About Me ♡
I have always been driven by a longing for true freedom, for an ecstatic sense of aliveness that makes my Heart tremble and connects me intimately with something greater.
For years, I followed this longing into faraway places, beneath the ocean’s surface and into wild landscapes, finding inspiration in encounters with animals, music and moments of profound stillness.
This fascination with life led me to study behavioural biology (M.Sc.), researching ants, crows, wolves, dogs and their human companions, with a particular interest in bonding, attachment and the ways living beings connect.
Over time, my curiosity turned inward. Through meditation, silent and darkness retreats, yoga and embodied spiritual practice, I began exploring how we might move beyond the patterns that shape us and meet life with greater openness, trust and freedom.
Today, I bring these strands together in my work as a mentor and facilitator. I create spaces for people to deepen their relationship with the Heart and rediscover a sense of intimacy with Life. My approach combines insights from behavioural biology and human attachment with embodied practices and the wisdom of ancient traditions, exploring the Heart as a source of connection, awareness and inner guidance.
For over seven years, I have been sharing this work through online mentoring journeys, trainings and Magdalene Temples, accompanying hundreds of people in their own processes of exploration and transformation. In 2021, I co-founded Sanctuary Rosa Mystica (www.sanctuaryrosamystica.com ), creating a space dedicated to exploring the Magdalene and Rose traditions.
My work is shaped by years of contemplative practice and personal inquiry, priestess and temple trainings in Egypt, and my service on the Temple Team of the Sundari Mystery School. I am a certified Hridaya Yoga and Meditation teacher (500 hours), have trained in Neo Emotional Release and Mayan Abdominal Womb Massage, and hold an M.Sc. in Behavioural Biology.
Above all, I am a mother. Giving birth to my son at home was a profound rite of passage that continues to shape my relationship with my body, vulnerability, trust and the strength of the feminine.
heart of life
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Beginning 11.11.2026 · New Moon
How often do we truly pause to feel the wonder of our own existence, to listen beneath the noise of the mind, and to sense our place within the greater web of Life?
A journey from presence to belonging, from protection to perception, from the known into the mystery of Life.
Heart of Life is a five-week journey into the depth, intelligence and wisdom of the Heart, creating space for the inner voice that longs for a deeper intimacy with ourselves and with Life.
Through embodied practices, meditation and self-inquiry we explore what the Heart has to reveal, its desires, insights, questions and quiet knowing, approaching ourselves with the curiosity of scientists in our own inner laboratory.
The journey moves through the five elements:
Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether, from the tangible to the subtle, exploring their qualities and what they can teach us about ourselves and our relationship with the living world.
We explore insights from research into heart intelligence and coherence, alongside contemplative practices and teachings from different spiritual traditions.
Each week offers teaching materials, guided practices and questions for personal exploration, as well as a one-to-one mentoring call to support your individual process.
As the journey deepens, we gradually prepare for an encounter with the night, an invitation to step beyond familiar reference points, soften the mind's need to understand, and become present to what reveals itself when the world grows quiet.
The night is not about achieving an extraordinary experience or forcing an awakening. It is about creating space for an encounter that cannot be prescribed. We enter with care and preparation, remain attentive to our experience, and allow time to reflect and integrate what has unfolded.
In the final week, we bring the experience back into everyday life, exploring what remains and how we might carry it forward: a deeper trust in our own perception, a softening of old patterns, a spark of inspiration, or a renewed sense of belonging.
What I wish you for this journey to go away with is a renewed sense of awe, a deeper connection with the Heart and understanding about yourself and that deep sense that you belong to life.
The roots of this journey
Heart of Life draws from Mayan Wisdom, ancient Yogic, Tantric and Rose traditions, and my own years of experience and personal exploration. It brings these perspectives into dialogue with my background as a biologist and researcher of bonding and attachment, weaving scientific inquiry, embodied practice and ancient wisdom into a unique exploration of the Heart and our relationship with Life.
5 weeks (potentially longer, if needed)
- 5x teaching material (pre-recorded, including practice videos, guided meditations, contemplative questionnaires)
- 5x 1:1 Mentoring - Integration Call
- 1 Night Meditation - the Quest of the Heart (individual preparation)
444€
With Love & Wilderness,
Verena Maria
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Luna, Hridaya Yoga Teacher, Spain
I stand in awe for the way in which Verena led us throughout the moon cycle into connecting with the Divine Feminine within: from the meditations, to the practices, to the contemplations and the very touching safe container that was created. Something that really surprise me was the capacity of Verena to birth such an intimate space for all of us considering that it was online, and yet, the beauty, the togetherness, the sister-support and holding was so present. Her presence is magical, her enthusiasm contagious, the fire of her heart can truly enliven every being!
Thank you so much for being such a guiding light, Verena.
Antonia, Midwife, Germany
The workshop, lasting one Moon Cycle, was such a precious gift. Verena was holding the space in such a caring, loving, attentive and supporting way which made me feel utterly safe to express everything which would arise out of the depth of my being. Behind all the beautiful work we did, through which we were guided, I could physically feel all the love she had put in it. I would recommend Verenas work to every woman no matter what age who is longing to dive deeper, to connect the power of the womb with the depth and sweetness of the heart!
I hope that many more will make this so strenghtening experience of a supportive sisterhood- circle and benefit from all the sacred and profound wisdom Verena has to share!
Lea, Film Maker
The bodywork session with Verena was like a rendezvous with myself. Verena supported and held every energy that wanted to manifest itself in a movement through my body. I felt save and secure. The connection Verena built up with my Womb was like a sweet whispering and remembrance backwards and within.
I felt so much more connected and orientated afterwards.
…and initiated by an empowered inspiring Woman.
Franziska, Women Temples & Sacred Sexuality Coach
I am deeply grateful for the ten-week 1:1 support with Verena. She opened up such a safe, protected and beautiful space (online) that I could completely sink into. I felt her energy and presence so strongly and was able to move a lot because of it. The meditations, physical exercises, dancing and singing, the exchange and input were a valuable mixture for me to always arrive at myself, in my heart and body and to connect with my femininity. Verena's work is guided by her heart and her feminine, divine intuition, which is why she creates such magical and sacred spaces. Being held and witnessed by her helped me a lot to move forward with my topics. After each session I was full of energy and love. I felt seen, heard and loved by Verena and she supported and accompanied me wonderfully.
I feel deep gratitude, love and connection for Verena and her divine work.
Patricia, Hridaya Yoga France Management Team
Being part of the Magdalene Temple was a deeply profound experience! The way in which Verena guided this journey of Remembrance by combining the teachings of the heart and the ancient knowledge of the Magdalene Lineage is truly revelatory. I was deeply touched to take part of this Sister Circle.
Joyce, Body & Heart Mentor, Belgium
Exactly one year ago, the Initiation into the mystical realms of beloved Mary Magdalene and Great Mother Isis started for me.
I chose for a 6 months mentorship with my dear sister Vira Maria.
This wonderful woman has guided many women in the Mystics of these beautiful Women, Goddesses, Mothers from the Rose Lineage.
Together we want on a Deep Pilgrimage, guided by dear Vira where the connection with myself deepened ever so dearly.
Every session was an ancient Ritual, a calm moment for myself, immersed in ancient wisdom, guided by Vira with so much tenderness, softness and experience in these mystical realms of the Rose Lineage.
After these 6 months, I visited the Temples of Ancient Egypt, and vast Emptiness of the Sinai Desert.
The Temple was for ever in my Heart.
So one year later…
I want to thank you dear Vira from the deepest place of my Heart Temple.
Only Love for you.
In strong connection.
Joyce