Looking for a way forward

When I first met Mariana Marcassa, I was searching — for meaning, for alignment, for my calling.

I was looking especially for a professional path that would reflect who I am.

I had been working 10 years for an arts magazine based in Montreal, doing a good job in communications, promotion and sales.

Being part of the art’s community had advantages.

Yet I knew there was something else « out there » for me.

I was ready to step into something larger when her work found me.

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Art & Healing

At the time, Mariana was experimenting with what would eventually become a powerful synthesis of sound therapy, artistic creation, ritual and somatic practice.

She was building a bridge between the world of contemporary art and the world of therapeutic healing — a path inspired by Brazilian artist Lygia Clark, known for her use of relational objects to stimulate body memory.

And Mariana wasn’t replicating.

She was creating something else.

• Read also: Mariana Marcassa — What about the Art?

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From texture to resonance

Instead of physical textures, she explored sound textures — intimate, personal, and ancestral.

Drawing from Afro-Indigenous Brazilian spirituality and sound therapy teachings, she began creating vibrational landscapes that opened new possibilities for her clients.

I was one of them.

I came to her with a longing — to feel aligned with my calling.

I set an intention, called in my guides, placed a prayer in the space.

Mariana held it with me, with clarity, softness, and trust.

She crafted soundscapes to help me walk into my future.

Her work helped open something in me.

A few months later, everything had shifted: I was in a new position, beginning my own path as a therapist, grounded in NonViolent Communication.

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Sound as a portal

Since then, Mariana’s practice has evolved with depth and precision.

She trained for a full year with the Tama-Do Academy, a school of vibrational sound therapy that integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine, musical precision, and subtle energy work.

Their approach uses tuning forks, light frequencies, and meridians to support physical, emotional and energetic healing.

As Mariana puts it : “Your body is an acoustic box.”

The sound doesn’t just enter the ears — it travels through the bones, the fluids, the fascia, resonating across multiple levels of our being.

Some sessions feed the soul, others ground the body.

When combined with colour and light, the vibration can reach even subtler layers of the self.

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Weaving voice

Mariana started weaving voice into her work — not as an aesthetic tool, but as a healing portal.

She began offering group journeys that combine voice, somatic practices, ritual, and community.

In these intimate settings, she holds a space where people reclaim their expression, unblock their ancestral memory, and reconnect to their power.

In her own words:

The voice is a huge channel. When we unblock it, energy flows. When we sing together, we heal something collective, something ancient.

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Resounding the Soul

Her next step is bold and beautiful: an 11-day retreat by the ocean in Brazil, weaving together voice work, sound healing, somatic experiencing, ritual and deep rest.

This retreat isn’t just a program — it’s a community experience, rooted in nature, grounded in connection, and designed to help each participant unlock the full channel of their expression.

Mariana’s dream is to see people fly — not away from themselves, but back into their wholeness.

• June 11 to 21, 2025 | Group size: 8 – 10
• More information: Resounding the Soul

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Why this matters (to me)

I’ve walked a part of my own path with Mariana.

What she brings isn’t performance — it’s presence.

She doesn’t fix people — she invites their spirit to remember.

In a world that numbs and disconnects, Mariana’s work resounds like a sacred drum: awakening, grounding.

Reminding us that healing doesn’t always happen in silence.

Sometimes, it sings.

If your voice has been quiet, this might be a call to listen… to yourself.

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About ritual

When Mariana speaks of ritual, she is not referring to any specific religion or spiritual lineage.

Her approach to ritual is rooted in presence, intention, and reverence.

It’s about creating a space where each moment can be honored — where gestures become genuine through the depth of our attention.

In a world that so often takes life for granted, ritual becomes a way of reclaiming meaning.

It is the practice of acknowledging what is happening, honoring it with care, and cultivating a sense of sacredness in the ordinary.

Through this lens, ritual becomes a powerful doorway into transformation — one that welcomes each person exactly as they are, without imposition.