non-dual psychotherapy for yoga teachers and spiritual practitioners

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You have a regular practice that connects you with that inner essence. You see things that you didn’t see before. Do you have a safe space to explore this inner world?

If you have a practice that you stick to but still feel that you outside that practice – in the messiness of everyday life – you are still stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, you are not alone.

It’s time to integrate your practice with your whole life, after all, to heal is to be whole. Through non-dual psychotherapy we can take that connection you feel on the mat to every context of life, even those that on the surface feel like the opposite of yoga.

In my work, we’ll explore trauma and nervous system regulation so you can find balance through your body, with a model that is inspired in the Upanishads and yogic philosophy, and that provides healing you can actually feel.

My name is Mariano

‘ve been there. I know what it’s like to see everyone else meditating quietly while my own mind is racing out of control. I know what it’s like to lose the ability to focus for weeks on end after a particularly triggering situation.​ I know what it feels like to go through life knowing the next panic attack is waiting just around the corner.

My own path began over 20 years ago and involved first and foremost healing myself, which led to the exploration of a vast amount of spiritual and not-so-spiritual practices, with all the resulting trial and error. It took longer than I had envisioned and hurt more than I could ever had imagined, and the result is not that I am finally “healed”… but it’s that I would choose this path again if I had the choice.

Today I choose to share what I learned to transform my pain into a gift for others who need similar healing.

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Credentials

I hold a Psychology degree* and am also a coach, though first and foremost l identify as a musician and dreamer

I am trained in Internal Family Systems (Level 1) by the IFS-Institute (USA)

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My journey

I had crippling panic attacks as a teenager. I saw many therapists who dismissed my symptoms or simply helped me go through life feeling anxious
I learned meditation and yoga but also experienced the spiritual bypassing that is rife in meditation circles
I came across more versions of gaslighting than I care to remember

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Today

I can finally say that I trust myself first and foremost and I want to share this wisdom because I wish I had known it decades ago

Sound familiar?

Even after years of regular practice, we can stay stuck like we’re going round in circles. Here are some signs that it might be time to release blocked emotions:

While you’re in your practice, you feel connected and present, but when you return to everyday life, that connection disappears
You are secretly ashamed of certain “unevolved” feelings and behaviors you can’t get rid of
You settle for feeling freedom and peace occasionally when your practice allows it, but most of the time you experience tension
Your hope lies in the possibility that through more of the same, one day you’ll achieve what you seek
You can explain very eloquently why you are suffering, but that intellectual understanding doesn’t make. it go away

Offerings

Here you can find my

55-minute virtual IFS session

In our session we will create a safe space for your parts to release the constraints that are keeping you stuck.

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$110

Group work

Group IFS work where healing happens in community.

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$15

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What to expect from an IFS session

The benefits of IFS therapy that make it stand out from conventional talk therapy

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You hold the power to your healing

One of the basic tenets of IFS is that every person has access to Self-Energy, which is the very essence of healing and happiness. The IFS practitioner simply guides you to access that energy through compassion and focus.

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Evidence-based therapy

IFS is an evidence-based approach. There is an ever-increasing body of evidence that proves the effectiveness of the approach. 
You can find such research at foundationifs.org

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Radically non-pathologizing

We tend to consider mental illness as something that needs to be “fixed”. Mental health labels such as “depression” or “anxiety” imply that there is a fundamental difference in nature between normal behavior and mental disorders. 
Internal Family Systems suggests that disfunctional behavior of any kind, and also suffering in general, are simply extreme instances of natural, healthy human qualities.
The mind and body are extremely intelligent entities that always respond in the best way in any given situation. When we approach our suffering through this lens, our traumas tend to ease and gradually allow space for healing.

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Self compassion is the driving force

The key to the process is tapping into self-compassion in a safe and gradual way.
This is a skill that can be learned in therapy and can be continued by anyone and everyone to apply to all aspects of life. 
In essence, Internal Family Systems is nothing short of a path for transforming one’s identity and tapping into the healing energy of who we truly are underneath our suffering and troubles.

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Sharing wisdom

Meditation Workshops

Over the past 10 years I’ve been exploring the worlds of psychology and spirituality, delving into parts work, trauma healing, psychedelics and many more different paths.

Your capacity for holding space is immense

BRENDA GREENE

San Francisco

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