner Freedom Coach

Mela Amaiya is passionate about empowering women in their bodies and their voices. In addition to Woman Speak circles, Mela hosts women’s embodiment retreats and empowerment programs. She works in Cuba regularly on Music and Dance programs, and in the Bay Area, she teaches Belly Dance classes to adults and teens.

She is a devoted mother of a 16 year-old, and a lifetime student of dance (Belly Dance, Cuban, Congolese, Haitian, Salsa), committed to continually evolving within herself.

With a BA in Dance and an MA in Women’s Spirituality, she believes in using the body as a portal to activate the wisdom of the Divine within, so that women can truly express their voices.

She believes WomanSpeak is potent medicine for these times, as women’s voices and reclamation of our sacredness are crucial for restoring balance to our culture, and ending injustice everywhere.

Mela is honored to be part of the WomanSpeak Community, and to support each woman to blossom into herself and her voice.

Mela has a lovely way of cultivating a safe space for our voices.

Her ability to share tools and techniques with a heart-based approach creates a welcoming environment for us to explore and grow our speaking ability from an authentic center. Our growth and the courage to speak is fostered, encouraged and nurtured!

Mela’s techniques for public speaking is paired with intuitive guidance  and a deep commitment to embrace and uplift women who speak.

— Adrienne, Student

 FAQs

  • 1st & 3rd Sundays, September 1 - November 17

    The dates are:

    September 1 & 15

    October 6 & 20

    November 3 & 17

  • Depends on your preference. I will send out curriculum, which includes training videos (maybe 30ish minutes per session), but I review the curriculum and themes within each circle, for people who didn’t have time to review the materials beforehand. So, you have the option to prepare or not.

  • There will be a partial recording available. The recording will include the topic introduction, and the circle members who consent to being recorded that day.

  • 4-8 circle members for the 6-week program.

  • Yes, we create community together. This is an interactive training and everyone is expected to be present on camera in order to build trust and safety within the group. Feel free to be in pajamas with messy hair though! Come as you are! This is about supporting our growth, not about how things look or how we think things should look. Your voice and presence within the circle is what matters.

  • Yes, if you have a group of 4 or more, we can schedule a training at a different time.

    If you have 3 or fewer people, you can email me with general preferred times that I will consider for future trainings.

    Also, there is an ongoing circle every other Friday 11am - 1pm pst.

  • We have everyone in the circle participate, at the level they feel comfortable. To create a culture of trust, it is important that each woman in the circle parrticipates. We start off gentle and create a culture of support from the beginning to help build your confidence. If you feel nervous, that’s normal. That’s why you’re here, and this is the perfect training to gently support you to speak with confidence.

  • Absolutely! WomanSpeak training is for anyone who identifies as a woman. It is important to me that ALL women’s voices are represented. Also, there is an optional sliding scale for BIPOC circle members.

  • If you are not happy for whatever reason, let me know within 24 hours of the first session, and I will give you a full refund.

  • Yes. BIPOC women have the option of sliding scale pricing, which ranges from 4-44% off. Email me for details.

    Depending on how many people use sliding scale per training, I may offer an additional sliding scale spot. Email me if this is something that will truly support you to do the training.

    My email is womanspeaktraining@gmail.com