Hi, I am Roberta
"Courageously grow; I´ll be there holding space for you to flourish.
My Path
I was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and my childhood was beautiful in a large family. The feelings of abandonment, anguish, and pain that I experienced since puberty became the gateway to this journey that has brought me here. Driven by a deep soul-search, a desire to live, and to find my place in the world, I sought help, healing, and a sense of belonging. Little did I know that all external paths would eventually lead me inward, to my own private sanctuary.
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The voices of my Being, the callings and dreams that move through me, have become my guiding north.
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My path began through artistic expression; I hold a Bachelor's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from UGF-RJ, specialized in Interior Design. I expanded my creative expressions in the gardens and studios of EAV, the School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage - RJ, through courses in Drawing and Creative Illustration, both sources that allowed me to explore and work on the shapes and contours emerging from my affections.
A member since 2008 of the Guardiões Hunikuin of RJ, a spiritual house that opened me to service in the spaces of medicine, and through the connections made there, I was guided to the heart of the Amazon rainforest (Brazil) several times, where I began diets with the Hunikuin and Yawanawá peoples.
A walker of the Camino Rojo, I went up the mountain in Hamblecheya (Vision Quest) ceremony, Lakota, under the guidance of Abuela Adriana Ocelot, and with her as a guide, I am now a Danzante de Luna in Menee Waka Meztli, the seed altar of the great Danza de Luna Ollintlahuimeztli of Mexico, in the lineage of Abuela Malinalli.
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Embraced and took as a pupil by the Abuelo Tata Izaías Sajvin Mendoza and Abuela Nana Izabel Perez, I was initiated into the Mayan tradition, initiated with Cacao and healing practices. Through Ajq’ij Nana Marina Cruz, daughter of the great Abuelo Tata Pedro Cruz, I was Encamiñada on my path and continue to deepen my knowledge within this tradition. I expanded my studies on the Mayan counting of time and the "reading" of the Mayan Cross (Tree of Life/Mayan Astrology) with Mark Elmy.
Under the guidance of Abuela Ana Luisa Solis, from the Maya Toltec tradition, I became a Sahumadora. The mineral and alchemical realms of the perfumed herbs are nurtured by Malu Haddock Lobo and Juliana Nabuco (NII), with whom I drink from the source in aromatherapy, chromotherapy, and crystal therapy. With Athamis Bárbara, I began my journey in Shamanic Journeys and dream studies based on the Ojibwe tradition.
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Weaving together all the knowledge that flows through me and the paths my heart guides me on, translating and supporting my processes of integration and individuation, giving voice to this expression and manifestation, are my psychoanalysts, who have been accompanying me for the last 26 years: Beth da Rocha Miranda, Giovanna Grand, Flávia Borges de Mendonça, and today, Shirley Leal.
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I currently live in the south of Spain with my partner Hampus and our daughter Aurora. We build our life day by day, step by step, with simplicity and all the integrity we have. My Being is in service to the feminine, opening medicine altars, guiding individual and collective self-knowledge processes, and building bridges between the city and indigenous peoples.
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Always, with love.
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Blessings!