ABOUT ME

Hi, I´m Mariana

I grew up surrounded by meditation and spirituality, yet it was through the complexity of relationships that I truly began my journey. Co-dependent by nature, I spent years entangled in dynamics where I would abandon myself. Break-ups felt like deaths. And still, something in me refused to believe that this was all there was.

ABOUT ME

Hi, I´m Mariana

I grew up surrounded by meditation and spirituality, yet it was through the complexity of relationships that I truly began my journey. Co-dependent by nature, I spent years entangled in dynamics where I would abandon myself. Break-ups felt like deaths. And still, something in me refused to believe that this was all there was.

THE CRISIS THAT CHANGED MY WORK

I thought I knew everything about relationships.

A few years ago I was building couples work and retreats with my partner. I guess I thought I had finally found my place in the

relationship world.

Then it ended. I lost my partner, a friend and my identity at the same time. I stopped offering retreats, and I started doubting all the things I had said to people.

That crisis changed what I believe healing is. Today every path I invite you into is one I walked myself.

WHAT I BELIEVE

Four things I keep coming back to

1

You don't have to change yourself.

You have to relearn how to love, know and accept yourself.

2

Your story has a meaning.

And you are the hero of it, who gets to write the next chapter.

3

Healing happens in the body.

Insight helps, and the body is where old patterns finally loosen.

4

Healing is a path.

Patterns may come back. What changes is how you meet them.

MY TRAINING

14 years with the nervous system, intimacy and life transitions

My approach is based on logotherapy, the search for meaning in what happens to us. My training includes:

BSc and MSc in Forensic Psychology

ThetaHealing therapist and instructor

Osho Primal Therapy and Osho Sexual Deconditioning therapist

Osho Tantra, Subtle Body Healing and Emotional Kinesiology

Somatic Experiencing (in training)

Founder of the Erotic Body Retreat, Intimacy Pump Process & Break-up Journey

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME

Aljezur, my daughter, cats, music and a really good coffee

I’m a mother based in Aljezur, in the south of Portugal. Outside of my work, you’ll often find me listening to music, dancing, hiking or hunting down great specialty coffee with friends. At home, I love tending to my space and watching my cats get up to mischief. I work online with women, men and couples across Europe, mainly in English.