ABOUT MARIANA

“My name is Mariana, 

I consider myself daughter of this Earth and this Sky.

Yogini, vision quester, dancer, Wind Singer, Water protector, Fire tender, gardener traveler of the Earth. A pilgrim.

Born in a place were the Douro River meets the atlantic Ocean, in Porto in Portugal, where I graduated in Sound and Image, in UCP. 

I study(ed) and practice(d) Singing, Yoga, Gardening, Community living, Permaculture, Agroecologie, Eco-feminism, Seed Saving, Bee Keeping, Natural building, Healthy Food/Cooking, Plant Medicine, Natural Healing, Ayurveda, Feng shui, Bakti, Meditation, Contact, Improvisation Dance, Festival Culture, Visionary Art, Drawing, Photographie, Languages … 

I traveled this Planet quite a bit and I`ve been singing to the Water and Nature elements.  Listening, learning, siting around the Fire and going up the mountains and doing pilgrimages with Elders and Families of different traditions of this Earth for a long wile. Mainly North, Central and South American, European and indian. I am a sacred pipe carrier and pour Sweatlodges when ever I´m called to do it.

My main connection to music is devotion, and my main connection to great spirit is singing.  I ´ve recorded two albums, so far, and I´m working on a third one right now.  Share(d) Bakti moments/stages/cerimonies/music projects with manny beautiful people. 

Since years I I´ve also been holding spaces for Womxn circles, Water ceremonies and singing practices.

I´ve done event production, and I was co-host and producer at independent Social/cultural Centre for 9 years in Barcelona.

I have a restaurant and a food catering that works in festivals and gatherings called “Seed of Life” and a eco-clothing brand with my on designs called “Tartaruga : ancient future earth wear”.

I do “seva” cooking for big groups ( in Ashrams, in Vision quests, in Standing Rock, etc) .

I speak fluently Portuguese, English, Spanish and Catalan, manage in Fresh and Italian, and I´ve been learning Hindi. I just love Lakota, Dinéh, Kitchua/Quechua, Wirarica, Eusquera, Lithuanian and Sanskrit. “

 

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