Hello lovely Mia, thank you for joining us today here in SoulHints, our virtual space of wellbeing and personal growth. Tell us about yourself - who is Mia in front of the mirror, when nobody’s around?
What a lovely question. Mia is a bit of everything. A soft little puddle, a deeply rooted and sensual woman, a strong spine – clear sight visionary and forever curious being. When I am with myself, I mostly rest in the felt-sense of being Mia – I always find love in the depth of my eyes and that love in my own reflections tends to bring me home.
What is your “morning mantra” to face up the day ahead? Do you have some daily routines that help you stay grounded during the day?
My morning mantra is waking up to God, touching my skin and whispering “I am so happy to be alive.”. It is not a mantra that I plan to say, it is what happens when I sleep well and have time to transition softly into my day.
My routine is - breakfast first. I tend to eat half an hour upon waking – because, as a woman, my stress hormones easily rise when there is no food in my system. I make myself breakfast – right now it is organic oranges, goat yogurt with fruit, boiled eggs, cheese and specialty coffee. After I am well fed – I let it metabolize while I write, clean a bit and sit with myself to see what I want out of my day. And then I usually do an intuitive sequence of somatic practices, ground in my womb and use some breathwork techniques and movements to open up my lymphatic system. I share these practices in my ONLINE STUDIO – a membership space with somatic, feminine and rest practices.
Has there been a specific moment / situation / person (or all of these) that made you come closer to spirituality? Can you share this story with us?
Well, my story is a bit reversed I could say. I grew up in a really specific household for my time, my father was a practitioner of macrobiotics and my mother a homeopath. Both very eccentric in their nature and different from other parents that I knew. Angels, books on spirituality, Indian incense, Carl Jung, Sai Baba were all practices and knowledge surrounding me as I grew up. However, I was missing some basic roots (financial security and structure in day to day life). So, as I grew up I became interested in magic, rituals, shamanism, sacred plants… since that was the closest to Earth that I could find. Yet, through lack of groundedness and a very wild set of occurrences – I went through a slight psychosis. This is what woke me up to REALITY. Out of my spiritual bypassing bubble – I woke up into the reality of a very material and very limited body. Through this process I really became interested in how to master knowing and loving that limitation. How to navigate through my trauma, my humaneness? How to self-regulate? What does it really mean to be present? And from there on – in my grounded presence I started coming back to God. This time from a very embodied, slow and soft space. For the past few years it has been a journey of coming back to my essence, regulating my nervous system and creating a safe space for me to be. I would say encountering Somatic Experiencing and nervous system work was a big big piece on my path.
What does the spirituality mean for you?
Spirituality for me is a layer of being human. The question is just how integrated is it in our earthly experience? For me God is a very loving presence. A very nurturing space. God is home. That is all I have to say for now.
How would you define your calling? When did you start “guiding” others who wants to know themselves better? How do you feel as a “guide” and what are the greatest pleasure you get from it?
My calling is being so in my body and in the present moment – that I inspire others to descend into their body, too. My calling is enjoying my human experience and accepting it so lovingly, that I inspire others to do the same. My calling is offering loving presence to other humans while their trauma unfolds and melts into a pure vital force. I am a loving, grounded and creative presence that helps you love your human and find resources in the moment.
On another note, I am educated in the realms of embodiment and sexuality, while right now studying Somatic Experiencing – a form of trauma therapy that works with physiology.
I started guiding early on – it was somewhat natural, and also a part of my trauma. Since, I was one of those children that parent their own parents in certain aspects. So it is an evolving process in my own life – owning the space of my natural leadership and gifts, while not using myself as a vessel for traumatic approval. However, when I am aligned, when I honor my boundaries and create spaces that make me grounded and loving – I literally am being blessed through the process of leading others home. It is not a matter of that being easy, it is rarely easy – since we are speaking about trauma here – but is it absolutely beautiful and mind blowing every time? Yes. So I find deepest pleasure in seeing other people surrender to their own body, God and the present moment. That is so so so rewarding.
And what about challengings - is it triggering to be part of someone else's' personal stories? Was there any situation you didn’t know how to overcome during your courses?
There were definitely some hard-to-navigate experiences in my work, especially at the beginning while I was not quite sure about the frequency of my work and who it is for + not really aware of my power. Also, a big challenge for me was stating my boundaries and communicating clearly – I was bringing an immature dynamic from my personal life into my job – it was people pleasing and a lack of clarity in communication.
It is much better now, I hardly have any uncomfortable situations. I believe this is because I am clear on who I am, what I have to offer and under what conditions my business works – which also allows me a lot of space for flowing and being creative in the moment… Also, triggers? I have really expanded my capacity for holding space and being in my neutral presence while I am. So, I don't often get triggered and when I do, I easily notice it and regulate myself. It is a matter of resiliency.
