Melissa Santangelo’s personal mission is to teach methods of holistic self care that help humans all over the world learn how to connect with their own Groovy Goddess. Her life’s undertaking has created an energy work practice meant to enrich the lives of those souls she touches and media content aimed at connecting each viewer with their authentic Self.
Spa Santangelo’s Mission is to serve as sacred space. We are Santa Cruz County’s premier provider of alternative health care and holistic recovery & wellness. Located in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, we offer respite and nepenthe for stress and energy related imbalances.
Spa Santangelo offers an epicurean spa experience, bespoke sound baths, and scenic overnight stays.
We are always looking for talented holistic team members to teach in the space or enjoy a spiritual gathering. If you think you’ve got what it takes, email your resume to melissa@spasantangelo.com.
Melissa Santangelo ~ The Groovy Goddess
Founder of Spa Santangelo
Melissa Santangelo, known as The Groovy Goddess, is the visionary founder of Spa Santangelo, a sanctuary for rest and relaxation nestled among the redwoods of Felton, California. Established in 2003, Spa Santangelo has become a beloved destination for rejuvenation and self-care, earning the title of Best Day Spa in Santa Cruz for 2022. Surrounded by flowering gardens and vibrant mosaic art, the spa offers a full range of affordable over night stays, private treatments, and join a workshop. All designed to nurture body, mind, and spirit.
Expertise and Philosophy
Melissa’s philosophy is that of, balance your Chakras and understand how to clear and protect your energy.
Courses and Publications
Melissa’s passion for teaching continues through her growing library of educational content. Her book, The Key To Life Is Balance, now available as an online course, helps individuals cultivate harmony in all aspects of life. Building on this foundation, her upcoming How To Balance Your Energy Masterclass explores the power of the Chakras to heal, align, and create a balanced lifestyle.
Media and Creative Work
From 2007 to 2011, Melissa shared her expertise through her quarterly column, “Fitness for the Dancer,” in Belly Dance Magazine, where her insights received enthusiastic acclaim. Between 2008 and 2009, she co-hosted the radio show “Radiance and Chocolate” on KSCO 1080AM, interviewing mentors and thought leaders in wellness, spirituality, and creativity. The show became a platform for inspiration and community connection.
Continuing her mission to empower others through movement, Melissa produced and starred in her own workout DVD, Groovy Goddess Workout Yoga and Pilates, blending strength, grace, and mindfulness into an uplifting fitness experience.
The Groovy Goddess Legacy
Through Spa Santangelo and her creative ventures, Melissa Santangelo embodies the essence of holistic living. Her work continues to inspire others to embrace balance, beauty, and self-love—living life as a true Groovy Goddess.
Balancing & Healing
At a young age, Melissa knew she would write a book about her transformational journey and started journaling. In 2008 she published The Key To Life is Balance, a journal of her illuminating life experiences and juicy healthy living tips that she has come to learn through her life journey so far. The book shares her tangled path to enlightenment on finding balance after becoming homeless at 36 with a 5 year old daughter to raise. Today, Melissa continues to self produce self-help books, videos, and recordings. In 2011, she created “The Balance Tool Kit” which offers the client many ways to reduce stress in order to heal theirs minds, bodies and spirits. The Key To Life Is Balance Tool Kit includes: The Key To Life Is Balance book and work book & two CDs: “Mystic Meditations for Daily Life” and “Success and Abundance.”
In 2013, Melissa created The Balance 7 Day Juice Cleanse meal plan with information about how herbs and food help the body integrate into a wellness marked by balance. This cleanse is inspired by a conversation Melissa had with Jack LaLanne himself and can be found in her second book, Spa-Cipes: The Spa Cookbook. This book includes all of Melissa’s holistic recipes to bring her spa to your home. At the age of 9, Melissa would create spa treatments from food in the kitchen and herbs from the garden when she felt alone and sad. Her teens and early twenties were spent overweight, depressed and lacking in self esteem due to a broken familial structure and lacking
communal support. Homelessness was her rock bottom. When she made the decision to go within she changed her life with big decisions. Intuition nurtured by a meditation practice helped inform those decisions. Now, her lifelong journey is to help others find balance easily and have fun while doing it.
Melissa is a 2003 graduate of Cypress Health Institute. Cypress’ comprehensive education of massage training and polarity has dovetailed with Melissa’s fitness background at Spa Santangelo to create a home base for integrative and practical health and wellness knowledge for her clients.
Sound Bath and Guided Meditation Workshop experience
Sound Bath & Guided Meditation Experience 80 min session
Step into a serene, supportive space and allow yourself to fully unwind. This immersive session combines the healing vibrations of a live sound bath with guided meditation, gentle yoga, and Reiki to calm your nervous system and restore inner balance.
You’ll be guided through Melissa’s Mystic Meditations, a thoughtfully curated journey that begins with Chakra Balance, flows into Letting Go, and concludes with Finding Joy. Each meditation is designed to gently reset your energy, release tension, and reconnect you to a sense of ease, clarity, and well-being.
This experience is perfect for those moments when life feels overwhelming—when your body is holding onto stress, your mind won’t slow down, or you simply need a reset.
After your session, you’ll receive access to purchase and download these meditations, so you can return to them anytime—whether your nervous system is in overdrive, emotions feel heavy, or you just need to come back to yourself.
💞 Couples Experience
This treatment can also be booked as a couples session simultaneously or up to a group of 6.
Pregnancy massage is not advised.