Hi,
I am Mieke Maria and I was born in Belgium at the end of the seventies. I am the passionate founder of Mindful Bodywork, a haven for Holistic Massage Treatments, Somatic Coaching Sessions and Creative Movement Explorations.
The services as offered on this webpage are intended to guide you on a journey of deep relaxation and physical exploration so that you may sense more thoroughly, move more gracefully and breath more joyfully into the depth of your cells.
My work is flexible and personalised. I guide 1:1 sessions as well as group explorations. Further questions/considerations? Please don't hesitate to schedule a phone call or meeting prior to your first booking.
Background:
After years of living and working in the French Alps, I went back to my home country Belgium where I completed a Master's degree in Philosophy and Theatre Science at the University of Antwerp, 2015. After graduation, I travelled to Freiburg, Germany where I attended an extensive massage practitioner training at the Institute for Ayurveda. During that life phase, I also successfully auditioned at TIP: Schule fur Tanz, Improvisation und Performance where I received my graduation in 2017.
Supported by Kulturamt Freiburg, I created and directed performances in cooperation with Südufer Freiburg and ZKM Karlsruhe. I worked nationally and internationally with Visual Artist Agnes Schneidewind (AT) Choreographer Andrea Lagos (CL) and Director & Writer Hazim Kamaledin (IQ). A documentation of my Artistic Research, Performance Art & Poetry can be found on https://miekemaria.blog
In 2020 I felt an urge to change gear... I landed in Portugal where -ever since- I'm dedicated to the continuous Study and Practice of Holistic Massage Techniques, Somatic Healing Skills and Creative Movement Explorations.
I work at my home studio in Barão de São João as well as on location with partners such as Aorca, La Casa del Corpo, Arrabida Dance Labs and AWS Watersport & Surfcamp Lagos.