Maria Carvalho Sandoval
I am Maria, co-creator of Fire Bird Art House & practitioner at Fire Bird Healing in South Burlington, Vermont. Fire Bird Healing is a space for clients to feel safe, process unresolved experiences, release blockages & receive an influx of Life Force Energy & healing. Each session is tailored to meet your specific needs & your body always leads the way.
My healing practice is dedicated to connection, integration, love & peace. Together we craft an experience that will help you go deeper within yourself & connect more with your inner healer. With our intention a doorway is opened for your guides to come near & for you to heal in the way that is most beneficial for your life & purpose. This prayerful focus sets a powerful & safe container for whatever you might need to feel, express or receive.
I offer several Hawaiian LomiLomi modalities – Shamanic Massage, Joint Rotations, Elemental Healing (Kahi Loa) & Breathwork. As well as CranioSacral Therapy (including intraoral), Therapeutic Dialogue (SER), Pre/PostNatal Massage & Womb support, Reiki, Chakra balancing with tuning fork, Crystal & Sound Healing. Together we gently move energy & open pathways that lead to more freedom in the body, mind & spirit.
I channel Life Force Energy into the areas your body asks for.
You can choose the offering you feel most called to & I can adapt to what you need that day. There are always crystals in the room & under the massage table to help with our work. I make my own Balsam Fir infused massage oil to aid in the healing. I also incorporate drumming, rattles, chimes & crystal singing bowls into every session. My office is a living altar, an art installation, a temple sanctuary. I would love to share healing with you in this dedicated sacred space.
I offer a sliding scale because I want to be accessible to those who seek healing. I also offer a special price for People of Color, Indigenous & Trans/GNC Folks because I want to support you amidst the oppressive systems of our world. I’m here to help, please message me with inquiries. I would be honored to support you during your time of transition & inner work.
I come from a long lineage of women healers who work with Earth’s elements, the ancestors, our hands & hearts – devoted to nurturing self-love, family & community. Growing up I studied & played the piano for 10 years & throughout high-school & college I dove into being a ceramic artist. After that I found my way into fiber art & jewelry making, where I still focus my creative energy. Through crocheting & weaving jewelry with crystals, I entered into the realms of healing & more of my gifts began to emerge. I have trained with many practitioners & teachers over the last 16 years, human & beyond human, & I am deeply grateful for the knowledge shared with me. As well as my continued remembering of what I carry in my bones through study, ceremony, initiation & practice. The healing sessions that I craft for my clients are immersive, sensory-rich, powerful journeys that are ceremonial & blend together all of my experience as an artist & space holder. Those earlier years playing the piano & sculpting with clay made my hands very strong, sensitive, intuitive & wise.
All people are intrinsically healing & have access to Source Energy. Sometimes we need others to be present with us & offer support as we journey through life’s challenges. I am here for you, this is my calling & my life. This is supported self-care, it can be a gift to yourself on your path of unfolding. My practice is trauma sensitive, queer friendly & heart centered.
Thank you & be well !
Offerings:
A special crystal formation will be in place
below the massage table for every session.
Special price for BIPOC & Trans/GNC Folks for a healing treatment: 60 / 90 / 120 minutes
This is a custom healing session for Black, Indigenous, & People of Color as well as for Trans or Gender Non-Conforming people. This treatment includes your choice of Hawaiian Lomi Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki Energy Healing, Pre/PostNatal Massage, Breathwork or Elemental Healing (Kahi Loa). For every massage I blend in CranioSacral therapy, Reiki & Sound Healing. This session will be tailored to fit your needs.
Lomi Lomi Massage : 60 / 90 / 120 minutes
Full body, invigorating Hawaiian massage with long flowing strokes that slowly build heat & melt tension. Flushes toxins from the Lymph System & body while gently aligning the spine & energy body. This ancient Hawaiian healing practice is heart centered, nurturing & clears stuck emotions. It’s like waves of the ocean flowing in & sifting out what is ready to go. CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki & Sound Healing included. Book a longer session to receive chest & belly massage, incorporate some join rotations, or receive Chakra balancing with tuning fork.
CranioSacral Therapy Session: 60 / 90 / 120 minutes
Fascia connects everything in the body like a web, it is a crystalline matrix – our body’s innate intelligence. CranioSacral Therapy is a light touch technique that connects with the fascia to unwind the knots & release restrictions. The bones of the skull are gently opened which increases the flow of Cerebrospinal fluid & overall structural alignment. This is a direct benefit to all organs & systems of the body. Receive gentle healing from chronic pain, injuries & buried trauma. Fully clothed. Reiki & Sound Healing included. Book extra time to include intraoral/mouthwork &/or Chakra balancing with tuning fork.
Reiki Energy Healing: 60 / 90 / 120 minutes
Reiki is an ancient Japanese practice of channeling Source energy – which is always beneficial, positive, life-giving & gentle. Fully clothed on a massage table, with crystals on the Chakras if desired, I can gently touch the body or my hands can hover above. Soothing to the Nervous System & eases pain, releases blocked energy & helps with integration of the Spiritual awakening process. Supports the release & draws in more Life Force Energy, inspiration, relaxation, peace & abundance. Sound healing included, I can add in some CranioSacral Therapy & Chakra alignment with tuning fork if desired.
Temple Style Joint Rotations & Massage: 90 / 120 minutes
This is a full body Hawaiian massage incorporating gentle, slow joint rotations to unwind the limbs & release tension / trauma. Great for folks who like deep tissue massage &/or who want to go further into their healing journey. Long flowing strokes that build heat & melt tension are woven in between all the joint rotations. This is transformative, ancient, Temple Style Lomi Lomi. CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki energy & sound healing included.
Prenatal / Postnatal Therapeutic Massage: 60 / 90 minutes
For those who are pregnant to relax & connect with their baby. For those who have recently given birth or released a pregnancy, to help heal their body & womb. Gentle, soothing, Hawaiian Lomi-style massage. This massage will help your body to release tension & built up energy. This will be a loving, peaceful experience on your journey. CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki & Sound Healing included.
Distance Reiki Healing: 30 / 60 / 90 minutes
During a distance healing session I set up the table as if you are there in physical form. I make a ceremony in your honor, I place crystals on the table & I go into deep meditation. I am able to connect with your spirit to send powerful & gentle Reiki to you. At the same time or afterwards, you will relax in meditation & receive the energy. It will come to you in whatever way is most beneficial for your journey. We will talk on the phone before & after the session.
Kahi Loa – Elemental Healing: 90 / 120 minutes
This is a transformative journey of invoking Spirit Guides & the Elements, fully clothed. Kahi Loa (Infinite Oneness) is a Hawaiian Shamanic Lomi practice which includes chanting to call in the Spirits of nature, guided visualization & hands on healing touch. Within this safe space of prayerful focus & deep breathing, stagnant emotions & buried tension rise to be released. Energetic clearing occurs as Guides & Ancestors bring visions, peace & strength to the Body & Spirit.
Individual Breathwork Journey: 90 / 120 minutes
In this session you will choose an intention & breathe it into reality, while being supported with ceremony, sound healing & gentle bodywork (while fully clothed). This style of Breathwork comes from the Hawaiian elders & uses the Lomi ‘Ha’ breath technique. This practice can be very effective at healing from trauma, clearing out old patterns & bringing your life into alignment with your soul purpose.
Clients Say :
‘My session with Maria was so exquisitely healing. Sacred, holistic, compassionate, peaceful, and empowering are words to describe Maria’s approach to energy healing. She gave me her full attention, listening and engaging with me in what I was hoping to achieve in our session. It was beyond what I hoped for. Maria is genuine, kind, and gifted. Our session was a spiritual experience for me. I left my appointment feeling grounded, relaxed, joyous and honored.’
-Camille C.
‘Maria has a very gentle and relaxing touch. By the time she’s finished your session you feel refreshed and grounded.’
-Emily D.
‘Every time I am received by Maria, I feel that I am more easily able to be a faithful witness to my own experience in its totality. I am deeply grateful for her self awareness, and her continual process of aligning with the true nature of Gift in how she lives. My life is enriched by her Being and Becoming. Anytime that I return to Vermont, I will touch in with Maria. Steadily blessing the space between us, Maria. Blessings in blessings in blessings. May you be well, may you be at ease. Thank you so much.’
-Evan G.
‘Maria is a very gifted healer. She performs Hawaiian Lomi massage with sensitivity & compassion to your level of comfort. Expect a welcoming & nurturing attitude & comfortable place to relax, breath, & heal.’
-Jessica P.
‘I have received two Reiki and crystal healing sessions now with mama and sister, Maria. The first session I went in feeling out of balance in my solar plexus (low self worth and esteem, will power, allowing others to dominate me), blockages in creativity/sexuality/sensuality and feeling safe and grounded. With the help of her crystal allies, ancestors, and songs, she was able to move and release the energy gently and professionally, back to the mother earth to transmute the energy. She held compassionate and empowering space for me that allowed me to come back to my life feeling more connected to spirit and faith in my path. My second session I was feeling acute tightness in my chest, throat, face, and mind. Again, her crystal friends and magical loving presence allowed for the energy to be released with graceful ease, bringing me back to my center to move forward in my life clearly and calmly. Her Burlington studio space feels sacred, safe and approachable to all people looking for their true power and healing in their lives. So grateful for you Maria!’
-Marika P.
‘Maria is an old soul with wisdom beyond her years. Her energy is profoundly authentic, supportive, and loving. I highly recommend Fire Bird Healing!’
-Dr. Gregory V.
‘Maria is an incredibly selfless, natural healer. She understands what it means to be human to the core and it shows through her empathetic,nurturing healing practices. Her intuition is remarkably strong and it guides her in ways that are hard to express in words! My experiences with her are sacred and I cherish them immensely. If you are in need of some deep healing whether it is primarily physical in nature or mental, or if it’s both (which let’s face it, it usually is!) Maria will welcome you with open arms and an open heart.’
-Corinne C.
‘Do you need a mama bird to wrap around you and lift you through all the delicate places and spaces in life? Call on Maria!’
-Joanna V.
‘Maria’s energy work is brimming with love and wisdom. Her energy is very caring and maternal I felt very comfortable in my session with her. It was very relaxing and restorative after being through some tough heart centered experiences. The way she moves energy is very gentle, never jarring or too intense. Ideal for people healing traumas and resistant to opening up to another person. She has a spot on intuition and connection to her crystal allies and shamanic instruments. I definitely recommend getting a session with her!’
-Morrigan S.
