About

From her roots in Bogotá, Colombia, descended from educators, artists, and writers, Manuela is dedicated to her mission of exploring the connectivity between humans through ritual and healing. Gifted with incredible sensitivities, she believes we all are naturally born empaths. Her vision is to cultivate that ability, guiding those she works with toward a deeper understanding of themselves and the world. 

Her love for travel and photography has led her to 44 countries over the past decade. Her cultural immersions, as well as mentoring by First Nation elders, have informed her approach to renewing connection to spirit and opening the higher self by connecting people not only to themselves but to each other. 

Manuela holds a Masters in Human Development and Psychology with an emphasis in Global Education from Harvard University, where she was honored as a keynote speaker at several conferences based around diversity and her thesis on the transformative value of movement.  

She was a contributing author to the best-selling children’s book anthology “Brave Kids: Short Stories to Inspire Our Future World Changers," where her moving chapter on Courage brought the team to tears.  She's currently working on her next inspirational project, a poetic memoir, due out next year. 

Manuela has been a featured guest on several podcasts, including Shara Rose's Higher Self and Almost 30. 

She has spent two-thirds of her life studying healing modalities ranging from shamanistic studies, intuitive touch, intuition, crystal healing, aromatherapy, mediumship, dance and movement therapy, Reiki, breathwork, family constellations, craniosacral therapy and First Nations connection to Earth. For 15 of those 20 years, she has also run her own holistic healing practice. 

Her next (ad)venture is organizing and leading immersive travels to the countries that have left an imprint on her soul, promoting unity, diversity, and our core desire: to belong.

Testimonials

Manuela is hands-down the best intuitive of all time. I am legit obsessed with her. She is real real and there is no one I recommend more than her!

-SAHARA ROSE

Working with Manuela has felt like the most transformative deep experience wrapped in so much love. She’s profoundly intuitive and tapped in, and brings a deep expertise to everything she does. Not only that but she marries it along with levity, love, and accessibility. 

I’ve always found that she’s not only accurate but allows so much of my own process to happen all the while. She is who I recommend to almost all my friends and community, and believe that she has medicine that’s going to change the world. I highly recommend her, and believe in her integrity, truth, and gifts.

-KRISTA WILLIAMS

Working with Manuela has been life-changing. Collaborating with her means getting clear on exactly what you want in life, how to move forward with your dreams, and then discovering your own power to do so. I’ve worked with many healers, and while it’s difficult to find the words to describe her, I can honestly say she is the best of the best. Intuitively, she is able to see and hear you for who you are. But it is the love she brings, and the care and details she puts into her work that truly touches your soul. I’m forever grateful for what she has awakened in me by sharing her gifts.

-KARYN

 I have worked with many healers and intuitives and Manuela is uniquely gifted with an ability to not just quickly get to the center of the issue, but also to give very clear guidance and support for healing. She does her work with a purity of heart, integrity, and authenticity more than anyone I have ever met, which makes her 'medicine' very potent and powerful. She has been a remarkable channel and coach for me during a big transition in my life. Her loving being, wisdom, and support have been instrumental in helping me move forward on my path and I am forever grateful. I could not recommend her more.

-STEPHANIE WANG, FOUNDER AND CEO OF KA! EMPATHOGENICS

Manuela is a powerful intuitive healer.  She works within a strong connection with her clients and has a brilliant clearing presence.  She sees right to the heart of you and holds the space for what needs to come through.  She is a magical spiritual midwife.  

-MARI

"Since Manuela came into my life a little less than a year ago, my life has undergone an incredible transformation - and continues to. These changes were already in motion but Manuela really helped me clarify my situation, direct the change, and realize it to the fullest. I could not have done it without her. The energy and grace she brings to her work, or to any situation, is truly magical. Manuela is a powerful force - her presence and her healing work are both grounding and uplifting, illuminating and nurturing. She is such a special soul - I feel truly held and supported by her. Not only is she gifted with lucid insight, she is warm, open, humorous, and a total joy to be around. I am so blessed and grateful to have her in my life."

-JESSICA WATSON

I have been working with Manuela for 5 months and have nothing but the most positive things to say about my experience. She has been an incredible guide in helping me embrace my goals and dreams both personally and professionally. She has given me tools to help me empower, ground down, and truly step into my truth. Manuela has a natural way of teaching by example and maintaining an authentic dialogue. She does not stick to a "one plan fits for everyone" methodology. Instead, she fosters a strong connection from day one and from there creates a plan that intuitively works for each individual client.

It has been such a gift meeting and working with Manuela and she is perfect for someone who is ready to embrace and take control of their inner power.

-HANNAH

Manuela has opened my eyes and my soul to my true purpose. I can be my own life guide as I learn to hear the truth as it relates to maximizing this gift of time I have in this existence. Never have I felt so at peace with what was then, what is now, and, whatever shall be. Truly blessed to have you in my life Manuela. Teacher, protector, advisor, and pillar of strength and TRUTH.

— TERRI

BREATHWORK

Manuela has truly been a gift in my life. Her loving being and intuitive guidance have helped me immensely over the last 3 years to get clear on my goals and release old belief systems and patterns holding me back. The breathwork practice that Manuela has added to her sessions has truly been transformational for me, even in a few sessions. I have been practicing breathwork for two years now and Manuela takes the power of breathwork to a new level of healing. The release of the breath mixed the nurturing guidance of Manuela was so transformational. She helped me to release deep energetic blocks and gain a new clarity I didn’t believe was possible. I could not be more thankful for this special soul❤️

-KATHERYN

The breathwork was so powerful- a really simple breath but it very quickly reached layers that obviously needed to be reached. The music was gorgeous and so fitting too. Manuela creates a beautiful space and I truly felt held the entire time. I had some really comforting visuals, which I wasn’t expecting. Afterwards, my body seemed to completely surrender into this delicious restful state which was so welcome. Thank you so much Manuela- I’m excited to go deeper with this!

- DEIDRE

IMMERSION

My immersion with Manuela was one of the greatest gifts I could have ever given myself. I am so deeply honored to have been able to sit with her, one on one while she held space for me to transform. Her devotion to this body of work and the service of others is so beautiful to witness and experience. She truly is the purest channel of divine love in human form. 

Throughout this journey she was right there with me, supporting and guiding me, while I moved through the depths of myself. Creating a safe container and holding the space with the highest loving intention. The trust that was created in our time together allowed me to go to the places within myself I was afraid to travel alone. 

Manuela is such a gift to this world, a magical radiant light. I am forever grateful to have been able to experience this sacred journey with her. Our time together was filled with remembrance, illumination and expansion. I’ve been transformed, there was my life before this immersion and there is a different one after. I am so excited to see how it all unfolds. 

— RACHEL

Manuela has been a nurturing guide in my life. Since the moment of our first session together I felt held in such a loving, compassionate, clear, judgement free space. She really sees you and supports the remembrance and illumination of the sparkling light that we are. I am grateful for is her continued guidance of helping me to see and love myself and continue to clear away all that blinds this. 

— ASHLEY