My Story
Hello my name is Maria Tjader and I am 40 years old. I live with my daughter, partner and his daughter by the sea in South of England, UK.
My own healing journey began when I finished school, left Sweden to explore a new life, and intensified when I had an early middle life crises 14 years ago. As a young adult I felt lost and didn’t know who I was. I felt disempowered by life and without roots, it sparked my journey of self-discovery. It’s been an incredible adventure, with a fair amount of difficulties, creating more aliveness, finding my own love story and myth.
I was once a socially awkward girl, lost and confused about life. I grew up in a loving family but still didn’t feel like I fit in or had a place of belonging. I didn’t have many consistent friends that I felt deep connection with, kept attracting unhealthy dynamics with men, had low self-esteem and self-worth.
I was adopted from South Korea to Sweden at the age of 1,5. At that time I experienced separation 3 times which meant that I found it hard to trust and allow myself to create healthy attachment to my Swedish parents and anyone else for many years. I wasn’t aware of this until the last couple of years after nearly 13 years of private therapy sessions, workshops, courses and shamanic ceremonies.
My intentions in the world
What I value most in life is love, compassion, intimacy, connection, authenticity, trust, integrity, sovereignty, humility, honesty, family, community, adventure, mystery, playfulness, creativity, pleasure, harmony, nature and anything that creates aliveness.
My intentions in the world is to embody all of the above values within myself as qualities of being, able to hold space for you to re-align and embody yours. Co-create a blueprint for a more coherent way of being in harmony with each other, animals and nature.
I am especially curious about the journey of finding ourselves, our human and spiritual self. When we remember who we came here to be and find the people we were destined to meet, we are ready to become the fullest version of ourselves. When we are able to be both vulnerable and powerful we are ready to be the leaders I believe our world needs right now. Change comes from within and ripples through space and time. Are you ready to open your heart, connect deeper with yourself and find your place of belonging? Are you ready to be the change? Come journey with me to unravel more of you and the life you long to live!
My qualifications
Authentic Relating (2020)
This modality helps participants connect more authentically, deeply, intimately and meaningfully through different tools. I love this practice and often weave it into any workshops that I’m facilitating.
Family Constellations (2016)
I had my first taste of this healing modality over a decade ago. It was such a profound embodied and somatic experience and the mysterious shifts that would happen either before, during and/or afterwards was so palpable that I kept coming back to it. I love hearing people’s life stories and finding coming ground human to human. I believe that I was able to heal my womb through this powerful work and conceived my daughter as a result. I trained with Yishai Gaster and also learnt from all the private sessions and workshops I previously attended with many different facilitators including; Barry Musgrave, Svagito R. Liebermeister and Jill Purce. It’s an incredible way of seeing new perspectives, untangling from unhealthy dynamics and ways of being. It’s the modality I’m most passionate about and called to hold space for. I love the feeling of being on an adventure finding new puzzle pieces that this particular healing therapy offers!
Sound Healing - Heart Gong Practitioner (2016)
I had a profound experience attending a gong bath about a decade ago. Apart from serendipity I’d experience such deep relaxation and inner calm after a good sound bath. I felt called to learn how to play the gong myself and instantly fell in love with this handmade gong. A few possible benefits from a gong bath includes - reduced stress, relief from anxiety, better sleep, released emotional blockages, increased good feelings, improved focus, mental clarity, creative insights, profound physical restoration, experience of deep peace.
Theta Healing (2012)
This is a practice where through a meditative state (theta state/brainwave) you’ll access a deep unconscious state. The brain produces electrical energy waves of different frequencies — the deeper the state of relaxation, the slower the brainwave frequency. Delta waves are the lowest-frequency brainwaves and occur during periods of deep sleep. Theta wave frequency is the next lowest frequency wave and is the state reached during hypnosis and deep meditation. Similar to EFT and Matrix Re-imprinting, it works on re-programming negative self-beliefs in the subconscious mind. It has a spiritual philosophy, not specific to one religion but accepting them all. In this way offering physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
Matrix Re-imprinting (2011)
This is a modality where you’re able to connect to your subconscious mind. You’ll be placed in a deep relaxed stated where you’re often able to re-connect with memories from your past, that you may not access through your conscious mind. It has a similar flavour to hypnosis. When in a theta state (dream/creative mind state) you’ll connect with a part of your past self, such as your inner child. If you created negative self-beliefs, based on previous trauma or difficult experiences, integrating with your past self in this way may help you ‘re-imprint’ a new experience and healthier self-belief.
Emotional Freedom Technique (2011)
Emotional wellbeing is essential. Your body’s well established energy meridian points are stimulated by tapping on them with your fingertips to help release energy blockages. Imbalance of energy flow may result in disease or sickness, both physical and mental. (This modality is not to be used to have a quick fix of moving past undesirable feelings. It can’t in my opinion be used to fast-track the release of sadness and grief, if you haven’t had enough time processing it.. What it may do in the way I facilitate, is helping you to acknowledge what feelings are present with you, to in a safe space meet with and be with them.)
Life Coaching (2009)
This type of coaching is all about guiding you back to your own intelligence. Unlocking more tools for you to move forward in life with more strength than before. Instead of telling you what to do, you’ll be asked questions to help you go deeper within.
Angelic Reiki (2009)
I am attuned to this type of reiki. Over the years I’ve found my own way of tuning in and connecting to the energy of unconditional love. What feels to me as source energy. This is the energy I work with when I hold space. Helping you re-align with your deepest truth and state of being.
Swedish Full Body Massage - (2009)
I wanted to change work environment and work in a spa. I ended up working in onsite massage where I received the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life, including doing a massage for a middle Eastern prince! I’ve worked at night clubs, exhibitions, shopping centres, festivals, rugby games, boxing games, casinos, poker tournaments, private members clubs, hotels and offices. This meant that I’ve worked with a diverse mix of people which has given me a great understanding of different kinds of people. It’s helped me learn to connect with and welcome anyone. I don’t currently offer this as one of my services. Reserving this for family and close friends.