Maria De Dauw – Transformative Energetic Bodywork Therapist & Teacher
A Life Shaped by Sensitivity and Inner Transformation
My deeply rooted sensitivity brought me many challenges from an early age. I absorbed the world around me—sometimes consciously, often unconsciously. This sensitivity fueled a passion for growth in consciousness and understanding. I longed to understand both myself and the world.
After years of working in environments that couldn't nourish me, something inside me broke. I was confronted with everything I had absorbed since childhood—carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. This pain sparked a profound inner journey toward awareness.
Returning to My Core
In my own intuitive way, I found my way back to my powerful inner source. I began to understand that my sensitivity was not a burden, but a gift. It helped me clearly discern what aligns with me and what doesn’t. I learned to move through life while staying connected to this inner clarity.
Body awareness became essential. Through training and therapeutic sessions, I learned to stay centered, grounded, and deeply attuned—functioning as a clear channel for the most refined energies the cosmos has to offer. Always in service of the highest consciousness.
Embracing the Body, Embracing the Truth
I faced and released deep layers of pain and heaviness. I honored my human vulnerability and learned to resist the unconscious pull of trauma—my own and others’. I surrendered control and allowed insight, clarity, and trust to emerge.
I now feel a deep love for my body. I experience it as a sacred, conscious instrument—one that holds wisdom and speaks truth. The body does not lie. Integrity, freedom, and inner authority are values I hold close and essential to practicing this work with purity.
Space Holding as Sacred Presence
Space holding means offering unwavering presence as someone expresses their deepest pain. It means allowing the release without fixing, running away, or judging. Each session begins with the same intention: to hold space with clear boundaries, deep respect, and expanded awareness.
This path has awakened and transformed my senses and intuition. It brings me closer to pure expression, radiant clarity, sensuality, and profound love. Despite the pain of breaking open, I am deeply grateful for the unique insights and experiences this path has brought me.
Sacred Symbols and Creative Vision
During a plant medicine journey in Peru, I received symbolic visions of my work before I fully understood them:
Hummingbird – for resilience, joy, beauty, healing, magic, and light
Lotus – for purity, authenticity, truth and growth
Hands – for love, presence, energy, and touch
These symbols live within my work. Later on, the stars as a symbol for light came through and were added to my logo.
I continued to dive into healing, energy work, deep bodywork, sound, light, essences, scent, and tantra. When I began working with the PSOAS, I realized that my body had been guiding me toward this work for years and the PSOAS massage became my signature work that I am now also teaching others.
Ongoing Evolution in Service
I continue to unfold, to embody the light of my soul more fully, and to walk this path in service of the highest consciousness.
Since a young age, I’ve been spiritually nourished and thirsty for knowledge. Over the years, I’ve immersed myself in many modalities and studies. While it’s impossible to list it all—especially the many books that supported me—I offer a glimpse on the Education, Training, and Studies page.