Mariana was born an artist. Growing up as an artist and a sensitive being, she became a deep observer of the world around her, always curious about the whys and hows of people's behaviors. As an adult, while living life as an artist and teaching art to both children and adults, Mariana discovered how art soothes and heals, and that it is one of the best tools for self-awareness and self-expression.

In her own transformation and healing path, Mariana discovered her passion in helping others to know themselves, express themselves, transform themselves by getting back to their true essence, to connect to their intuition and creativity, and find their own unique gifts. She trained as an Expressive Arts Therapy Facilitator with the Creative Connection modality developed by Dr. Natalie Rogers, which interweaves all the expressive arts - movement, sound, drawing, painting, writing, and guided imagery - to tap into the deep wellspring of creativity within each of us.