Dec. 14, 2025 - Jan. 4, 2026

Sign up by 12/1 to save $50 off your registration.

The Program

Aligned Expansion is a virtual 30-day coaching and mentorship program. This program is designed to empower you to align with the highest version of yourself. Spend time intentionally clearing space to make room for more growth, abundance, and joy in your life.

Over the 30 days of this program, we’ll focus on four key themes: presence, release, alignment, and expansion. While exploring these topics, participants will be provided with insights and tools that can be used to help you align and expand at any stage of your journey.

Led by BWYC Founder Mel Douglas, this program combines:

  • yoga asana,

  • meditation and mindfulness practices,

  • one-on-one coaching,

  • various styles of journaling,

  • digging deep through personal inquiry,

  • community sharing and discussion,

  • a custom program workbook featuring a variety of activities, journaling templates, practice guides, and more to support your exploration of each weeks theme;

and so much more. Whether you’re working toward a specific goal or seeking to create space for healing and growth in your life overall, this program has something for everyone. 

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Cost & Payment Options

How much does this cost?
The full program cost is $450. You have the option to pay the full amount upfront or utilize a payment plan.

What is the payment plan option?
You can break your payment up into 3 installations ($200 deposit, $125 2nd payment, $125 final payment).

Use the code “ALIGNED” to sign up by December 1st and receive a $50 discount on your program cost.

What you receive

All Aligned Expansion participants receive:

  • (4) 90-min virtual group sessions focused on the key themes of the program (Presence; Release; Alignment; Expansion)

  • (2) 60-min private virtual coaching & mentorship sessions to explore whatever area of your life you’d like to focus on

  • My specially created 34-page Aligned Expansion Digital Workbook that contains weekly readings, a variety of journaling assignments, and focused inquiry work.

  • Access to live virtual yoga classes to support your overall wellbeing as you move through the program.

  • Weekly emails with inspiring books, podcasts, playlists, tips, tools, and more curated personally by me.

Who is this for?

This program is perfect for anyone looking to get intentional with their energy so they can lean into their growth for 2026. It is especially great for:

  • Wellness entrepreneurs looking for mentorship & guidance around building or growing their own wellness community and/or business

  • Wellness & Lifestyle Content creators who want guidance on building & growing intentional social media communities that bring in brand opportunities

  • Yoga instructors working to find their teaching voice and carve out a path for themselves in the wellness space

  • Any women seeking intentional support & insight as they build a life they truly love for themselves

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One-on-one Coaching Dates:

Our 60-min individual coaching sessions will be coordinated based on your schedule after you’ve signed up for the course.

All meetings will take place via Zoom.

Mentorship Qualifications:

Mel Douglas is a yoga instructor, content creator, and loving human being. A Brooklyn, NY native who now resides in LA with her pup and has a passion for houseplants.

She Founded The Black Women’s Yoga Collective in 2018, the same year she began sharing content on socials about her journey with practicing yoga.

Since then, Mel has accomplished many noteworthy successes for herself & her business including:

  • organically growing her online communities to well over 400,000+ supporters across a variety of platforms.

  • expanding BWYC’s offerings to include classes online as well as regular pop-up events in NYC and LA.

  • shaping BWYC into one of the leading retreat hosting organizations specifically serving Black women, with 15+ successful retreats under our belt and over 100+ Black women attendees served over the years.

  • securing paid content partnerships with brands like Nike, Uniqlo, Athlete, Airbnb, REI, Beyond Yoga, and many more.

  • executing corporate wellness initiatives for companies like The Grammy’s, SalesForce, Alo Yoga, and more.

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