“I interviewed four different practitioners before finding Mariela. I am so glad I went with my gut. I have never felt so seen and held by an individual. Mariela goes above and beyond in everything she does with grace and kindness. Her number one priority has always been my safety and comfort. 

Starting this journey can be so intimidating. I had been experiencing a deep depression for over a decade that had affected every aspect of my life. Western medicine was not helping and some of it was making me feel worse. I've been working with Mariela for a little over 3 months now. For the first time in my life I have seen a sizable shift in my mental health and well-being.

It feels like my brain is actually healing. I am also able to better process my past traumas with my therapist.  Working with Mariela has touched every aspect of my life. It has not only made living more bearable but enjoyable and pleasurable.

I've found hope that I thought I had lost a really long time ago. 

Mariela's experience and knowledge is immense!! She has some absolutely kick-ass resources and videos that she makes herself. They make the process so accessible and clear! This is coming from someone who has been reading recommended literature about the process for almost a year.” 

“The beauty of this experience is something that I will never forget, and I want to intwine my feelings, my revelations, the new knowledge of my gifts and the pure love and I joy I feel into every aspect of my life. I feel like a quilt maker who finally got the idea for her pattern.  It’s time for me to build, to create, to grow… and to LOVE.”

“Mariela, I just feel SO good! My energy is so clear and clean and vibrant. I’m having all these great ideas for work. I just can’t get over it! Even the fear that was there all my life is gone! Thank you for reconnecting me with The Magic!!!”

“Rev Mariela: Thank you so much for holding sacred space for me. My inner critic finally became silent. As my heart cracked open, I was able to feel so much love and compassion for myself and my body. And, to just be able to FEEL my body;that was amazing! I didn’t know that’s what Embodiment was supposed to feel like. Thank you! I felt so held, so taken care of.” 🤗💖

“It’s impossible to put into words the space and setting Mariela creates. From the moment I began my experience, I felt loved and cared for and safe. It’s as if she can read your needs and even your wants as soon as they enter your mind- want a cozy blanket? It appears. Thirsty? Here’s a special fruit infused water she’s created... I felt Love and connection and safety and TRUTH. It's a life changing experience that I wish was available to all humans. ❤️💛🤍”

“Working with Mariela has been transformational in so many ways. Her intuitive wisdom is nothing short of magical and my sessions with her have brought light to darkness, awareness to unknowns, and most importantly, hope to the future. I highly encourage others to step into this work with openness and confidence for a better future. It is healing work and one of the very best gifts you can give to yourself and your love ones. You are not alone."

"When I first started working with Mariela I wasn't even aware of how much trauma I had experienced, or repressed, and just how dysregulated my nervous system was most moments of my life. I was using substances daily ... Five months after working with Mariela, I no longer need or use substances. My nervous system is regulated... She has helped me to return home to myself; develop a relationship with both the divine feminine and masculine; and access a river of peace and love that is always available within."

"Thank you SO MUCH for helping my wife empower herself. There is so much more peace and grace in our lives now. ❤️❤️❤️"

"Mariela, I'm in heaven in my life... Thank you for SEEING me and guiding me during my journey. Thank you for holding me so beautifully. Thank you for loving me without conditions and for teaching me "The Way of the Mother," for modeling that so beautifully." 

"I have found my most precious self. I feel so empowered, at the deepest level of my soul.”

"I'm realizing the ways in which I wasn't truly alive and balanced. This is an opportunity to reset & come back to life."

“I wouldn’t trade this journey for anything in the world. It’s been hard but also super fun getting to know all these parts of myself.”

“Thank you so much for helping our marriage. We have never been this connected before. We have never cuddled as much. It’s like we are on the same page again, like we were when we first got married.”

“This work saved our marriage. We would not be married had we not done this work. Thank you so much. We felt like newly-weds again.”

“I feel so connected to the earth now; it’s like a felt-sense of a magnet, like being pulled; I felt so held by the earth, so nourished; like a plant, rooted and nourished. This was not possible before. 

I have seen a soft ending in allowing myself to be held, to receive.”

"The poetry of your ministry is a blessing."

"You are a holy breath of fresh air with a transformative presence."

“Rev Mariela is a catalyst … a passionate, nurturing, driving, force… Thank you for considering her work and bright spirit.”

“I didn’t think healing could be so beautiful.”

"Rev Mariela models and teaches about spiritual hospitality that crosses generational and cultural/racial lines, from a place of deep emotional and spiritual grounding."

“You represent the beauty and love of religion for the people.”

"Without hesitation you have been 'par excellence' for my spirit, enlightenment, and encouragement."

"Rev Mariela beautifully balances the need for intellect and reason with the heart's call for spiritual connection. She lives her life with curiosity and wonder, and she inspires these qualities in others."

“Mariela shares her inner world with such poignant grace and softness that her voice and words wrap around you like the softest shawl, holding your tender heart.” 

“Mariela reminds me that [the work] can be ease-fully, beautifully, gracefully done… i remember beauty and ease can be productive and i feel hope to continue."