It’s been such a transformative experience to meet with Mariana! Each session is a safe haven in which I feel supported and gently encouraged to play with the harmonies that emerge and resonate back and forth between my own stories, and the texts Mariana (quite magically, it seems, I must say) suggests. As the process continues to unfold, I’m struck by the power that being truly, deeply listened to has, and by how deeply healing it is to engage with narratives (others’, my own) in a space held with such care. Our work together has also greatly helped me to reflect upon my own work with others as a teacher and facilitator. I feel I am developing a more grounded, compassionate presence, with a growing awareness of all the threads that come into play, and with a growing confidence in the tools that I possess and that are continuing to evolve in me, under Mariana’s guidance, to responsibly hold and guide spaces where people can engage with their ideas, feelings and one another.